VOL. 54 ISSUE 24 JUNE 20, 2017 P117
T
he Isle of Man TT, the world's oldest and most sto-
ried motorcycle race, was once again dominated by
two titans of the modern era in Michael Dunlop and
Ian Hutchinson. The long-time arch rivals once again
pushed themselves to the breaking point, and for Dunlop that
meant a series of mechanical issues and for Hutchinson, it
meant a broken leg.
The man who came back from horrific injuries in 2010 to
once again dominate real roads racing suffered a huge crash
at the 27th Milestone in the Senior TT while battling for the lead
with Dunlop, meaning there would be no fairytale end to his
2017 TT after earlier winning the Superbike and Superstock TTs
for Tyco BMW, taking his personal victory tally to 16.
Dunlop's win in the Senior, along with his earlier win in the
Supersport TT, moved him onto 15 TT victories. And for Suzuki,
victory in the 2017 Senior TT broke a drought that stretched
back to 2003, when Adrian Archibald won for TAS Suzuki, ironi-
cally the team Hutchinson rides for now (branded Tyco BMW).
Dunlop and Ian Hutchinson etched their names further
record books with emphatic victories in this year's Isle
But it was Dunlop who would have the last laugh.
The man in his element. Michael Dunlop
is a formidable opponent when it comes
to road racing, and he proved it once
again by taking a brand new, untested
motorcycle in the 2017 Suzuki GSX-R and
winning the Senior TT with it.
BY THE CN STAFF
PHOTOGRAPHY BY IOMTT.COM
