King of the Road’ Joey Dunlop OBE MBE first saw the course in 1976 as he set off for his first practice - he went home with two replicas. The first of his record breaking 26 wins came in the 1977 Jubilee Classic Race. He won the TT Formula 1 Race six years in a row between 1983 and 1988 and was Formula 1 World Champion five times. He is the only rider to have three hat-tricks to his name - 1985 F1, Senior and Junior, 1988 F1, Senior and Junior and in 2000 the Formula One, Lightweight and Ultra Lightweight. He has lapped the course at over 110 mph in races 256 times and has more 120mph plus laps to his credit than any other rider in the history of the races. He started in 100 races on the TT course, 98 TT and two Classic MGP Junior Races. His astounding record of successes speak for themselves. Altogether Joey’s 26 TT wins include 7 Formula 1, 4 Senior, 3 Junior, 5 Lightweight and 5 UltraLightweight Races, plus the 1977 Jubilee Race and the 1980 Classic 1000. During TT2000, at the age of 48, Joey counted the magnificent win in the Duke Formula One as one of his most rewarding. In his final lap of the TT circuit – the sixth lap of the Senior Race - he set his fastest ever lap at 123.87mph to become joint fourth fastest man around the course.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. Great day today. 7 pitches and some riding. The canyon had pretty much no sand and was very sticky. Perfect turns! Felt like a fresh powder day.
And I wasn't much over 45 mph! Just a great day...
Just from the photos that guy looks like somebody you really wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of in a bar. And when you consider that insane and fearless racing record...whoooeee. Hard to imagine anyone equaling that in any other high-speed racing discipline. But of course someone will post up to the contrary inside of 10 minutes, I suppose.
Let us know!