A crash for Michael Dunlop in the Thursday practi🐻ce session for the Superstock class at the North West 200 could “hindꦇer” him in the opening races of the week.

Dunlop high-sided in Thursday morning’s Superstock session at the Northern Irish 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:road race, the only practice to be run for the class this week after the disruptions on Wednesday, including a cra❀sh in the Supersport session involving Gary McCoy and Craig Neve.

The Ballymoney rider was fifth-fastest in the Superstock session, and was able to go back out in the later Superbike💦 practice the closed theꦫ afternoon’s action, finishing fifth-fastest there as well.

“He [Dunlop] went down in the Superstock session, obviously not part of the plan today,” said Hawk Racing’s Steve Hicken, sp൩eaking to BBC Sport NI’s Thursday qualifying broadcast during the Superbike session.

“He’s pretty sore; he’s obviously one tough cookie but it will probably hinder him a lit♔tle bit more tonight – it’s relentless now, the practice sessions into the racing 𓄧tonight.

“Hopefully he can complete all the races this evening but I don’t know if we might have to drop one going fಞorward. He’s going to have to grit his teeth in this Superbike session now.”

Hicken said th🍃at Dunlop high-sided exiting Magherabuoy🐷 Chicane, but said that his Superstock bike is ready to go again.

“The bike’s good to go again,” he said.

“W✤e’ve been very fortunate. Michael’s been very fortunate as well, obviously crashing at a road race is definitely not what you🥂 want to be doing.

“We know what he’s like, he’ll grit the teeth.”