NW200 Wednesday practice session schedule
Live coverage starts at 10:00 BST
Newcomers -09:45 BST
Superbike - 10:30 BST
Supersport - 11:45 BST
Superstock - 12:45 BST
Supertwin / Sportbike - 13:45 BST
Second in Superbike qualifying Paul Jordan on BBC iPlayer:
"I am happy, it puts us in a good place for tomorrow.
"To be honest, I wish it was dry so I could see where the bike was and to see where we really are against the others.
"I am going into this confident and the whole week, I am confident for it."
Superbike qualifying
Don't forget, the weather is scheduled to be better tomorrow so expect the times to tumble in the second sessions.
The track is still wet so this is all about getting the laps built up.
Next up, the Supersports will be on track.
Superbike qualifying
1. Richard Cooper 4:51.332/110.843mph
2. Paul Jordan +2.608/109.859mph
3. Dean Harrison +0.626/109.626mph
4. Glenn Irwin +0.123/109.580mph
5. Peter Hickman +0.633/109.345mph
6. Mike Browne +2.384/108.469mp
7. Darryl Tweed +0.470108.298mph
8. Storm Stacey +2.931/107.244mph
9. Gary McCoy +5.559/105.300mph
10. John McGuinness +0.165/105.206mph
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The sun is still shining here at Portadown, but still would like to be up there with you all!
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Superbike qualifying
The rain has stopped and the speeds have picked up on the final laps of the session.
Richard Cooper still leads the way, but Glenn Irwin and Peter Hickman have jumped up to fourth and fifth place respectively.
Storm Stacey, who was following Irwin about the wet circuit, has popped into the top 10, which is a solid effort in the conditions.
Superbike qualifying
Weather update: It's proper raining at the start/finish now.
The rooster tails of spray are visible as the Superbikes come round the final corner, and the umbrellas are up on the marshal posts and in the spectator areas.
Keith Huewen
BBC Sport NI commentator
With the weather being like this at the minute, testing is something you don't quite get enough of.
On a full tank of fuel when you first go out for the first race, no wonder you go right to the chicanes at the first braking point with that velocity, which is always a problem.
Swedish rider Pontus Rostlinger explains some of the finer points of the machine he is riding at the North West 200.
Swedish newcomer Pontus Rostlinger talks us through his bike
Superbike qualifying
A lot of the big names have made their way out onto the track.
Irwin is still circulating to clock up the miles, while Michael Dunlop, Peter Hickman, John McGuinness and Cooper are also on circuit.
Superbike qualifying
Richard Cooper is leading the lap count with five.
He's also topping the speed charts at 110.843mph over the 8.9 miles.
That was on his first outing, which tells you how the conditions have changed from the start of the session.
Glenn Irwin on BBC iPlayer:
"It is terrible for everyone out there.
"Fans at parts of the track would probably need a lot of umbrellas and some not.
"I just came back at a pace going slower than the newcomers' bus did!
"It is rubbish out there, we are just riding around."
Join Paul Jordan on an on-board lap of the North West 200.
Jordan took his maiden success at the event last year in the Supertwins class.
Paul Jordan Superbike practice
Honda Racing's John McGuiness on BBC iPlayer:
"When the van is coming up the drive with the new leathers in it, I love it to bits and when the new helmet arrived, I was like a kid in a sweet shop.
"There is something about a Honda with a number one on it and, last night, the sun was just setting here and they were warming up the Honda and I got quite emotional about it.
"Thinking 'wow, I am still able to do this and allowed to do this' and still holding my own."
Superbike qualifying
The session is still active but it's now properly raining around the start/finish, so a lot of riders are staying put.
The forecast tomorrow is looking far better, and those riders out there are just ticking off the laps at a steady pace.
Superbike qualifying
Glenn Irwin has ventured out for the first laps of his North West 200 return.
There's mixed conditions around the circuit, with things a lot more wet around the Coleraine end of the Triangle.
It's spitting at the paddock, and the drops seem to be getting heavier.
Sorry to break it to you, folks.
Superbike qualifying
Dean Harrison is keen as mustard and is the first rider across the line.
It's a steady 4:54.566 with an average speed of 109.262mph for starters.
Storm Stacey tells BBC Sport NI's Stephen Watson that he is adopting a cautious learning approach to his debut at the North West 200.
Storm Stacey on his first NW200 practice session
Alanna Maher
Ulster Superbike Championship competitor at the NW200
There has definitely been a shift in the atmosphere in the last few minutes, you can almost feel it radiating through you!
Bathams AJN Racing's Storm Stacey on BBC iPlayer:
"It was a bit tricky with those conditions and the left before Magherabuoy Chicane and all the way to Black Hill was completely wet.
"Then you get here [to the paddock] and it is spitting but a bit dry. Then you think if the tyres are hot or cold.
"I know it is just a newcomers lap, but you are thinking all these things. I have really enjoyed it so far and I just hope the weather picks up and I can enjoy riding.
"To be honest, I probably won't enjoy it as much if this weather as it is a lot easier to make a mistake.
"I just want a nice, clean NW200 and don't want to make any mistakes."
The Superbikes have left the grid and are out on the circuit.
A first view of the bikes that will compete in the premier class of the meeting.
