Injury-hit Michael Dunlop shows his fighting spirit in upbeat Twitter post after Southern 100 crash
Dunlop sustained a number of fractures after coming off in the Senior race at the 4.25-mile Billown course on Thursday.
The 30-year-old was holding second position behind eventual winner Dean Harrison when he was high-sided from his Tyco BMW Superbike on the exit of Castletown Corner.
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Hide AdHe was taken to Noble’s Hospital in Douglas where his condition was described as ‘comfortable’ on Thursday night.
On Friday afternoon, the 19-time Isle of Man TT winner provided an update on his Twitter account, revealing he had suffered a broken pelvis plus ‘multiple breaks and bruises’, but added that he was ‘back on my feet’.
The road racing star has endured a tough time this season after injuring his wrist in a crash during a pre-season test at Kirkistown in County Down prior to the North West 200 in May.
Dunlop also injured himself in a crash at the Donegal International Rally at the end of June, which caused him to pull out of his debut at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado.
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Hide AdHe was competing at the Southern 100 for the first time since 2017 after missing the event last year. Dunlop, a three-time winner of the Solo Championship race at the ‘Friendly Races’, earned a best result of second place in Wednesday’s first Solo race behind Dean Harrison.
A question mark now hangs over his participation at the Ulster Grand Prix (August 5-10).
Dunlop’s home race at Armoy also takes place from July 27-28 but prior to the Southern 100, the seven-time ‘Race of Legends’ winner had not been included in the list of confirmed entries by the Armoy Club.