{"id":12095,"date":"2016-07-26T11:20:25","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T10:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=12095"},"modified":"2016-07-26T11:20:25","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T10:20:25","slug":"md-racing-bmw-michael-dunlop-to-race-at-armoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2016\/07\/md-racing-bmw-michael-dunlop-to-race-at-armoy\/","title":{"rendered":"MD RACING BMW MICHAEL DUNLOP TO RACE AT ARMOY"},"content":{"rendered":"

Line up for Armoy announced!<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Michael Dunlop has confirmed that he is set to race at the Armoy Road Races on the 29th<\/sup> and 30th<\/sup> July 2016 on his MD Racing BMW.<\/h2>\n

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Pictured on the podium following his successful win in last year\u2019s SGS International \u2018Race of Legends\u2019 at Armoy Road Races is Michael Dunlop (centre) with fellow winners, second place Guy Martin (left) and third place Dean Harrison (right). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

27-year-old Michael Dunlop has raced at the Armoy Road Races year on year and will be entering the two First4Printing and Bayview Hotel Supersport races, the Torquetronix Open Race and the biggest race of the day, the SGS International \u2018Race of the Legends\u2019.<\/p>\n

Having won the SGS International Race of Legends for five years in a row, Bill Kennedy, Clerk of the Course, Armoy Road Races, thinks that Michael will be looking to retain the title at Armoy. \u201cMichael wasn\u2019t sure whether he could make Armoy due to other commitments but we are absolutely delighted that he is joining us.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s had some great wins this year, more recently four out of four at the Southern 100 and with wins at Walderstown and the Skerries and of course that great win at the Senior TT I\u2019ve no doubt Michael will be on fine form at Armoy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ballymoney rider, Michael Dunlop, will be joining his brother, William Dunlop, Dubliner Derek Shiels and Mullingar man Derek McGee at the Armoy Road Races. Mar-Train\u2019s Dan Kneen is also set to ride at Armoy, having broke his arm earlier in the year and having had to sit out the NW200 and the Isle of Man TT.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is shaping up to be a really good event we\u2019ve riders from all over the UK and the South and I am confident that we are going to see some exceptional road racing again this year. Of course it has been confirmed that Guy Martin can\u2019t attend this year. He and the Tyco team have been great supporters of the Armoy Road Races and whatever Guy is doing presently we will always send him our good wishes, but let me reassure you that there still will be plenty of fine racing,\u201d added Bill.<\/p>\n

International riders include Michal Dokoupil from the Czech Republic, Fabrice Faivre from France and Canadian Darren James who will be on a SGS International bike, along with some 30 newcomers including local man Gary Dunlop and Cornwall\u2019s Forest Dunn. \u00a0Other riders include Christian Elkin, Paul Jordan, James Cowton, Adam McLean, Michael Sweeney and Neil Kernohan.<\/p>\n

This year there are two races in the Senior Support, Bill Kennedy explains, \u201cIt\u2019s always difficult when so many enter a race and they don\u2019t get to participate as the Club can only put 27 bikes on the grid. The Senior Support always has an incredible entry. \u00a0I put it to the governing body and they\u2019ve agreed we can run the two races and I\u2019m happy as this gives everyone a race, however it\u2019ll only be Race A that gets the podium. Those involved will find out more during the racers\u2019 briefing.<\/p>\n

\u201cBike week is already well underway with a great turnout at the motorcycle run out on Sunday and the service at Lagge Hall on Sunday evening. We are expecting big crowds, Facebook has been lit up with folk coming across from Scotland, England and Wales with different requests and letting us know they are on their way. Our VIP Corporate Hospitality marquee is full and we\u2019ve local food and drink producers showcasing their products organised by Naturally North Coast and Glens\u2019 Shauna McFall.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this stage I\u2019d like to thank everyone who\u2019s been involved from the sponsors to the club members and volunteers, their help has been invaluable. The course is just about there so all we have to do is pray for a few dry days, some great racing and everyone returning home safely with smiles on their faces.<\/p>\n

\u201cLastly, I\u2019d also like to take this opportunity to publicly wish Ryan Farquhar all the best and a return to good health soon. Ryan has been a great supporter of Armoy and the club from day one and he will be very much missed this year.\u00a0 We would also at this time like to send our best wishes to Seamus Elliott and his family and hope that he makes a good recovery following the recent incident.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event is part funded by Tourism Northern Ireland and Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council. Bike Week runs from Sunday 24th<\/sup> July until Saturday 30th<\/sup> July 2016 with the SGS International \u2018Race of Legends\u2019 featuring on the Saturday 30th<\/sup> July 2016.<\/p>\n

Please support the Armoy Road Races by buying a programme. They are available from the AMRRC office and the Petrol Station in Armoy costing \u00a310.00 or \u20ac15.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For\u202fmore information visit\u202fwww.amrrc.com<\/a> or search for \u2018AMRRC\u2019 on Facebook and join the official fan page and you can also follow us on twitter at @ArmoyRoadRaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Line up for Armoy announced! Michael Dunlop has confirmed that he is set to race at the Armoy Road Races on the 29th and 30th July 2016 on his MD Racing BMW. 27-year-old Michael Dunlop has raced at the Armoy Road Races year on year and will be entering the two First4Printing and Bayview Hotel … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12095"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12095"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12097,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12095\/revisions\/12097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}