It was the first trip South to the Skerries 100 Road Races after a week off and everyone had their fingers crossed for some decent weather. Well on Friday we did not get that wish as it rained all day, making the circuit treacherous and the paddock a quagmire. The organisers after a few hold ups did get five laps of controlled practice run for all riders although it is of little use as racing lines are completely diffrent, but it is the same for everyone.

Saturday and we woke to sunshine and by the time racing started the roads were pretty much dry. Davy was out first on the Strangford Holiday Park Suzuki, but it was short lived as the front guard bracket broke on the opening lap forcing Davy to retire. Things picked up in the 250cc Junior Race as a good start saw Davy lead early on, but then William (Dunlop) hit the front. Davy was able to hold on until the latter part of the race when the wee bike went off and he thought about retiring, but with a ten second cushion he nursed it to the flag to claim second. Immediately he was out on the CSC Racing R6 Yamaha and an inspired ride from Group C saw Davy finish 7th despite passing quite a few slower riders and a slowing R6.

There was a short break before the Supertwin Race, but Davy was not confident as the team had still not resolved the handling issues with the CMS ER6 Kawasaki. However from a solid start he manged to get the bike home in a creditable sixth place just behind the leading championship contenders. The Grand Final was his last race of the day and from the B Group this time he managed to bring the Strangford Holiday Park Suzuki across the finish line in sixth.

Speaking later Davy commented; "Its been another long weekend, but a least this week it dried up for race day and we got on track and get some decent results. It all started with the bracket breaking on the Superbike but at least it improved after that and to come away with four top eight finishes restores a bit of my confidence after a lean spell since the TT.

I love riding the Suzuki and although it was a good result in the Grand Final it could have been better had the grid allocations been done right, but i will say no more about that. The 250 Honda going off in the last half of the race is a worry as i won't have time to look at before Walderstown as i am away to the Isle of Man in the morning. The Supertwin still needs work as it is not handling well at all and we are all scratching our heads as to how to go with it. Its frustrating as we have not really seen what it is capable off as i cannot ride it hard, as for the R6 it is a lovely bike to ride and i can ride it hard to make up for its lack of straight line speed. Thanks to my sponsors and everyone who helped and worked hard this weekend to make it possible."