Davy Morgan came away with six top ten finishes out of seven starts on his first visit to the Southern 100 Road Races on the Billown Circuit in the Isle of Man, which was enough for him to claim the title of Best Newcomer.

With his main sponsors Touchwood Consulting and Investasure Financial Services based on the small Island in the middle of the Irish Sea the County Down Lorry Driver was determined to repay their faith in him with a good showing, which he most definitely did.

It was a big decision for Davy to go to the Billown Circuit as he felt the circuit with so many walled lined sections, was a bit too dangerous for a mass start scenario. Davy eventually decided to give it a go and found that as he learned his way around that he enjoyed the circuit with its many fast flowing bends.

His first race was on Tuesday evening on the Touchwood Consulting Kawasaki in the Senior Solo Founders Race and a very satisfying eighth was the result and the first newcomer home, this was followed up by a sixth place in the Junior Solo Founders on the Ballygowan RRSC Honda and again the best newcomer. Wednesday night and two more races, it was ninth place this time on the ZX10 in the Senior Race, where he also set his fastest lap of the week in 2:25.033 and then another sixth place on the 250 Honda in both cases the first newcomer to cross the finish line.

Thursday and the finale to the weeks racing and it brought more success for the team with ninth place in the 50th Anniversary 600cc Race on the Investasure Yamaha, followed up with the third sixth place finish of the week on the Ballygowan SC 250cc Honda, once again the first newcomer home in both classes. The only disappointment of the week came in the Feature Solo Championship Race when he was holding a solid tenth place before a mistake dropped him to fifteenth and the only finish outside the top ten for the week.

Speaking after his debut Davy said, “I am glad I made the decision to go, it was a fantastic week in a whole lot of ways. The Southern Club were brilliant in their organisation of the meeting and they treated me and every other rider very well, which some other clubs could learn from. I enjoyed the circuit once I got to know my way around although it is a lot quicker than I had anticipated and with a quicker 250 I think I could have got higher finishes. To get some good results with the Touchwood Consulting Kawasaki was very pleasing as it proves we are going in the right direction and are getting more competitive every time we take it out. The Best Newcomer Award with seven finishes from seven starts was a welcome bonus for both my sponsors and myself. All being well I will definitely be back.”