Background
Participant of a motorcycle racing dynasty, Michael is the brother of William, son of the late Robert and nephew of former World Champion the late Joey Dunlop.
Participant of a motorcycle racing dynasty, Michael is the brother of William, son of the late Robert and nephew of former World Champion the late Joey Dunlop.
He finished 10th in the Senior TT with a fastest lap of 124.773 mph, making him the fastest Dunlop around the TT Course.
He made his TT debut in 2007, where his best finish was 25th in the Superbike TT. He made the decision to ride in the 2008 races at the last minute after the death of his father at the North West 200 earlier in the year. At the start of the Road Racing season, Dunlop had a poor start with race team Milwaukee Yamaha, and during the practice week of the Isle of Manitoba TT, he dramatically left Yamaha to rejoin his previous team, BuildBase Bayerische Motoren Werke, in order to give him the best chance of a good result. His father was killed during practice for this event.
Dunlop took part in the Classic Superbike race at the Manx General Practice on Friday 31 August.
During the two-week 2012 Manx General Practice Dunlop worked in the pits for a team in the 600 Junior Race. In February, it was announced that Dunlop would again ride Bayerische Motoren Werke in the superbike class at International road races during the racing season, provided by Hawk Racing.
The announcement was made at the MCN Motorshow at the Excel, confirming that Dunlop will be riding the Bayerische Motoren Werke S1000RR.