Dunlop 'may quit over four-stroke rule'

BALLYMONEY'S William Dunlop has said that 125GP racing in Ireland is on the way out after he was beaten to a class win by Ryan Farquhar on a four-stroke 450cc bike at Cookstown.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Apr 2010, 14:59 BST

And he has vowed not to race again if the formula continues.

The 25-year-old reckons that allowing 450cc bikes to run with the little singles 'makes a nonsense of the class' and added that he believes 125GP racing is on its way out in Irish Road Racing.

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"The first race for me was the 125 GP class which saw myself and Ryan Farquhar dominate this class, with the two of us crossing the finish line some 30 seconds in front of the rest of the field, " said Dunlop.

"It was a hard race which saw me push the lap record up to 79.785mph, but not even that could stop Ryan on his 450 machine as he took the win by just over a second from me and Nigel Moore.

"I am not pleased at this rule of letting the 450cc machines race with the 125s. It makes a nonsense of the class, and I doubt if I will line up in a 125 class again if 450 machines are racing in it."

By Ann Louden

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