Armoy Road Races: Martin and Dunlop set to renew rivalry
Tyco Suzuki's 🐎Guy Martin and Honda rider Michael Dunlop spearhead a quality line-up for this weekend's Armoy Irish national road races.
Martin and Dunlop went head to head earlier this month at the Southern 100, where the Suzuk🥃i rider clinched the blue riband Superbike honours and set a new outright lap record at the Billown circuit, becoming the first rider ever to lap in excess of 114mph.
The pair will renew their rivalry on Saturday at Armoy, whi📖ch is Ulster star Dunlop's ho🍷me circuit.
Tyco Suzuki's Guy Martin and Honda rider Michael Du♐nlop spearhead a quality line-up for this ꦦweekend's Armoy Irish national road races.
Martin and ಞDunlop went head to head earlier this month at the Southern 100, whe🐓re the Suzuki rider clinched the blue riband Superbike honours and set a new outright lap record at the Billown circuit, becoming the first rider ever to lap in excess of 114mph.
The pair will renew their rivalry𝄹 on Saturday at Armoy, which is Ulster star Dunlop's home circuit.
Last ﷽year, Dunlop proved the dominant force at the event as he won both Superbike races and the Supersport event, setting a new lap record at 105.893mph.
The national rac🦋e serves as a warm-up to next month's Metzeler Ulster Grand Prix at Dundrod - the final major international road race of the season.
The Milwaukee Yamaha team of William Dunlop and Conor Cummins will also compete at Armoy, with the elder Dunlop brother fresh from a Superbike double at the Walderstown road races in southern Ireland𒆙.
Dunlop 💙gave the Milwaukee Yamaha R1 its maiden victory on the roads and set a new outright lap record at Walderstown, where brother Michael was sidelined through illness.
