vic-fzr600 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 At last, got the Doctor onto the Island - now just need to let him loose for a proper run!! Doctor @ TT Also looking forward to seeing how the new Norton does on its debut. Welcome back to a British racing icon & good luck Michael Dunlop!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragstar_125 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 At last, got the Doctor onto the Island - now just need to let him loose for a proper run!! Doctor @ TT Also looking forward to seeing how the new Norton does on its debut. Welcome back to a British racing icon & good luck Michael Dunlop!! Michael Dunlop.....is that Robert Dunlops son?? Good Irishman!! great family or racers!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic-fzr600 Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 Michael Dunlop.....is that Robert Dunlops son?? Good Irishman!! great family or racers!!!! Yes, Robert has 2 sons both race currently - William & Michael. Both doing well too, lots of race wins so far this year. Hope Michael does ok on the Norton though can't expect too much of a new bike especially seeing bike/rider had little or no test time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator YamaHead Posted May 21, 2009 Moderator Share Posted May 21, 2009 Rossi @ the Isle would definitely be something to experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted May 21, 2009 Moderator Share Posted May 21, 2009 norton is still only at the development stage so won't be competitive. saw a couple on show at the NW200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat ayres Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Young Mr Dunlop bounced himself off a hedge yesterday, seems to have got away with it though. Ballymoney rider William Dunlop had a miraculous escape while taking in private testing in the Isle of Man on Monday, when the double North West 200 winner crashed his PJ Flynn Honda at over 120mph while taking a test run on country roads near Port Erin in the Isle of Man. Dunlop, who was visibly shaken by the incident almost totally wrecked the PJ Flynn Honda in the accident and is running against time to have it restored before next weekends Lightweight TT Race at the Billowen circuit near Castletown. Battered and bruised, William took in Monday nights practice session for the 2009 TT Races on the Chris Dowd's Yamaha's, where Dunlop completed three laps of the 37.73-mile mountain circuit. William Dunlop: "I don't really know how I am still here. I decided to take Paddy Flynn's 250 Honda for a blast up a wee winding road near Port Erin, to try and sort out a few problems that we have had with the bike since the North West. I had no leathers on and was just riding in my jeans and a top, but thankfully I had my helmet on. I had just clicked into 5th gear when I lost it and hit a stone wall at about 120mph, and I can't explain how I did not come of worse than I did." "The bike is very second hand, she is basically in two bits, but I am heading off after practice tonight to rip out the engine and see if we can get her welded up and race ready for next weekend. I took quite a battering and am roasted all over with friction burns, so I expect to be very stiff and sore tomorrow" said William. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic-fzr600 Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 Lucky man, though very surprised to hear of a racer going out without proper gear on. Thanks for the update - keep them coming!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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