Hickman Snatches Superbike Pole At North West 200

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Andy Gray

BBC Sport NI Journalist astatine nan North West 200

Peter Hickman hit 8TEN Racing team-mate Davey Todd to rod position for nan 3 Superbike races astatine nan North West 200.

Hickman powered to nan fastest clip pinch a precocious thigh to information retired Thursday's qualifying action.

Todd did declare apical spot successful Superstock qualifying, while Michael Dunlop had a precocious clang successful that session.

Richard Cooper claimed rod position for nan Supertwins, but nan English rider was pipped to nan fastest clip successful Supersport qualifying by nan in-form Dean Harrison.

The first 3 races astatine this year's North West 200 will return spot connected Thursday evening, pinch nan opening Superbike, Supersport and Superstock races astir nan 8.9-mile Triangle circuit.

You tin watch each nan racing connected nan BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer, and perceive connected BBC Sounds and BBC Radio Foyle.

Superbike qualifying

Hickman led an 8TEN Racing one-two arsenic he hit team-mate Todd successful Superbike qualifying astatine nan North West 200.

BMW powered Hickman, who has ne'er won a Superbike title astatine nan world roadworthy race, group a blistering last thigh of 4:19.168 to return rod for nan 3 Superbike races.

Todd was 1.106 seconds down Hickman, will Harrison had to settee for 3rd aft starring astir of nan session.

Alastair Seeley was 4th and Dunlop, who was backmost connected way aft his clang successful nan Superstock session, rounded retired nan apical five.

Todd, Harrison and Seeley were divided by 1 tenth of a 2nd complete an 8.9 mile lap.

Jamie Coward was an awesome sixth, while Ian Hutchinson, Erno Kostamo, John McGuinness and Paul Jordan completed nan apical 10.

Harrison pips Cooper to Supersport pole

Honda's Harrison pipped Cooper to rod position successful Supersport qualifying astatine nan North West 200.

Harrison, who has ne'er won astatine nan North West 200, claimed apical spot pinch his last thigh to hit Cooper, who took rod successful nan Supertwins, by conscionable 0.104 seconds.

Todd was third, Dunlop was 4th connected his Ducati and Hickman was fifth.

Jordan and McLean continued their beardown performances successful qualifying successful sixth and seventh, while Coward was different beardown contender successful eighth.

Browne was ninth, but Seeley, who has much victories successful than immoderate different rider astatine nan North West 200, was only 10th successful qualifying.

The first Supersport title takes spot connected Thursday evening successful nan 2nd of 3 races astir nan Triangle circuit.

Todd claims Superstock pole

Todd battled done mechanical issues to group nan fastest clip successful Superstock qualifying.

Todd missed nan opening half of nan hour-long convention pinch an rumor connected his BMW, but posted nan fastest clip connected his last flying thigh astir nan 8.9 mile Triangle Circuit.

Seeley, returning to nan arena aft missing 2024, was half a 2nd disconnected Todd successful 2nd aft starring nan mostly of nan session.

Hickman was third, while Harrison and location favourite Dunlop rounded retired nan apical five.

Just for illustration successful nan Supertwins, which opened Thursday's running, nan Superstocks had 1 convention to suffice aft nan disrupted time of action owed to reddish flags connected Wednesday.

Todd will lead nan gird distant for nan opening Superstock title connected Thursday evening and nan 2nd title connected Saturday.

Cooper connected Supertwins pole

Cooper qualified connected rod position for Saturday's 2 Supertwin races astatine nan North West 200.

KMR Kawasaki rider Cooper, who has 4 wins successful nan people to his name, was fastest up of location riders McLean and ordan.

Hickman, who won some races past year, was 4th while erstwhile MotoGP rider Jeremy McWilliams rounded retired nan apical five.

England's Cooper and Yamaha rider McLean traded fastest times successful nan early stages of nan session.

Cooper yet pulled clear pinch a thigh of 4:48.326, which was 0.754 seconds faster than McLean.

They will beryllium joined connected nan beforehand statement for nan 2 races connected Saturday by Jordan, who has had an awesome commencement to his North West 200.

Hickman, McWilliams and Michael Sweeney will commencement connected nan 2nd row, while nan returning Coward and Michael Rutter rounded retired nan apical eight.