Michael Dunlop tells BBC Sport NI it is 'an honour' to share the record for most Isle of Man TT wins with his uncle Joey after he won Saturday's opening Supersport race.
History-making Isle of Man TT rider Michael Dunlop says "it is an honour" to join his uncle Joey as the most successful rider ever at the famous international public roads racing event.
Joey, widely considered one of the greatest motorcycle racers, died in 2000 aged 48 when competing in Estonia. "I'm carrying an injury and I thought that definitely at the TT it was going to be hard work, and it was, there's no doubt about it," explained the Northern Irishman. "There is always pressure to win round the Isle of Man and to do it all ourselves and work really hard at it, I think we do a good job."
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