After being involved in an incident on Wednesday, Gary McCoy will miss the remainder of the North West 200.
Gary McCoy has been named as one of the riders involved in a serious North West 200 crash during Wednesday's Supersport Qualifying session.
The Ulsterman has now confirmed on social media that he will not be able to participate in the remainder of the event, or his debut at the Isle of Man TT, due to his injuries.
"Just thought I'd give a quick update to everyone as I have had a lot of kind messages and well wishers,” he said on Facebook.
"Yesterday afternoon, I was involved in a crash which was totally out of my control when a rider behind me lost control of his machine and rear-ended me on the approach to Mill Road Roundabout.
"Unfortunately, this will rule me out of any further racing at the NW200 this year and my debut as a newcomer to the Isle of Man TT.
"Thanks to everyone for the help and support and I hope the other rider has a speedy recovery also."
The opening day of qualifying at the North West 200 was delayed on three occasions during the two sessions that were completed.
Two stoppages occurred during the Superbike Qualifying on Wednesday morning, these stoppages were due to separate oil spillages.
However, during the Supersport Qualifying session, a lengthy delay occurred due to an on-track incident early in the session.
Two riders were involved in the incident, one being Gary McCoy, who was taken to the hospital via ambulance, whereas the second rider was transported via air ambulance.
