Carl Cox celebrates his 60th with Michael Dunlop at the Isle of Man TT!

Carl Cox is flying back from Australia for his 60th birthday to watch his Carl Cox Motorsport riders battle the infamous Isle of Man TT course, including his ‘main man’, road racing royalty Michael Dunlop.

The long-time motorsport enthusiast has, like all road-racing riders and fans, been pining for a return to the ‘Island’ after a two-year COVID-enforced break. In particular, Carl is looking forward to seeing Michael Dunlop campaigning his MD Racing machines, in their striking Carl Cox Motorsport livery.

Carl, who is celebrating his 60th birthday this summer, hasn’t slowed up after his weekly lock-down set ‘Cabin Fever’ was awarded a DJ Mag ‘Best of British’ award, with the recent announcement of a new Ibiza residency at DC-10. His own motorsport exploits haven’t slowed up either, as he blasts his fire-breathing Pro Mod Mustang down the drag strip, breaking the timing beam at an incredible 5.9 seconds for a standing quarter mile with a terminal velocity of 251mph.

Nineteen-time TT winner Dunlop has been supported by the renowned DJ since the start of the 2017 season, which helps him run his own crew and immaculately prepared Yamaha YZF-R6 Supersport and Honda Fireblade Superstock machines. He will also run a Suzuki GSX-R1000RR Superbike with Hawk Racing and a Kawasaki-powered Paton in the Supertwin class, to make it four different manufacturers!

Carl and Michael often enjoy a drink together after a successful event and the often-misunderstood Northern Irishman travelled out to Ibiza to join Carl on stage in front of a massive crowd.

Carl loves the Island so much he’s bought a Manx property and also supports the long-established Padgett’s Racing squad with TT 2022 riders; Manxman Conor Cummins and talented young prospect Davey Todd, plus the Sidecar team of Dave Molyneux (17-time winner) and Daryl Gibson on their KTM-powered outfit.

Other beneficiaries of the Carl Cox Motorsport programme include fast Kiwi Damon Rees who races in the Supersport division of the British Superbike series, Tom Bramich in Australian Superbikes and Michael Clemente in the TCR Australian Touring car series. Over in New Zealand, the Carl Cox Motorsport Cup develops young riders and Carl also supports a pair of NZ sidecar teams (Tracey Bryan-Jo Mickleson and Barry Smith-Stu Dawe).

Carl Cox commented, “I could not be more excited for TT2022, I can’t believe it’s not run since 2019, so the level of expectation is massive! I love supporting Michael and it was so good to see him immediately on the pace at the North West 200 road race recently, whilst young Davey Todd has also been on mega form. We have a busy residency and touring schedule but there was no way I was going to miss this. I’ve been to F1 and MotoGP around the world but honestly there’s nothing like sitting in someone’s front garden with a beer, watching the lads come through at 190mph, every single one of them is a hero in my eyes!”

The 2022 edition of the Isle of Man TT starts on 29th May with the main race week running 4-10th June.

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