Wiliam Dunlop killed in practice crash.....

**hoe** · 09-07-18, 12:28 AM

Northern Ireland motorcycle racer William Dunlop has been killed in an incident at the Skerries 100 road races in County Dublin on Saturday.
Dunlop, 32, was taking part in practice for the event when the crash happened.
The Ballymoney man was a member of the renowned Dunlop family and was a winner at the North West 200 and Ulster GP.
William's father Robert died as a result of an accident at the North West 200 in 2008, while his uncle Joey was killed in a crash in Estonia in 2000.

Never saw william race, but watched Joey race in the TT and had a few beers in the family pub in Ballymoney with Joeys wife and daughter julie.....

**ol' boy** · 09-07-18, 06:33 AM

Poor Wife and Grandmother

**enf** · 09-07-18, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by oceanboy

Poor Wife and Grandmother

Sad, but these are stoic people who would be prepared for this, however devastated. It's part of the deal with any autoracing, let alone road racers....jeeez, they're mad.

Get a copy of ROAD....

**ol' boy** · 09-07-18, 11:23 AM

Yeah "Road" was what I was referencing to when I mentioned his grandmother.
She appears at the end, been to far too many funeral's of her grandkids

**admin** · 09-07-18, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by hoe

The Ballymoney man was a member of the renowned Dunlop family and was a winner at the North West 200 and Ulster GP.
William's father Robert died as a result of an accident at the North West 200 in 2008, while his uncle Joey was killed in a crash in Estonia in 2000

If they are all associated with Dunlop tyres, I am putting Michelan's on my car.

**gordon_s1942** · 09-07-18, 04:13 PM

Over the years we have seen a reduction in injuries and deaths in all forms of racing due to better conditions, equipment and training but there's always that element of risk to those participating.

**alpha0ne** · 09-07-18, 04:55 PM

Sad news, on opening the thread I instantly thought of the Isle of Man TT but that was last month, INSANE race

Now only Michael left

**enf** · 09-07-18, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by gordon_s1942

Over the years we have seen a reduction in injuries and deaths in all forms of racing due to better conditions, equipment and training but there's always that element of risk to those participating.

Very little if anything has been done about motorcycle road racing, especially in it's traditional areas like Ireland...it is what it is. Insane.

Concrete walls, light poles, kerbs, buildings....it's all there to hit at high speed. The riders call it 'the furniture'.

**lsemmens** · 10-07-18, 03:38 PM

IMO that is what true racing is all about. Real world vehicles in real world conditions. Sure, racing on a track in a purpose built vehicle might be safer, and maybe even fun, but..... I gave up on watching Bathurst from go-to-woah when they went to Group A last century. The riders/drivers all know the risks going into these races, and, sadly, some do lose their lives, or worse, but they also have the choice to mitigate some of those risks at the potential risk of losing the race.