AB Harry Morris rounds off 2023 newcomers season at Donington Park

The season's final round for the Royal Navy Road Racing team saw them back at Donington Park, this time for a bash on the GP configuration featuring the notorious Melbourne Loop.

AB Harry Morris competed in his final newcomer's race of the season on an unexpectedly hot October day, with the bonus of the recently resurfaced track providing a brilliant feel the whole way around for the racers.

AB Morris said, "There was no practice time for this round because there was a track day on Friday, so we jumped straight into qualifying on Saturday morning. It was all feeling a bit clunky, but I managed to find some flow and refresh myself with the circuit and picked up 13th place for race 1.

Race 1 was as expected from a newcomer class, with some questionable overtakes and 7 DNFs. I dropped back to 15th by the end due to a couple of mistakes on my behalf, but overall, there was some excellent racing.

Sunday kicked off with the qualifying military race, leaving much to be desired. I ended up in 20th for the start; however, this did prove helpful in finding some new lines and different techniques during the race.

Starting 16th for race 2 was probably the best of the weekend for me, with some great battles, meaning I got some practice in with riding within a group. Ultimately, I managed to get through and secure 14th, which I was happy with.

Shortly following race 2, we had the final military race, which followed the tradition of combining great close racing and absolute chaos! There were no significant incidents, but there is certainly no love lost in the GB Racing Inter-services Championships when we’re all fighting for the same bit of tarmac.

Rounding off the weekend was my last newcomer race, which topped the season off nicely. I missed out on the top 10, but I am still thrilled with what I have achieved this year. I wanted to thank Team Captain Adam and all the RNRMRRT team for allowing me to get a start in racing. I can’t wait to get stuck into the 2024 season."

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