July 30, 2016

Dunlop brothers dominate Armoy road races

Dunlop brothers dominate Armoy road races

Michael Dunlop won both Superbike races at the Armoy meeting on Saturday while his brother William completed a Supersport double.

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MD Racing BMW rider Michael followed up his first Superbike victory by winning the feature Race of Legends for a sixth straight year in the Co Antrim event.

William’s win in Saturday’s Supersport race came after his success in Friday night’s opener.

Derek Sheils was second and William Dunlop third in both Superbike races.

William edged out Michael by just 0.007 seconds in a thrilling opening Supersport race between the Ballymoney siblings on Friday night, with Sheils completing the podium.

Dubliner Sheils moved up a place in the second Supersport race with Michael Sweeney taking third spot.

Englishman James Cowton enjoyed a Supertwins victory, coming in ahead of Sweeney and Christian Elkin.

Elkin won the 125s class from Sam Wilson and Paul Jordan while the 250s honours went to Neil Kernohan.


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