North Monaghan Road Races was next on the calendar for Davy, and it was five years since he had raced here. Going equipped with the Investasure Racing Honda Fireblade and John McKeown's Autotech 600 Kawasaki, he was looking to further build on his confidence with a few decent results before he headed to Dundrod for the Ulster Grand Prix bike week. Once again for this race meeting Davy was without the Ballygowan & District Supporters Club 250 Honda after the major engine failure at the Southern 100.

Saturday practice saw Davy armed with a bright yellow newcomers bib getting himself reacquainted with the North Monaghan circuit. With rain showers and damps roads Davy got consistent laps in and whilst qualifying for Sundays races, he was also building up much needed confidence which he has been lacking in recent race meetings. Davy qualified in 13th and 14th on the Investasure Racing Fireblade and Autotech 600 Kawasaki respectively.

Race day came and went without any major things to report. It seen Davy compete on both the 1000 and 600 bikes, which he enjoyed and with some battles for position it set a good building block for the UGP which is next week. In the first Open on the Investasure Racing Fireblade race he finished 13th, following that in the Grand final on the same bike with a 9th. In the 600cc Race on the Autotech 600 Kawasaki he finished 11th.

Commenting on the weekend, Davy said; "That's another road race over, and even though I finished in the lower leader board I had fun; and that's what it is all about." He went onto say; "I enjoyed the weekend, I got into some good battles during racing and it was so much fun, and I think that has helped me start to build up the confidence, which I've been lacking. I'm looking forward to heading to Dundrod, and getting going - but I'm disappointed that the wee bike (250cc) will not be ready in time - but we'll give it the best shot in the Superbike and Supersport races”.

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