I think William Dunlop stands a good chance of a win on the 600, he was absolutely flying at the NW200, and was around 1.5mph faster than Cam Donald in last nights first practice. As long as Michael doesn’t blow his bikes up, he’ll be there or there abouts.
I would love to see Gary Johnson win on the big bike, he stands a good chance this year too as he’s on Padgetts for the superbike. He’s a really nice bloke too, and hilarious when drunk!
Guy say’s that he’s changed his approach this year, we’ll see how he gets on come Saturday, he certainly has the talent to take a win if he can keep himself on it for the full 6 laps. But having seen his performance at the NW, I think he might still be fuelling himself on pure aggression!
Skiprat, I know exactly what you mean about McGuiness, he’s one of those riders who you never really picture going into retirement.