With dry and warm conditions it was a perfect weekend for Davy Morgan at Armoy on his Supporters Club backed 250cc Honda as he claimed pole position, race win and record lap and this supported up by more solid performances on the Strangford Holiday Park/Leisure Services Suzuki and CSC Branson R6 Yamaha giving him four finishes from four starts at the popular County Antrim circuit.

With Davy suffering from a heavy cold and suffering a bit, the aim in practice was just to qualify for the A Group in all races and this was exactly what Davy did as he put the DM#71RRSC 250cc Honda on pole position, the CSC Branson R6 Yamaha in seventh and for both the Open Race and Race of Legends he was eighth on the Strangford Holiday Park/Leisure Services Suzuki and so a good night’s sleep was earned.

Race Day and first up for Davy was the Supersport 600cc Race and it was a good performance holding off the close attentions of Adrian Archibald throughout to bring the CSC Branson Yamaha home in seventh in the very competitive field. In the Open Race on the Strangford Holiday Park/Leisure Services GSXR1000 Suzuki Davy made another good start from the third row and found himself in a battle for fifth with Burrows, Archibald, Mercer and W.Dunlop, but as he pushed Davy out-braked himself in to Armoy village and by the time he had re-joined he had dropped to eleventh.

Despite his best efforts he could not improve on this at the finish as the pace was frantic in what was probably the most competitive race at National Level all year.

The 250cc Junior Race was next and it was a slow start and fifth in to the chicane, but by the end of the opening lap Davy led from William Dunlop. Next time around Dunlop led, and these two were well pulling well clear of the rest before Davy set a new lap record to retake the lead. Dunlop then hit problems and Davy nursed the little Honda home to claim the win with over 23 seconds to spare.

In his final race the “Race of Legends” it was another good start and at the end of the opening lap he was in seventh place. Despite feeling tired he continued to lap consistently quicker than he had done in 2010 and with the retirement of Ryan Farquhar he brought the Strangford Holiday Park/Leisure Services Suzuki home in an impressive sixth place.

Speaking afterwards an exhausted Davy commented, “That was a tough day, and I am shattered now. I did not expect it to go so well as I was feeling a bit under the weather so I am pleased to get the 250 win although it was a bit weird. I was having an enjoyable scrap with William (Dunlop) and then he was gone and I did not know where everyone was, but I will not complain. The CSC Branson R6 with the engine built on remains from the TT is just not quick enough so I was happy enough with my lap times and finish. The Strangford Holiday Park/Leisure Services Suzuki was going well and I lapped quicker than last year, although I was disappointed with myself in the Open Race as the mistake cost me what would have probably been, another top ten finish. I was not going to ride in the Race of Legends as I was beginning to suffer, but I dug deep and got another decent result. Its home now, shower, food and then bed.”