Davy on the CSC Branson R6 Yamaha
pic : Simon Charity - www.simonsracepics.co.uk

The second day of racing and Davy was looking for two good runs to get some good overall finishes and some points for the Privateers Championship. The day start with the Supersport TT and just as the CSC Branson R6 Yamaha was being pushed to the line, the battery went dead and he missed his starting slot. The organisers did let him start at the back and he was credited his time as he did not make to the start line.

So with a lot of traffic to get through he set off and aan opening lap at 119.392mph saw him in 22nd overall and moving forward. His second lap was even quicker in 18 min 44.87 secs at 120.750mph, his fastes ever lap of the mountain circuit on a supersport machine. So the little CSC Branson R6 was flying and as Davy came in to refuel he was confident of getting even further vup the leaderboard. However disaster was to strike when the back tyre was checked it was falling apart and all chunked up, a tyre that was supposed to do four laps had only lasted two and with no change Davys race was over.

Davy on the CSC Branson R1 Yamaha
pic : Simon Charity - www.simonsracepics.co.uk

The Superstock TT in the afternoon was Davy's next outing onboard the CSC Branson R1 Yamaha. After handling problems throughout practice a few more changes had been made to try and make things better so Davy headed down Bray Hill into the unknown. The handling was not great and Davy new it was going to be hard to get any sort of result.

At the end of lap one he was 27th with a lap at 121.762mph, this was followed by another solid lap at 121.771mph to pull him up to 24th place. The bike was not handling well and it was hard work, but he dug in deteremined to get a finish after the morning disappointment. At the end of lap three including a pit stop he was up to 23rd and on the final circuit he set his fastes lap of the race and his fastest ever Superstock time in 18 min 21.13 secs at 123.353mph. A lap he hasd no idea he was capable of doing on a machine that was anything but easy to ride. That lap brought him home in a credible 22nd place and the second Yamaha.

After the Supersport Race Davy had dropped to joint third in the Privateers Championship, which was dissappointing, but his hard rideing in the Superstock earned him valuable points and pulled up to joint second with Stephen Oates and thirteen points behind James McBride and still in the hunt.

A disappointed Davy speaking later, "What a frustrating day, i can't believe the battery went on the CSC Branson R6, but these things happen and at least they had credited us the time as we had not come to the line. So i set off at the back of the grid and set a couple of decent laps to get myself in to contention despite having to make my way through a lot of traffic. Then in for the pit stop and i could not believe it that i could not go again as the tyre was done and we had to retire. I was confident with my pace that i could have got in to the top fifteen and get some more points for the privateers championship, but what looks like a faulty tyre cost me it all."

"The stocker was hard work and my hands are a mess with blisters all over them, the final lap time must be a mistake as the way it was handling i have no idea how i lapped at over 123mph. Its feels bad now, but i have to put it behind me and look forward to Wednesday and the second Supersport and hopefully this time get away at my proper slot and look to get a good finish to make up for todays disappointment and hopefully a tyre that will do four laps"