Michael Dunlop takes Supertwin glory to increase his Isle of Man TT tally to 31
It's Dunlop's second win of this year's TT. The Northern Irishman produced a blistering pace to win the two-lap battle.
Earlier in the day, Bradford's Dean Harrison won his first Isle of Man TT race since 2019 with victory in the Superstock TT.
The Honda rider overhauled Superbike TT winner Davey Todd to win by 11.656 seconds in the delayed two lap race. Dunlop finished in third.
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