(16-06-2015, 08:33 PM)badlyoverdrawnboy Wrote: Don't get me wrong its all ifs and maybees but its just that lack of killer instinct,  all very sporting but you know for sure that with a sniff of a champagne cork Hutchy, Gary J and particularly MD would have forced their way past without thinking about it.

I disagree, I forget when it was, though not that long ago, that Michael Dunlop stated he kept out of another riders race because they were ahead on time and he didn't want to spoil their race - he just tagged onto the back of them at a safe distance. No surprise really, despite his image Michael seems like the ultimate gent on the race track - odd considering his brash demeanor and sometimes fighting /aggressive talk.