Parade lap honours life of TT legend Joey Dunlop

Hundreds of Joey Dunlop fans have joined a parade lap of the Isle of Man TT course to celebrate the life and career of the motorcycling legend on the 25th anniversary of his death.

Dubbed the King of the Mountain for his success on the island, which saw him take the top spot on the podium 26 times, Dunlop was killed on 2 July 2000 aged 48 while racing in Estonia.

Organised by the Joey Dunlop Foundation, the memorial lap saw fans, riders and set off from the Grandstand in Douglas at 19:00 BST.

Hailing from Ballymoney, Dunlop held the title of most the successful rider in history for 24 years until his nephew Michael Dunlop broke that record last year.

As well as his success on the island's 37.7-mile (61km) Mountain Course, Dunlop also won five Formula One World Championships, 24 Ulster Grands Prix victories and 13 North West 200 successes.

Away from motorcycling he was honoured with an MBE in 1986 and an OBE in 1996 for his humanitarian work with children in Eastern Europe.

A similar parade, which featured some of Joey Dunlop's original bikes, took place during the in early May in Ballymoney.

Set up in his memory, the Joey Dunlop Foundation, which provides specialist accommodation to open up the Isle of Man to visitors with a disability, said the event was a "fitting tribute" to the rider "dominated the TT course with such mastery during his racing career".

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