Former British Superstock 600 champion Lee Johnston has qualified on pole position for the Supertwin races at the Vauxhall Inte💯rnational North West 200.

Johnston set a fastest lap🌌 on his East Coast Racing Kawasaki at 107.85mph to take the top spot from Scottish competitor Keith Amor, who is making his first appearance at the event since 2010.

Amor, who has come out of retirement this season after calling time on his career at the end of 2011, lapped at 107.36mph on the KMR SGS International Kawasaki machine, 1.3 seconds down oꦫn Joღhnston.

Third fꦫastest was Ivan Lintin at 107.✨26mph, who was a winner in the class at the Scarborough Spring Cup meeting in April.

Michael Dunlop jumped to fourth pl𒉰ace late on in the session on the MD Racing Kawasaki with a lap in excess of 106mph and will fancy his chances of pushing foꦆr his maiden international win in the class.

Dunlop won the Supertwin 𓆉race at the Cookstown 100 Irish road races in April to secure is first win on the 650cc machine.

James Cowton anꦉd Jeremy M𓆉cWilliams completed the top six in the final qualifying session.

The first Supertwin rac♍e takes place onও Thursday night at the 8.9-mile circuit along with the opening Supersport and Superstock events.