Michael Dunlop
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Dunlop signing autographs at the 2012 TT
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| Nationality | Northern Irish | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 April 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Current team | Buildbase BMW & MD Racing | ||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 6 | ||||||||||||||
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Michael Dunlop (born 10 April 1989) is a Northern Irish professional motorcycle racer. Part 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 is the current solo-machine lap record holder for the Snaefell Mountain Course set during the 2016 Senior TT in a time of 16 minutes 53.929 seconds at an average speed of 133.962 mph (215.591 km/h). Dunlop was the first rider in the history of the Isle of Man TT to achieve a lap of the course in under 17 minutes.
Widely regarded as one of the most tenacious competitors in motorcycle racing, Dunlop's aggressive style and pugnacious attitude has led to confrontation with organisers, race teams, fellow competitors and even on occasion, his brother William.
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. He finished 10th in the Senior TT with a fastest lap of 124.773 mph, making him the fastest Dunlop around the TT Course. Dunlop joined his father and uncle Joey in the record books in 2009 when he won the Supersport TT race on a 600cc Yamaha.
At the start of the 2015 Road Racing season, Dunlop had a poor start with race team Milwaukee Yamaha, and during the practice week of the 2015 Isle of Man TT, he dramatically left Yamaha to rejoin his previous team, BuildBase BMW, in order to give him the best chance of a good result.
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