KIWI RIDER 02 2019 VOL.1 | Page 25

MICHAEL DUNLOP RETURNS Northern Irish road racer, Michael Dunlop, has announced he will return to the high stakes racing series that claimed the life of his brother William last year. The 29-year-old racer is set to rejoin TYCO BMW for the second season in a row and will be racing the all-new S1000RR in the RST Superbike and PokerStars Senior events. Dunlop tasted success with the Bavarian machine at the 2018 Isle of Man TT, so will be one to watch on the all-new S thou’ to see if he can go back-to-back. “I’m looking forward to working with TAS Racing again this year,” he said in a statement. “We grabbed a Superbike TT win last year, which was a good start, and the goal this year will be to go after both the Superbike and Senior TT wins on the island. Philip Neill, Tyco BMW Team Manager concluded: “It’s great for TAS Racing to secure another season with Michael and together with our partners BMW and Tyco, we are looking forward to a successful season on the all-new BMW S1000RR. “It was always our plan to continue with Michael, however, it was important we took some time together to consider the best way to approach 2019, and we look forward to announcing further details soon.” KIWI RIDER 25