Dunlop adds to record TT tally with Supersport win

Michael Dunlop added to his grounds tally of wins astatine nan Isle of Man TT by securing triumph successful Saturday's 2nd Supersport title of nan 2024 meeting.

Dunlop's occurrence took his full number of victories astatine nan arena to 28 and made it 3 successful nan week for nan Northern Irishman.

The 35-year-old has now won a singular 13 Supersport races, including 3 successive doubles connected his R6 Yamaha.

Dunlop equalled his uncle Joey's grounds of wins by winning past Saturday's Supersport opener and moved up successful position of all-time title triumphs by taking a Supertwins occurrence connected Wednesday.

The Ballymoney rider will compete successful nan Supertwins and Senior races later successful nan day, affording him nan opportunity to adjacent Ian Hutchinson's grounds of 5 wins successful a week from 14 years ago.

Dunlop won by 3.88 seconds from Honda Racing rider Dean Harrison, pinch Superstock title victor Davey Todd a further 2.3 seconds adrift connected his V2 Ducati.

The title was tally complete 2 laps alternatively than nan initially scheduled 4 because of upwind delays during nan week and started two and a half hours late connected Saturday astatine 13:00 BST because of damp patches connected nan course.

Dunlop had vanished up of Todd and Harrison successful nan opening Supersport outing and instantly imposed his authority successful nan 2nd middleweight title arsenic he led Todd by 2.7 seconds astatine nan Bungalow connected thigh one.

He had conscionable 0.9 seconds to spare complete Harrison nevertheless by nan extremity of nan opening circuit, but responded and gradually extended his advantage connected nan 2nd lap.

Dunlop put successful a scintillating thigh velocity of 129.071to guarantee victory.

"We fitted a caller engine, worked difficult during nan week and nan motorcycle was mint," said Dunlop.

"I mislaid nan beforehand connected nan upland connected nan first lap, I deliberation nan upwind went for maine truthful I said 'let's calm down, let's return it easy'. I knew wherever I was successful nan race."

Jamie Coward vanished 4th successful nan race, pinch Peter Hickman 5th connected his 50th TT commencement and James Hillier sixth.