Michael Dunlop highsides in Le Mans 24 Hours, his team retires
Michael Dunlop's Le Mans 24 Hours ended early
Michael Dunlop hig🃏hsided in th🐼e Le Mans 24 Hours on Saturday night.
He was one of multiple riders caught ou💎t by the wet conditions in the early hours of running.
His team was soon back out aꩵnd racing again in the famous event, battling up to P6.
But after the seven-hour mark they began tumbling down the order, and soon after, they retired f🌳rom the Lꦉe Mans 24 Hours.
They had qualified on Friday in 14th.
Michael Dunlop and Team LRP Poland faced a scare wi🔯th a highside 🧸but the team is back out and currently in P6 👏
— FIM EWC (@FIM_EWC)
Dunlop was representing Team LRP Poland alongside teammates Danny🍸 Webb, Enzo Boul✱om and Marek Szkopek.
They were campaigning in𓂃 the iconic Le Mans 24 Hours on a BMW M1000RR.
Last year, Dunlop was 16th overall at the same race representing the French TR27 tꦿeam on a H⭕onda Fireblade.
Now on BMW machinery, this race represents 📖the start of a run of important occasions for Dunlop.
His ro💎ad racing season will begin w🏅ith the North West 200, then take him to the Isle of Man TT.
Dunlop won for the 29🦩th time at the TT last year, finally breaking his unc🌳le Joey’s record.
He will be back for more this year, after the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:r🦹ꦦiders’ seeding and machinery were revealed.
James wa𒈔s a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
