Michael Dunlop has officially become the most successful rider in Isle of Man TT history after dominating the opening Supertwin race of the 2024 event for his 27th win.
The 35-year-old matched the all-time record of 26 previously held by his late uncle Joey Dunlop since 2000 last Saturday in the opening Supersport race of TT 2024. Dunlop was denied the chance to better that in last Sunday’s Superbike TT when a visor issue knocked him out of a commanding lead, but he came into Wednesday’s rescheduled Supertwin contest as the favourite.
com But despite having a marginally quicker pitstop than Dunlop, the Paton rider found time on the run to Glen Helen on the second tour and extended his lead to 10.7s. Opening it out to 14s by the time they reached Ramsey, Hickman did claw back a few seconds on the run over the mountain to get it down to 12s to start the last lap. But Dunlop twisted the screws at the start of the final lap, opening his lead to 17.
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