Mid Antrim 150: Dunlop tops qualifying speeds over Clough circuit
Michael Dunlop topped the qualifying speeds in the Open, Supersport and Supertwin classes at the Mid Antrim 150 road races over the Clough circuit on Friday.The Ballymoney rider is making his first appearance at the meeting, which is returning to the calendar this year, since 2009.The 36-time Isle of Man TT winner was best in the Open category on his MD Racing BMW with a speed of 106.236mph, one minute 59.722 seconds.Ryan Whitehall was second on 104.275mph, with Joe Loughlin third at 101.619, followed by Barry Furber, Neil Kernohan and Kevin Keyes.Dunlop was fastest of the Supersports on his Ducati V2 with 99.583mph, with Kernohan next with 96.522 and Keyes at 95.452.Dunlop's speed of 100.296mph aboard the machine normally ridden by Michael Sweeney proved enough to top the Supertwins, ahead of Furber (98.315), Kernohan (97.399) and Brolly (96.534).Barry Davidson recorded the quickest time of the Moto3 session, with Michael Dunlop next and Joe Loughlin best Lightweight Supersport.Whitehall was fastest of the Classic Superbikes.
