Dunlop was a double winner on the Cookstown 100 12 months in the past, profitable the Supersport and have races.
“It was a little bit of a late, final minute factor,” Dunlop instructed BBC Sport NI of his resolution to compete this 12 months.
“We’re so busy and we weren’t going to return because the 600 [Supersport bike] is stripped to bits to prepare for the North West 200 as it’s simply across the nook.
“I introduced my Superstock. I prefer it and I like driving Cookstown. It has all the time been good to experience round right here and it’s a good factor to get out and get a little bit of racing achieved. The climate is beautiful and that’s half the battle.
“The most important factor with the Stocker is that we have not had a lot time on it so it provides it an opportunity to get an outing.”
Dunlop is having fun with a uncommon outing on a Moto3 bike.
“We had kind of achieved a gentleman’s settlement, me and John Burrows, about driving his Moto3 months in the past and I stated if I used to be in a position to come, I’d come after which I forgot clear about it.
“So, he referred to as me once more on Thursday and I used to be like ‘aw, I forgot all about all about that!”.
Dunlop added {that a} diploma of warning needed to be exercised together with his two greatest occasions of the season simply across the nook.
“On the finish of the day, it’s about staying out of hassle somewhat bit with the NW 200 simply across the nook and the TT simply across the nook from that as properly so we’re at a stage that you need to simply watch your self.”
Jordan was happy to be competing on the assembly for the primary time since 2022.
“I’ve had a very good pre-season constructing as much as it and I really feel like I’ve stepped it up once more from what we did final 12 months, and we had a superb 12 months final 12 months, so hopefully the momentum stays with me and we hold shifting ahead,” he stated.
