Gary Dunlop unveils retro livery to mark 20 years since Joey's famous RC45 victory at 1999 Ulster Grand Prix
![Gary Dunlop unveiled the Joey's Bar Honda which will sport a retro livery in 2019 marking 20 years since Joey's famous 1999 Superbike victory at the Ulster Grand Prix on the RC45 Honda.](https://www.northernirelandworld.com/webimg/legacy_oak_112003983.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![Gary Dunlop unveiled the Joey's Bar Honda which will sport a retro livery in 2019 marking 20 years since Joey's famous 1999 Superbike victory at the Ulster Grand Prix on the RC45 Honda.](/img/placeholder.png)
The legendary Ballymoney racer pulled out all the stops to win the second Superbike race on his ageing Honda RC45, seeing off the challenge of V&M Yamaha hot-shot David Jefferies after an epic duel around the 7.4-mile Dundrod course.
Jefferies had won the opening Superbike race on his Ulster GP debut and set a new lap record of 126.85mph in race two, but it was Dunlop who rolled back the years to secure victory on a famous day at the ‘Grand Prix’.
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Hide AdToday, Joey remains the most successful rider ever at the Ulster Grand Prix with 24 victories to his name.
![Joey Dunlop famously won the 1999 Superbike race at the Ulster Grand Prix on his ageing RC45 Honda against V&M Yamaha riders David Jefferies and Iain Duffus.](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/legacy_oak_111844827.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![Joey Dunlop famously won the 1999 Superbike race at the Ulster Grand Prix on his ageing RC45 Honda against V&M Yamaha riders David Jefferies and Iain Duffus.](/img/placeholder.png)
Sadly, the 1999 event was marred by the death of popular Coleraine man Owen McNally, who was killed after a crash in the final race of the day while leading the 250cc race.
The new-look Joey’s Bar Honda and the TT legend’s Ulster Grand Prix-winning RC45 are on display at the Blackhorse Northern Ireland Motorcycle Festival at the Eikon Exhibition Centre in Lisburn this weekend.