Conor Cummins
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Cummins emphasising a point when being interviewed by a film crew in Isle of Man TT Paddock 2012
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| Nationality | Manx | ||||||||||||||
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27 May 1986 Douglas, Isle of Man |
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| Current team | Honda Racing / Jackson Racing | ||||||||||||||
| Bike number | 10 | ||||||||||||||
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Conor Cummins (born 27 May 1986, Douglas, Isle of Man) is a Manx motorcycle road racer who rides extensively in British racing events, competing in the British Superstock Championship, as well as in specialist closed-road events at his home Isle of Man TT races and in Northern Ireland. He currently competes aboard a Honda CBR1000RR and a Honda CBR600RR. He was born during TT week in 1986, and became a professional rider in 2006. His father William 'Billy' Cummins contested the TT and Manx Grand Prix events and is still road racing.
Cummins began his career riding in the British Championship and the Virgin Mobile Yamaha R6 Cup. However, the lack of opportunities in these competitions led him to decide to make the switch to road racing. 'The more I raced I realised it was time to switch over to pure roads and it's a decision I've not regretted once', he commented.
Cummins picked up awards as the Fastest Newcomer at the North West 200, the Southern 100 and the Isle of Man TT. Cummins also won the Newcomers Race at the Ulster Grand Prix.
In 2007, Cummins became both Irish Superbike Road Race Champion and Irish Superstock Road Race Champion in a season that saw him record 13 Irish National Road Race wins. He finished second in two races at the Ulster Grand Prix as well as scoring a podium finish in the British Superbike Cup riding as a wildcard at Donington. At the Isle of Man TT, he produced a series of performances to record four Top-8 finishes including two 5th places. During the Superstock Race Cummins claimed the record for the fastest local Isle of Man competitor after lapping at 18 minutes and 10.78 seconds from a standing start on lap 1, and would claim the Duke Road Race Rankings Champion.
For 2008, Cummins rode for Team VanFit Yamaha in the British Superstock Championship, starting with a third place at Oulton Park. He also rode at the North West 200 but mechanical problems destroyed any hopes of a podium finish. He then rode in the Isle of Man TT and claimed a 5th place in the Superstock on Monday 2 June before recording a 7th place in the Supersport Junior TT on Wednesday 4 June. It was a good result for Conor in another week plagued by mechanical problems where he was forced to retire in the Senior and Supersport Race 1. On 20 August, it was announced that he had parted company with the Vanfit team and would miss the final four rounds of the British Superstock Championship.
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