After missing the Skerries, Walderstown and the Southern 100 meetings due to his shoulder injury received in his fall at Bush, Davy was back in the saddle for the popular Kells Road Races. Still a bit sore it was a case of getting out in practice and see how the shoulder felt on the bike.

It was with apprehension that Davy headed out to practice holding area on the Autotech Rider & Driver Training 600cc Honda, as he did not really know how the shoulder would feel or hold up on the big jumps at Kells. The amount of pressure put on your shoulders is considerable so it was always going to be difficult and that is how it turned out. Davy did not qualify for either the 1010cc or 600cc Championship races so would be going in the non-qualifiers races. The 250cc practice was slightly better and at least he would be going in the championship race.

Race day came and it was dry as Davy headed out for his first race on the Autotech Rider & Driver Training 600cc Honda. It ended in a solid second place after a race long scrap with Adrian McFarland, which Davy found tough on his shoulder and dropped back on the closing laps, but still managed to keep Andrew Courtney and Andrew Neill behind him. On his own 250cc Machine he had an uneventful steady ride to a lonely eighth place. By the time the Open 1010cc Race came around Davy was sore and after the sighting lap decided to call it a day. Not his best day, but at least the road to full recovery was started.

Afterwards a stiff Davy commented, “It was hard sitting out Skerries and the Southern as I enjoy both, so it was just good to get back out there. I am no where near fit enough, I was just not able to move the bikes around as I need to be competitive. The results were not important, it was just a matter of getting some miles on the bike”.

pic : Hammy McClements - www.hammysracingphotos.com

pic : Hammy McClements - www.hammysracingphotos.com