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IOM TT 2013 with Maxxis and Milwaukee Yamaha

Ulsterman William Dunlop gave the Milwaukee Yamaha team a podium in the opening Monster Energy Supersport Race at the TT in third place, and narrowly missed out on a second Supersport podium in race two

Ulsterman William Dunlop gave the Milwaukee Yamaha team a podium in the opening Monster Energy Supersport Race at the TT in third place, and narrowly missed out on a second Supersport podium in race two – despite a phenomenal last lap of 127.173mph. He finished ninth in the four-lap Superstock race on the same day with a best lap of 126.741mph. In the Senior TT, William joined the 130mph club, with an impressive lap of 130.028mph – his new top mark on the Mountain Circuit.

His Manx team-mate Conor Cummins finished fifth in the Superbike TT and despite still working on perfecting set-up on his Milwaukee Yamaha Superbike, Cummins recorded three laps in excess of 128mph, with a best lap of 129.091mph.

Dunlop said: “I was really happy with my opening lap in the Senior TT and the bike was good enough for a lap of 131mph; I just wasn’t fit enough with my shoulder giving me a few problems in the last few laps, but I know we can win on that bike at the Ulster Grand Prix.

Cummins added: “I was happy enough with fifth place in the Dainese Superbike TT, but this year’s whole event was a bit frustrating – as I just couldn’t find a setting that I was really comfortable enough with to challenge the boys at the front.

Team owner Shaun Muir concluded: “William really got his head down and delivered a Supersport podium and that 130mph lap on the Superbike, which is encouraging. His shoulder injury certainly came into play in the latter laps, but the top three start in the Senior TT was very positive and I’m happy with the effort. Along with Conor, as a team, we were frustrated with the constant battle to find a set-up for him and not being able to get him as comfortable as he would like this TT. We now need to baton down and look ahead to the Southern 100 for both riders.”