Victory on Sunday in the Superbike class wa🐼s his 23rd career race win at the TT, equalling John McGuinness’ tally, and putting him j🀅ust three behind his uncle Joey Dunlop who holds the all-time record.

Pivotally for Dunlop, this was a first Superbikes ♚win in five yea🉐rs.

"People thought I couldn't win on the big bikes any more," 🐓Dunlop told .

"I might not seem it or look like i💝t, but I'm delighted to prove I can still win on the 𝔉big bike.

"People doubted me and my big b💯ike ability but Steve and Stuart [Hicken, OF Hawk Racing team] believed in me.

"They told me to get the best out of the bike and assured me𒈔 that I've still got it.

"No matter what happens now, I've won a big bike race ﷺagain.

"I have to say thanks to the Hickens for putting a great package under me. It was tough, it never 🐓gets any easier, but the bike felt good and I felt good. I'm happy.

"ꦛI built up a lead, managed it and rolled it off heavily on the last lap, then I saw the gap coming down and some waved yellow💞 flags came out.

"I was so nervous about trying to keep it going."

Dunlop finished 💃8.2s ahead of Peter ♈Hickman on Sunday.

A day earlier he won the Supersport race, and last week he broke the unofficial lap record dur🙈ing qual꧑ifying.

He has six further opportunities at🌳 this year’s even🍬t to chase his uncle Joey’s total of 26 TT wins.

Dunlop said: "I'm not worried about the record, to be level with John McGu🐽inness is fantastic though. 

"John is a great ambassador for mo♔torcycling in general.

"I'll just continue to ride hard and enjoy it."

McGuinness, who finished sixth in the Superbike race🌊 then embraced Dunlop for matching his tally afterwards, said: "It's an amazing achie꧋vement by Michael. 

“I spent a lot of time with hi⭕m in 2013 when we were team-mates an♚d he deserves all the plaudits that come his way.”