Dunlop Takes Dominant Open Race Win At Cookstown 100

Dunlop was a double victor astatine nan Cookstown 100 12 months ago, winning nan Supersport and characteristic races.

"It was a spot of a late, past infinitesimal thing," Dunlop told BBC Sport NI of his determination to compete this year.

"We are truthful engaged and we weren't going to travel arsenic nan 600 [Supersport bike] is stripped to bits to get fresh for nan North West 200 arsenic it is conscionable astir nan corner.

"I brought my Superstock. I for illustration it and I for illustration riding Cookstown. It has ever been bully to thrust astir present and it is simply a bully point to get retired and get a spot of racing done. The upwind is beautiful and that is half nan battle.

"The biggest point pinch nan Stocker is that we haven't had overmuch clip connected it truthful it gives it a chance to get an outing."

Dunlop is enjoying a uncommon outing connected a Moto3 bike.

"We had benignant of done a gentleman's agreement, maine and John Burrows, astir riding his Moto3 months agone and I said if I was capable to come, I would travel and past I forgot cleanable astir it.

"So, he called maine again connected Thursday and I was for illustration 'aw, I forgot each astir each astir that!".

Dunlop added that a grade of be aware had to beryllium exercised pinch his 2 biggest events of nan play conscionable astir nan corner.

"At nan extremity of nan day, it is astir staying retired of problem a small spot pinch nan NW 200 conscionable astir nan area and nan TT conscionable astir nan area from that arsenic good truthful we are astatine a shape that you person to conscionable watch yourself."

Jordan was pleased to beryllium competing astatine nan gathering for nan first clip since 2022.

"I've had a really bully pre-season building up to it and I consciousness for illustration I've stepped it up again from what we did past year, and we had a bully twelvemonth past year, truthful hopefully nan momentum stays pinch maine and we support moving forward," he said.