THERE was disappointment for Morecambe's John McGuinness at the weekend when Saturday's Ulster Grand Prix was abandoned due to severe weather affecting all of Northern Ireland.
With almost the entire month's rain falling in one day, the organisers were faced with a relatively straightforward decision and although they delayed events as long as possible in the hope of a let up in the weather, the meeting was eventually calle
d off at 2pm.
McGuinness had been due to race in the Superbike and 250cc races and had looked strong in Thursday's qualifying sessions around the 7.4-mile Dundrod circuit.
The Padgett's Honda rider put his 250cc Honda onto the front row of the grid in 4th place with a lap of 114.566mph whilst he also ended up 9th in the Superbike class, although he was confident that he would be at the forefront in the two big bike races on his TT-winning Honda Fireblade.
Sadly, it wasn't to be and the British summer again reared it's ugly head to ensure that the weather grabbed all the headlines rather than the racing.
Speaking later, McGuinness said: "I'm really disappointed that we didn't get to race today but it was definitely the right, and only, decision that could be made. The rain was terrible. I'll have to wait another 12 months to see if I can grab my first Superbike win at Dundrod.'
He will now turn his attentions back to the British Supersport Championship with the latest round on Monday August 25th at Cadwell Park.
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