Isle of Man TT record breaker Michael Dunlop poised for Mid Antrim 150 comeback after 17-year absence
The Mid Antrim 150 Club has confirmed Michael Dunlop will return to the Clough course next weekend after a long absence.
The 36-time Isle of Man TT winner has not raced at the event since 2009.
He withdrew from the event in 2010 in a dispute over entry fees and was supported by his late brother William, who also pulled out.
Dunlop has been a regular at the Irish national road races this year, competing at the Cookstown 100, Tandragee 100, Skerries 100 and Walderstown along with the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT.
His home race at Armoy is taking place this weekend, although there has been no official word on Dunlop from the organising club.
He last raced at Armoy in 2023 and has won the blue riband ‘Race of Legends’ a record 10 times, but the 37-year-old has skipped the Co Antrim race following a spat and claimed in 2024 that he “wouldn’t be back” as the club had “supposedly no budget now…everybody else has taken it up”.
He added at the time: “It’s a bit of a disappointment, we’ve spent a lot of time putting the effort into the club and that’s how they repay me, so I’ll not be back.”
The Mid Antrim Club announced Dunlop’s participation on Thursday.
The event takes place from July 31 to August 1 and is being held for the first time since 2022.