The Ballymoney man will return to the mountain course aboard the machine that saw him dominate the 2014 TT, with victories in the Superbike, Superstock and Senior TT races. Dunlop will ride a Buildbase-backed S 1000 RR in the Superbike and Senior classes and his own, MD Racing S 1000 RR in the Superstock class with support from the Buildbase team.

Steve Hicken, Team Manager:

“It’s all a bit last minute but we know the BMW S 1000 RR is a competitive bike on the mountain course and Michael is one of the fastest men at the TT. We will need all the time we can get on track, so hopefully the weather is good for the two remaining practice sessions before Saturday’s race.”