The famous Norton RCW588 raced by Ulster road racing legend Robert Dunlop will take top billing in a special parade lap at the Armoy road races next month.

Dunlop – tragically killed at the North West 200 in 2008 – famously won both Superbike races at the international road race in 1990, when he was timed through the speed trap at a then unheard of 190mph on the blisteringly-fast British machine.

Accompanying the bike will be owners Keith and Paul Richardson, and Dave Evans, the original mechanic for the factory Norton team from 1987 until 1992.


Evans said: “I’m really looking forward to coming to the Armoy road races. Northern Ireland is a very special place in the world of road racing. I’ve great memories of the place.”

Bill Kennedy, Clerk of the Course, added: “The British Norton is an exceptional bike and when Robert Dunlop joined the JPS Norton team he achieved some great wins. It will be just fantastic to see the Norton at Armoy.”

The Armoy road races take place on July 27-28.

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