Michael Dunlop considers Sidecar TT races after successful Isle of Man test
Thursday 10 November 2011
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Isle of Man TT winner Michael Dunlop is considering racing in the Sidecar class in 2012 after a successful test session.
The Ballymoney man joined the team run by TT legend Nick Crowe for the test at the Jurby circuit in Isle of Man on Wednesday.
Dan Sayle, seven times a TT winner, acted as passenger for Dunlop. Crowe’s new signings three-times World Champion Tim Reeves and passenger Dipash Chauhan also attended the test.
Dunlop, who won a Supersport TT race in 2009 and the Superstock TT this year, took the fastest time of the day during the test, according to the BBC. He is reported to be aiming to become the first winner at the TT on both two and three wheels since Freddie Dixon in 1923.
The 22-year-old told the BBC:
“That was awesome, really, really enjoyable.”
“Before the start I thought it was going to be hard work, hard to drive, but it wasn't at all.”
“I would love to win a Superbike TT in the afternoon and then go out and win a sidecar race in the evening - that would be really cool.”
Sayle, who most recently rode to victory at the TT alongside World Champion Klaus Klaffenbock, said to the BBC:
“Michael has been torturing me all year about getting a go in a sidecar and when he sorted this ride Nick asked me to sit with him.”
“He is smooth and I think he could race on the TT course.”
According to the BBC, Crowe said:
“Michael took to it like a duck to water.”
Read the full BBC story