Ballymoney rider William Dunlop will spend the next couple of nights in a race against time in preparation for this weekend's Cookstown 100, after the PJ Flynn/Ballygowan RRSC backed rider suffered more misery at the Ian Watson Spring Cup races in Scarborough last weekend, after clutch failure coupled with a spill in the 250cc race, left young Dunlop wondering what on earth he has done to deserve this run of bad luck.

After suffering a hefty crash on Easter Monday in the 250cc race, Dunlop again bit the tarmac on the same machine,and again walked away unscathed from his encounter with the Oliver's Mount circuit, albeit with a repair bill now mounting on the PJ Flynn/Ballygowan RRSC Honda.

Then to add more woe, the Clutch on his PJ Flynn/Ballygown RRSC Honda gave up the ghost, with William now garage bound in preparation for Friday afternoon practise on the Cookstown 100 Orritor circuit.
 
"It's getting a bit beyond a joke now to be honest. The 125 and 250 Hondas are working really well, but its me who's not. After the Kirkistown crash, I hurt my shoulder and would normally have pulled the plug from going to Scarborough, but I had given the organisers my assurance that I would go, and I wanted to keep that promise," said Dunlop.

"In the first 250cc race, I was way down the field in about seventh place and I knew that I was not for catching the leaders, so I decided to try and put in a quick lap.  As I went into the wee left-right flick at the top of the hill section, I hit a bump going into the left-hand corner and away I went.  There was little damage to the bike, but a paint job wouldn't go a miss.  

"The 125 was working well in morning practise, and then the clutch went on her, so I have brought all back to the garage for a speedy repair job before the Cookstown 100. Hopefully, this is the last of my woes this year, and I can start to get the results that I know are there."