After giving Athea a miss to recover from his TT exertions and to get other things sorted after his split from DMRR, Davy Morgan made his way down the M1 for the inaugural Bush Road Races. Armed with his Ballygowan RRSC 250 Honda and the Autotech 600 Kawasaki owned by John McKeown Davy was looking forward to an enjoyable, hassle free weekend.

Everyone got three laps behind instructor’s as everyone was a newcomer before timed practice started, which was used to get a first ride on the Kawasaki. Davy’s first timed session was on the 250 Honda and after getting away half way down the field a combination of the bumps and tight twists and turns he was caught up in a lot of traffic and never really got a clear run and had to settle for the sixth fastest time. The Supersport was next and a fifth place qualifying time was about the best that could be expected first time out in anger on the Autotech Kawasaki.

The Open session was a bit of a disaster as clutch problems delayed Davy getting out on to the circuit, so he only got three laps done in a lot of traffic and the thirteenth fastest time a full six seconds slower that his Supersport time, which would have put him fifth on Superbike Grid.

Saturday morning and there was some rain about, which was going to make the circuit very difficult to ride, fortunately it dried up before race time and Davy set about what he does best.

The Cohannon Inn & Auto Lodge Senior Race was first up and after a slow start Davy began to work his way quickly through the field and from the B group got himself in to fifth place at the chequered flag on corrected time. The Two Stroke Supporters Club/Eurocoach 250 Race was the very next race on the programme and another slow start put paid to any chance of victory as Darran Lindsay had disappeared at the front before Davy got past Barry Davidson and then John Burrows to finish a creditable second and a lap time a massive thirteen seconds quicker than qualifying.

The Northland MCC Supersport Race and Davy had a race long duel with long time adversary Victor Gilmore for fourth place, it looked like fourth until the final corner when Davy got caught by slower runners and Victor got the run down the hill and nipped through to claim the spot and Davy had to settle for another fifth place and his fastest lap of the weekend of 2:24.350 at 82.494mph, which is a very respectable time on a standard 600 machine. The final race was the Donnelly Group Bush Open Race and it was a hat-trick of fifth places completed as Davy again came through from the B Group to finish in the upper reaches of the leader board, not a bad days work on a new bike.

Davy commented, “It was hard work out there, but I really enjoyed the day. I can not afford to give Darran (Lindsay) that kind of start in the 250 Class if I am to get anywhere near him and I would like to thank John McKeown for the opportunity to ride his Autotech Kawasaki, I hope he was pleased with my efforts. A good Superbike would be nice for Skerries next weekend though.”

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