Things went from bad to worse for Davy Morgan at the Southern 100 on Thursday. The team went to the Isle of Man hoping to continue the run of good form that has saw Davy right on the pace and running right at the front at Irish National Road Races, but luck completely deserted them on the Isle of Man as Davy had just one finish and that was with a broken machine.

Hoping for better luck on the final day of the meeting after a disappointing couple of days it started badly when an incorrect tyre choice of full wets on a rapidly drying circuit on the CSC Branson R6 Yamaha circuit resulted in retirement on the opening lap.

The DM#71RCSC 250cc Honda was going well early on with Davy holding a comfortable third place in the race until Castletown Corner on the last lap, when the bike siezed and robbed him of a podium as he toured across the line to finish in fifth place.

pic : John Turton

Davy's final outing was on the Strangford Holiday Park Suzuki and again things were going well early on as he made a blistering start and had got himself in to fourth place behind Farquhar, M.Dunlop and Donald. Just before the red flags came out Davy toured past the start and finish on lap five thumping the tank as the big lady had let him down for the first time in 2010 and another Southern 100 DNF.

A depressed Davy speaking afterwards, "What a terrible end to an awful week, nothing has gone for us this week and with us only getting home at lunchtime tomorrow Kells is looking extremely doubtful for us at the moment. We only have one working bike as the 250 needs a rebuild due to the seizure and the gearbox is gone in the Suzuki as i had lost fifth and sixth gears before i retired."