2006 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.
2007 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.
2008 in 2008 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.
2009–2011 – McAdoo Kawasaki and 2010 Senior TT Accident Cummins signed a deal with
Cookstown-based
McAdoo Kawasaki Racing for 2009's international road racing season. Cummins recorded his first Isle of Man TT podium on 10 June 2009, when he finished third in the second
Supersport Junior TT race, behind
Michael Dunlop and
Bruce Anstey. Two days later, he went one place better, finishing second in the
Senior TT, 19.54 seconds behind race winner
Steve Plater. Cummins also became the first ever Manxman to record an average lap speed of over 130 mph on his third lap of the Senior TT with a speed of 130.22 mph. Cummins also recorded Top-10 finishes in the first Supersport Junior TT race and the Superstock race. On 13 August, Cummins won the
Dundrod 150 Superbike race, part of the Ulster Grand Prix Bike week. After a race-long duel with
Guy Martin,
Ian Hutchinson and
Ryan Farquhar, a final lap of 133.284 mph on the McAdoo Kawasaki saw him take the win and shatter the lap record. He then took his first international road race victory when he won the feature Ulster Grand Prix Superbike race. 2010 had brought a mixed year for Conor with a great start to the TT on his Macadoo Kawasaki and a good NW200 but it all ended with a crash at the senior TT. He sustained a badly broken left arm, two bone fractures in his back, a dislocated knee and ligament damage, bruising to his lungs and a hairline fracture to his pelvis in the spill before being airlifted to
Nobles Hospital. The crash occurred on the second lap of the Senior race, which had been restarted, coincidentally, after a heavy crash involving Conor's good friend
Guy Martin, who escaped serious injury. In the restart, a lap of 131.123 mph saw Conor slot into third place just over two seconds off the race lead. By Ramsey on lap two, he was up to second and only three seconds adrift of race leader
Ian Hutchinson only for his crash to occur a few miles later on the high speed right hand bends at the
Verandah. It had been a mixed race week for Cummins prior to Senior race day with both highs and lows in his previous four races on the
McAdoo Racing Kawasakis. The low came in the opening Superbike race which he seemingly had in the bag. Two laps in excess of 131 mph, including a stunning opening lap of 131.511 mph (the second fastest of all time and just a fraction outside the outright lap record), helped him seize control and with a lead of over 20 seconds, everything was looking good for his debut TT win. However, the machine refused to fire after his second pit stop and he saw his lead reduced to just four seconds but he then reluctantly had to retire on the fifth lap at Laurel Bank with engine problems. The Superstock race saw Cummins have his best result of the week as he took his third TT podium with an excellent third place, a best lap of 129.309 mph helping him move up to third place on the second lap, a position he maintained until the chequered flag. In the two Supersport races, he took eighth in the first four-lapper and followed this up with a sixth in the second, 0.23 s behind John McGuinness, also recording his first 125 mph+ lap in the class. He continued his recover from injury throughout the 2011 season. He was a consistent finisher in the British Superstock Championship and recorded a 6th-place finish in the 2nd Supersport Isle of Man TT race.
2012 Cummins signed to ride for the factory
TAS Tyco Suzuki Team in 2012 along with team-mate
Guy Martin. He received an injured wrist during the
North West 200 Superbike race, and this meant that his campaign at the
2012 Isle of Man TT had to be reviewed. As he entered the
chicane at
Mather's Cross, he was struck by Gary Johnson and the resulting collision also included
Martin Jessop - who suffered a broken
collarbone. As a consequence of the injury sustained to his wrist, he was only able to practice periodically for the TT. On medical advice, he withdrew from the week's opening Superbike race, together with further races during the week, in the hope that he would be passed fit to compete in the
Senior TT which was scheduled for Friday 8 June. Due to adverse weather, the Senior race was postponed until Saturday 9 June, but again the effects of the previous day's rain meant that the Senior TT was eventually cancelled - the first time the race has been cancelled due to weather in its 105-year history. Therefore, Cummins did not compete in any of the races at the 2012 Isle of Man TT.
2013 - Milwaukee Yamaha Cummins finished third in the Lightweight TT Race, riding a KMR Kawasaki prepared by fellow racer
Ryan Farquhar.
2016 - Padgetts Honda In May 2016, Cummins announced his switch from long-term,
Preston-based sponsor
Jackson Racing to
Batley-based team
Padgett's Racing for the Supersport 600 and Superstock classes at the 2016 Isle of Man TT. The decision was taken at short notice and is reported to have followed a disappointing Supersport race at the earlier
North West 200. Padgetts Motorcycles sold Cummins his first ever race bike, a pre-owned Honda RS125. Conor joins rider
Bruce Anstey at Padgetts, a long-term family-owned motorcycle dealership and race sponsor. Cummins will continue to campaign the
Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP in the Superbike and Senior TT races with the
Honda Racing UK factory team. Cummins announced on social media that he would withdraw from the
2024 Isle of Man TT, and would part ways with Padgetts Honda. == Coffee business ==