Michael Dunlop feels having his plans confirmed will stand him in good stead for this year's Isle of Man TT Races.
The 21-time race winner has teamed up again with Hawk Racing and will ride the team’s new Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade in the six-lap Superbike and Senior TT Races.
The Hawk-Dunlop partnership began in 2014 when they took a resounding Superbike-Senior double with BMW, giving the manufacturer their first Senior Race victory in 75 years.