Michael Dunlop’s reaction to smashing the 130mph record at the Isle of Man TT

Dunlop romped to his 25th career race win at the TT on Wednesday, leaving him just one𓂃 victory behind the all-time record t𝄹otal that belongs to his uncle Joey Dunlop.
In doing so he smashed the 130mph barrier - registering a new Supersport lap rec♛ord of 130.403mph.
"I had a wee bit of a gap, bu𒉰ilt a comfortab🌜le lead,” he said.
“But knew the Triuꦬmph had a bit more power, more 'cc✤'s.
"I kn🐬ew I had to ride the Yamaha to its full potential but the wee bike was gr🐎eat. I can't thank my team enough.
"When the gap came down to eight seconds I knew I had to push on and upp♔ed the game.
"To do the 130mph lap is pretty cool. I knew I could do🐓 it - I'm alwa✱ys trying to push the boundaries."
John McGuinness became the first rider to hit 130mph at the Isle of Man TT in 2007 - he 🍒did it🥀 on a 1000cc bike.
Dunlop going as fast with 400cc less is a remarkable moment in TT history and another stunning personal accoladꦿe.
He has won💛 four times at this year’s event already, and has three more races to equal the all-time rec𓂃ord of 26 wins.
Pe🍒ter Hickman also broke the lap record on Wednesday as he chased down Dunlop.
Hickman posted 130.2mph which was swiftly beaten ꦇby Dunlop’s speed, as he finished as runner-up.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American ❀sports, to 🌳football, to F1.