Michael Dunlop needs to settle the rating after lacking out on a sure win on the Isle of Man TT on account of a visor drawback.
Final 12 months, Dunlop was on target to win the Superbike TT when his visor got here free at Bray Hill.
He misplaced the lead and, regardless of a personal-best lap of the Mountain Course at 135.970mph, he completed fourth.
Dunlop would nonetheless beat his uncle Joey’s document for essentially the most TT wins final 12 months.
“The 12 months was robust with harm in the beginning of the 12 months and clearly the grim Superbike race on the TT which hampered our success,” Dunlop was quoted by the Belfast E-newsletter.
“However breaking the document is a objective that me and the staff had been making an attempt to attain for years.
“I used to be the quickest I’d ever been however not in the very best situation I’ve ever been in with the hand harm I had going to the TT.
“With the Superbike race I used to be dissatisfied for the staff; it was one thing out of our management.
“The visor wasn’t modified correctly and sadly we misplaced the Superbike race.
“That provides us the motivation to return and we should always have been profitable the Senior as properly.
“I believe we had unbelievable tempo and that provides you a little bit of a push to return once more and show that we’re in a position to win Superbike races.”
Dunlop overtook his uncle Joey’s 26 race wins, a document which had stood since 2000.
Now with 29 wins beneath his belt, Dunlop will head again to the TT this 12 months longing for extra.