Organisers for the 2022 Isle of Man TT have confirmed Davy Morgan has succumbed to injuries sustained in an accident during the first Supersport race, held on Monday morning [6 June].
An immensely experienced TT competitor with multiple top ten finishes - including a best finish of fifth place in the 2008 Lightweight TT - Morgan, 52, from Saintfield in Northern Ireland was contesting his 80th TT race.
However, he fell at the 27th Milestone towards the end of the final lap, just as many of the leading contenders were coming across to the Grandstand to complete the race.
Red flags were deployed to halt the remaining riders still on the course but Morgan would succumb to his injuries.
An immensely experienced TT competitor, Morgan had contested every TT held since his debut in 2002. In addition to his Lightweight TT peak, he also secured a seventh place finish in the 2006 Senior TT, while he amassed 25 top twenty TT results.
His previous performances had earned him 14 Silver Replicas and 30 Bronze Replicas. His best lap around the TT Mountain Course was at an average speed of 125.134mph which he set in the 2010 Senior TT.
Official statement from Isle of Man TT organisers
It is with a heavy heart that the Isle of Man TT Races can confirm that Davy Morgan, 52, from Saintfield, Northern Ireland was killed in an incident on the third and final lap of the first Supersport Race of the 2022 Isle of Man TT Races. The accident occurred at the 27th Milestone on the mountain section of the Course.
Davy was a highly experienced TT competitor, having contested every TT since his debut in the 2002 Production 600 Race, and today’s Supersport Race was his 80th TT start. Davy’s TT career included a 7th-place finish in the 2006 Senior TT and a career-best 5th-place finish in the 2008 Lightweight TT.
Davy had recorded 49 finishes which included 25 top-twenty results, and his previous performances had earned him 14 Silver Replicas and 30 Bronze Replicas. His best lap around the TT Mountain Course was at an average speed of 125.134mph which he set in the 2010 Senior TT.
The Isle of Man TT Races pass on their deepest sympathy to Davy’s partner Trudy, his family, loved ones, and friends.
Morgan is the third competitor to be killed in an accident during the 2022 Isle of Man TT, following on from fellow Supersport rider Mark Purslow [1 June] and Olivier Lavorel in the Saturday's Sidecar TT [4 June].
Visordown would like to express our sympathy with Davy Morgan's family, friends and loved ones at this time
