The 35-year-old is is now just one winaway from equalling the all-time record of 26 TT titles held by his legendary uncle Joey. He will be onboard the 2024 Honda Fireblade for the prestigious Senior TT and Superbike TT when the eyes of the motor racng world descend on the Isle of Man in June, and also compete at the Nothwest 200 in Northern Ireland, in total of three superbike races taking place on Thursday 9th and Saturday 11th May.
Dunlop first signed with Hawk in 2014 and shared many successes until they parted company at the end of the 2017 season. During the COVID pandemic of 2020 and 2021 where road racing events were cancelled, Dunlop made several appearances as a wild card in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship with Hawk Racing, and once all the restrictions were lifted in 2022, Hawk and Dunlop joined forces once again to embark on their roads campaign, continuing with this partnership in 2023.
Steve Hicken, Hawk Racing Team Manager:
“We're delighted to be continuing out long-standing relationship with Michael. He's a truly exceptional talent and we share his appetite for success.
Road racing is an important pat of the team's heritage and both the TT and the North West 200 are big priorities for us alongside our Bennetts British Superbikes campaign.
The competition this year will be as strong as ever but we'll be doing everything we can to compete for wins.”
Age: 35
Date of Birth: 10th April 1989
Hometown: Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Number: 6