Next-up for Davy Morgan Racing was one of his favourite races, the popular Skerries 100 Road Race just north of Dublin. With his recent good run of form Davy and the team travelled south in good spirits and hoping for some more good results. There would be five races over the weekend as in addition to the Strangford Holiday Park GSXR1000cc Suzuki, CSC Branson 600cc Yamaha and Davy Morgan #71 Road Race Supporters Club 250cc Honda he would be making his classic racing debut on Irelands roads on the CSC Branson 500cc Drixton Honda.

Practice
It was a long day on Friday with alot of practice to get through and delays to allow for rain showers to dry up. Davys first session was on the Davy Morgan #71 Road Racing Supporters Club 250cc Honda and eventually ended up third and on the front row of the grid behind Michael Dunlop and Barry Davidson, a good start to the day. Next up was the the 500/1000cc Classic and Davy was unsure of what to expect having never ridden the bike before in Ireland. He managed to put the CSC Branson Honda on the front row in third place and the second 500cc machine.

There was then a long wait until the Open Session and Davy got the Strangford Holiday Park Suzuki out in the second group and managed to post the third best time in the group and the eighth best time overall to make sure he got away in the A Group come Race Day. His final practice was also the last of the night on the CSC Bramnson R6 Yamaha and with two full sessions there was a lot of bikes on track and Davy had to settle for the eleventh best time overall and a front row start from the B Group.

Speaking later in the evening Davy said, "I suppose its okay, i am happy with the 250 surprised with the Classic, satisfied with the Open, but i would have really liked to get away with the A Group on the 600 as well, but there is a real quality entry here this weekend. I will just give it my best shot tomorrow."

Race Day
The Day started for Davy Morgan Racing with the Irish Championship Open Race and Davy headed out on the Strangford Holiday Park Suzuki hopeful of a good result to keep him up near the top of the Championship. He made an excellent start, but braked too soon for Dublin corner and the others in the group came past again. He fell in to the back of the group and set off after them, but then on lap three at one of the road ends the back wheel came up on a bump under braking and Davy was forced up the slip road. By the time he got turned the B & C Groups were by so he decided to retire.

In the 250cc Junior Race he made another good start and found himself third in to the first corner, but it was short lived as the red flags came out before the first lap was completed. From the restart he had to take it easy as the clutch on the DM#71RRSC Honda was starting to go and this time he was fifth in to the first corner. By the end of the opening lap he was up to third and the next time around he was second. Over the next few laps he worked hard and pulled clear of Barry Davidson on the road, but could not catch Michael Dunlop and had to settle for runner-up spot despite a charge from William Dunlop in the closing stages.

It was Davy's Irish Classic debut on the CSC Branson 500cc Honda next and he made another good start and by lap was in a clear second place and the first 500cc machine, but a carburettor came loose and he was forced to retire at the hairpin on the second lap.

The Supersport Race was next on the programme and Davy made a solid start and found himself third in his group early on, but by half distance he was leading the group and quickly pulled away to chase down the riders in front. He managed to take out some of the time and close to within two seconds of them, but had to settle for 8th Place at the flag.

The Grand Final was his last outing of the day and he was up to sixth place on lap two when the red flags came out and the meeting was abandoned.

pic : Joe Connolly

pic : Joe Connolly

Speaking at the end of the day a subdued Davy commented, "Racing once again takes a back seat today as all our thoughts are with the family and friends of Myles Byrne. I only really knew Myles to say hello too, but one of my team members knew him quite well and said he was a really nice lad who knew his limits and just loved racing motorbikes. Everyone at Davy Morgan Racing would like to extend their sympathies and condolonces to his partner, children, family circle and friends at this difficult time."

"On the racing front it was a mixed weekend, qualifying went okay, but race day was a bit of a mixed bag. A couple of early mistakes in the Open Race saw we well down the order so i decided to retire and the mechanical fault on the classic were the down side. The second place on the 250cc Honda and eighth on the CSC Branson 600 Yamaha in an ultra-competitive class being the positives. I was up to sixth in the Grand Final when it was stopped, but that did not matter when the details of the stoppage filtered through and the organisers made the right decision to halt proceedings."