It was Bush next and thanks to the generosity of a few people Davy was able to make his way down the M1 and set up for County Tyrone event. The weather on Friday was awful with heavy rain and high winds resulting in all practice being controlled for five laps and conditions for it was a bit dodgy with mud from the fields being washed on to the circuit in places. Davy went out on the CMS Kawasaki and when he returned the team had to take a hose to it as it was filthy. So it was a case of batten down the hatches (and awning) and hope for better on race day.

The paddock awakened to wet roads, but as the morning progressed the circuit began to dry, it was not dry enough as the opening Supertwin Race started so Davy decided to sit it out on the CMS ER6 Kawasaki. The Supersport was to be Davy’s next race and as the road continued to dry he was ready to go, but as the tyre warmers were being removed from the CSC R6 Yamaha the rain came on and that scuppered that plan. That is the way it continued all day, drying up, then raining, sometimes light, sometimes heavy so there was no way Davy was going to risk going out on the Strangford Holiday Park GSXR1000 Suzuki, in fact a number of riders chose not to ride their 1000cc machines.

It looked like there was going to be no racing for Davy at all, until later in the day when an unexpected prolonged spell without rain allowed the track to dry sufficiently that he would try a run on the D&GW/DM#71RRSC 250cc Honda albeit on intermediate tyres. After two warm laps he started well and took the lead at the start of the second lap and continued to lead until the rain came with a lap and half to go forcing Davy to slow up and allow Seamus Elliott to go past on the final lap to take the win with Davy second.

Davy speaking afterwards: “It been a long and frustrating weekend, and I apologise to all my sponsors, team members and supporters that I did not get out on track more. I so much wanted to ride after missing last week, but I just do not trust the surface here as it can be very greasy when it is wet at all. Since coming off here a few years ago in similar conditions to today and badly hurting my shoulder I am very wary of the place and did not want to have another repair bill and hurt body in 2012. I sat out the opening Supertwin Race as the track dried and it looked dry enough to have a go in the Supersport Race, but just as we left the awning the rain came on to put an end to that. I did get out in the 250 Race and was confident I could have won it had the rain not come down with just over a lap to go. Thanks to those who helped cover the costs of this weekend and to Paul Cranston for letting us set-up in his yard. It’s a case now of looking forward to Skerries and hopefully some decent weather, to try and lift everyone’s spirit.”