Here's a look at today's weather forecast on the north coast.

It's looking good after a wet start to the week.

The roads are now closed on the north coast and it won't be too long before we are going racing.

Todd explained he is in his "happy place" when on the circuit and says that "for most of us it is all we know".

"When the visor comes down, it is more relaxing and the doubts and the fears, and everything else in your whole life actually, they go away when the visor goes down and it's just you."

English rider Todd, who will be part of BBC Sport NI's coverage of the racing on Saturday, said that while it is "really tough" when a rider passes away, the road racing "community really comes together".

"Everybody stands together and it's not the nice side of racing, but it is a part of it nonetheless," Todd said.

"Everybody supports each other and tries to be there for each other in the times of need.

"At the end of the day, as the family did on this occasion, all of us would want the racing to continue nonetheless.

"We love it, we love the sport. We love almost everything about it and try and continue and remember this rider for as long as possible."

Motorcycle road races take place on closed public roads, and the Triangle Circuit at the North West 200 is comprised of 8.97 miles between the towns of Portstewart, Coleraine and Portrush on the north coast of Northern Ireland.

Station Corner, where Holan lost his life, is one of the fastest sections on the circuit.

Todd, who is a nine-time winner at the North West 200, has experienced competing after a fatal accident on a number of occasions at the Isle of Man TT, where 10 riders have been killed since he made his debut in 2018.

The 30-year-old says tragedies are "something we all think about and spare a minute for remembering the fallen riders".

He added: "At the same time, as soon as that visor goes down, you actually can't think about anything else.

"For me in particular, it gives you a little bit of a break when the visor goes down because all you can think about is the road in front of you and the track in front of you.

"You can't actually think about the ''what ifs' and the doubts and everything else in your mind. It helps you continue, but as soon as the helmet comes back off then the memories come back."

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The North West 200 road race has been overshadowed by the death of Czech Republic rider Kamil Holan.

Holan, 48, died after an accident at the high-speed Station Corner in the Superbike qualifying session, which was the first on-track action on Thursday.

He became the 20th rider fatality in the 97-year history of the North West 200, and the first since Malachi Mitchell-Thomas died after a crash in 2016.

On Thursday evening, with the approval of Holan's family, the event resumed as riders took to the circuit for the final qualifying sessions, and six races will go ahead as scheduled on Saturday.

Davey Todd, a leading road racer who is missing this year's event because of injuries sustained at a crash in Daytona in March, acknowledges how it is hard for people outside the sport to fathom how riders can head back on to the track so soon after a tragedy.

"I do understand it. Unfortunately, to understand it, you have to be a part of it," Todd told BBC Sport NI.

"As soon as you are a part of this amazing sport, you understand how it works and why we continue to do what we do.

"Honestly, that's the only way, as much as you try to explain to people exactly why we're going to continue to race on Saturday after such a tragic thing."

The flag of the Czech Republic is flying at half mast at the North West 200 today in tribute to Kamil Holan.

His family and loved ones, who have given their approval for racing to continue, are in everyone's thoughts today.

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Belgian rider Laurent Hoffmann paid tribute to a "good friend" in Kamil Holan, who died following an accident at the North West 200 on Thursday, describing him as "genuine, friendly and always kind".

Holan, 48, crashed at Station Corner in the morning's opening Superbike qualifying session at the event in Northern Ireland.

It made him the first fatality at the international road race since Malachi Mitchell-Thomas was killed in a Supertwins race in 2016, and he became the 20th to lose their life in the 97-year history of the event.

Hoffmann, who will compete in Saturday's race schedule, has been in contact with Holan's family and explained the late Czech rider had been taking part in the event in tribute to his late father, who recently died.

"He's Czech and my wife is from the Czech Republic, so we were friends and got along very well," Hoffmann said of Holan.

"He was genuine, friendly and always kind - a good fella with a good heart and a very good rider. I could not say anything bad about him - he was just the best guy.

"He's a friend but was also standing next to us at his awning [in the North West 200 paddock].

"Also because I'm here with a lorry, we took a lot of riders' stuff from Europe and his stuff was also there, so it was a very bitter pill when I heard it was him."

Hi everyone, welcome to today's coverage of the North West 200.

Six races are scheduled to take place today, but the thoughts of everyone in the paddock are with the family and loved ones of Kamil Holan, who lost his life in an accident on Thursday morning.

His family have given their approval for the event to continue.

You can watch live coverage worldwide right here, and also on BBC iPlayer with Lee Johnston, Phillip McCallen, Alanna Maher and Stephen Watson.

Thanks for joining us.