Tourist Trophy – TT 2015: Dunlop thanked by BMW, Martin in the ranks – Used BMW

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TT 2015: Dunlop thanked by BMW, Martin in the ranks

Tourist Trophy - TT 2015: Dunlop thanked by BMW, Martin in the ranks - Used BMW

Winner of the three 1000 cc motorcycle races at the 2014 Tourist Trophy, Michael Dunlop has just announced that he will no longer be an official BMW rider next year. The ” King of the Moutain ” should sell his S1000RR to his brother William… and Guy Martin !

It was on the sidelines of the sports awards ceremony of Ballimoney (the birthplace of the Dunlop clan: Joey, his brother Robert, his nephews Michael and William) that Michael Dunlop informed the presenter of the BBC North Ireland, Stephen Watson, that he won’t be racing on the – – S1000RR next year.

This dear Watson was quick to disseminate the information, via Twitter: "what a pleasure to present the Ballymoney Sports Awards tonight", tweeted the TV presenter before releasing "the big news: Michael Dunlop announces that he has lost his job at BMW in 2015 ".

On the sporting level, however, the German firm could only congratulate itself on having recruited Michael: the n ° 6 had ensured the full box to BMW which had not won on the Isle of Man since 1939 (read)! After winning the first Superbike race, Dunlop claimed victory as well as the prestigious Senior TT Final.

Winner of the three events he contested on the S1000RR this year at the Tourist Trophy, Joey’s nephew finds himself without handlebars. Or in the same situation, when he had just crushed the competition during the TT 2013 at the helm of Honda (600 and 1000) !

The 25-year-old boy, known for his outspokenness (could this be the reason for his recurring worries?) Nevertheless declared himself serene at the microphone of the BBC: "I obtained 11 successes in TT, of which only 3 on a BMW, I fully intend to come back with another manufacturer ".

"I’ll wait and see what happens, but I can assure you that I’ll be back to win new TTs and North West 200s this season and beyond," warns former Honda TT Legends team member. and – bulky! – teammate of John McGuinness (read).

Guy Martin, more "bankable" than Michael Dunlop ?

Following this announcement, our colleagues from across the Channel did not fail to revive the rumor according to which the official S1000RRs would be entrusted next year to the TAS Tyco team, which has been lining up since 2001 the same ?! – Suzuki GSX-R1000.

The roster of the team entered in the three main British road races (North West 200, Isle of Man TT and Ulster Grand Prix) should not be changed: Michael’s brother William Dunlop Himself would ride on the German Superbike, accompanied by the "star" Guy Martin…

Member of the Suzuki TAS Tyco team for four years now, the famous English pilot – pilot in his "spare time" because his real job is a heavyweight mechanic! – would also trade his good old Gex on which he finished 2nd and 3rd in the 2014 TT Superbike races for a brand new "Double R".

This transfer should be interesting for BMW too, as Guy Martin has always said he wants to win the Tourist Trophy, then move on. If winning next year, the brand associated with this first – and unique? – success would ensure colossal media exposure, which may well exceed that achieved by Dunlop’s hat-trick this year…

Even in the event of a non-victory defeat, the operation would undoubtedly remain profitable for the Germans because Guy Martin’s rating with the biker public continues to climb … but also with the general public, especially since the television channel British Channel 4 has grappled with the sympathetic and a bit wacky "Gaïe" !

After bursting the screen in the captivating TT3D: Closer to the Edge (read), Guy Martin started his TV career in 2011 in a BBC program called That boat that Guy built, a fascinating documentary in which the pilot refurbished a barge while retracing the first industrial revolution, which began in his beautiful country (to watch).

Spotted and debauched by the fourth British channel, Mister "Martine" followed on a similar program called How Britain worked broadcast in 2012, before shooting a series directly related to his pilot activity: Speed, whose goal was to establish several speed records (read .

The four shows seem to have been popular (English-speaking French people can watch three as well), since the second season of Speed ​​is being broadcast right now in Great Britain! On the program this time: tandem for 24 hours, the ascent of Pike’s Peak, a speed boost in a hovercraft and another on the hillside in a vehicle without an engine….

Last October 12, Guy "the mechanic" returned to service in Guy Martin‘s Spitfire by participating in the restoration of a Spitfire Mk 1, shot down during the evacuation of Dunkirk in May 1940 (always watch!). After the English fighter, Guy "the pilot" will he take the controls of the German missile S1000RR ?

"Due to contractual restrictions we are unable to make an official announcement at this time," BMW UK reported yesterday, "but full details of our programs for next season will be communicated in the very near future." To be continued on Site: stay connected !

The parody of Hitler’s ” The Fall ”, BMW version

One of the main scenes of the film The Fall – German feature film devoted to the last hours of the Third Reich – has again been hijacked by a motorcycle sports fan. Two years later, here is the one featuring the divorce of BMW and Dunlop…

In this hijacking the fury Fuhrer goes into a mad rage when he learns that he will not see Michael Dunlop racing on the S1000RR during his visit to the next Tourist Trophy, and that Guy Martin’s "clown" could replace him. Some "private jokes" cannot be entered by Franco-French bikers, but Anglophones-Anglophiles will appreciate !

Matthew BRETILLE

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