MICHAEL Dunlop will line up in the Quattro British Supersport championship this weekend as he joins Dynavolt Triumph at Silverstone.

MICHAEL Dunlop will line up in the Quattro British Supersport championship this weekend as he joins Dynavolt Triumph at Silverstone. The road racing legend will join the PTR-run squad as he stands in for injured American Brandon Paasch, who fractured his scaphoid in a crash at Snetterton this past weekend. Dunlop and PTR have history
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McGee out of KDM Hire Cookstown 100

One of the leading riders entered for the 2021 KDM Hire Cookstown 100, Derek McGee, the Mullingar Missile has had to withdraw his entry for this year’s event, following a training incident last weekend. McGee, a past winner over the Orittor circuit, and the rider who finished closest to Michael Dunlop at the recent Armoy
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William Dunlop memorial statue in pipeline as proposal submitted to council

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Plans are in motion for a memorial statue in honour of Northern Ireland motorcycling star William Dunlop in his hometown of Ballymoney. The tribute would be situated beside his father Robert’s statue in the Joey and Robert Dunlop memorial gardens in Castle Street in the Co Antrim town. A proposal
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Paul Jordan and Burrows Engineering/RK Racing split

ROADS ace Paul Jordan and the Burrows Engineering/RK Racing squad have parted company, John Burrows confirmed today. Following outings together at Oliver’s Mount and Armoy earlier this summer the ex-road racer and team boss released a statement this afternoon which reads: “Burrows Engineering/RK Racing have agreed to amicably part ways with Paul Jordan. “Unfortunately we
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Michael Dunlop equals fellow road racing greats Phillip McCallen and Ray McCullough

By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter Michael Dunlop ruthlessly brushed aside the opposition to seal a record ninth straight ‘Race of Legends’ victory on Saturday at the Armoy Road Races to record his 16th Superbike win at his home circuit. Dunlop triumphed in the feature race for the first time in 2011 and claimed his maiden
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Armoy Road Races: Dunlop dominates with ninth straight Race of Legends win

MICHAEL Dunlop stole the show this weekend with his ninth consecutive Bayview Hotel Race of Legends win at Armoy. The SynetiQ BMW rider controlled the action from lights-to-flag to beat Wilson Craig Racing’s Davey Todd and Derek McGee by almost 10sec. After dominating Friday’s event-opening 250GP and Supersport scraps, Dunlop won three more today between
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ULSTER GRAND PRIX STATEMENT

Since the flag dropped on the last running of the Ulster Grand Prix race in August 2019, the organisers of the event, the Dundrod and District Motorcycle Club, have been working to resolve the financial difficulties suffered during that season. The effect of Coronavirus and the restrictions aimed at controlling the pandemic have hindered the
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Michael Dunlop and Guy Martin in ‘must-see’ head-to-head at Armoy Road Races

By Kyle White:- Belfast Newsletter Michael Dunlop will compete in his first road race in almost two years as he returns to his home patch at Armoy this month to bid for a record ninth ‘Race of Legends’ victory. The Ballymoney man is set to ride the new SYNETIQ BMW M1000RR for Northern Ireland’s TAS
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Gary Dunlop’s late change of heart in possible swansong for Joey’s Bar team

By Kyle White:- Belfast Newsletter Gary Dunlop has had a late change of heart and will run Cork man Mike Browne on the Joey’s Bar Honda Moto3 machine at the Armoy and Cookstown 100 road races this year.Dunlop, who retired in 2019 after winning the Moto3/125GP Irish Championship, had initially decided not to field the
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