Armoy Road Races: Martin and Dunlop set to renew rivalry

Tyco Suzuki's Gu💖y Martin and Ho꧅nda rider Michael Dunlop spearhead a quality line-up for this weekend's Armoy Irish national road races.

Martin and Dunlop went head to head earlier t🌳his month at the Southern 100, where the Suzuki rider clinch🎉ed the blue riband Superbike honours and set a new outright lap record at the Billown circuit, becoming the first rider ever to lap in excess of 114mph.

The pair will renew their rivalry on Saturday at Armoy, which is🌊 Ulster star Dunlop's home circuit.

Martin and Dunlop set to renew rivalry at Armoy

Tyco Suzuki's Guy Martin and Honda rid♛er Michael Dunlop spearhead a quality line-up for this weekend's 𝓀Armoy Irish national road races.

Martin and Dunlop went head to head earlier this mo꧅nth🧸 at the Southern 100, where the Suzuki rider clinched the blue riband Superbike honours and set a new outright lap record at the Billown circuit, becoming the first rider ever to lap in excess of 114mph.

The pair will renew their ri♑valry o𒐪n Saturday at Armoy, which is Ulster star Dunlop's home circuit.

Last year, Dunlop proved the dominant force at the event as he won both Superbike races and the Supersport event, setting a new lap r💝ecord at 105.893mph.

The national race serves as a warm-up to ne✤xt month's Metzeler Ulster Grand Prix at Dundrod - the final major international road race of the ✱season.

The Milwaukee Yamaha team of William Dunlop and Conor Cummins will also compete at Armoy, with the elder Dunlop brother fresh from a Superbike double at the Walderstown ไroad races in southern❀ Ireland.

Dunlop gave the Milwaukee Yamaha R1 its maiden victory on the roads and set a new outright lap record at Walderstown, where brother Michael was sidelined through illness🅠.

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