At the 2024 meeting, Michael won his 27th race around the Mountain Circuit, setting a new record for victories. It beats the record set by his well-known uncle Joey Dunlop.

Michael achieved Supersport and Supertwin victories later in the race week, breaking his personal record and increasing his overall TT race wins to 29.

Dunlop likened the competition to the Olympics of road racing.


“Motorcycling is a very different sport to football or the Olympics, but, for me, the TT is probably like winning an Olympic gold medal,” he said.

“That’s the highest point of my career. The highest point in any road racer’s mind is to win TTs. For me, it’s the be-all and end-all.

“With the TT, the biggest thing was to break the all-time record, which I did this year.

“Now we have to pick another goal.

“I don’t race for any other reason — ego, finances — it’s purely because I enjoy winning. For me, the goal is now to win more TTs and put that record further away from people that are coming up.

“There is no doubt it will be broken — that’s what records are there for — but I want to keep pushing it to the next level.”