Good opportunity for Paul Bird though - like Beancounter says, hasn't done much in BSB has he? Bit of a disappointment for the team I would have thought...
A lot of the private Hondas have struggled this year - the AM Hondas in ASB, Bostrom/Chilli in WSB etc and McWilliams hasn't been able to ride since before the Stobart bikes were getting half decent results.
Paul Bird back to Ducati next year if Airwaves go WSB ???
Originally posted by Totto Think Bird was just waiting for his chance , he was quoted as saying Laverty was his number one rider for next year & no so called hot shots
That's part of the problem with these teams who jump from a sorted RS spec race bike out of the crate, expensive yes, but prepped and on the pace from day one, to a pretty much standard road bike with a few extras, look at Renegade they started the year with a kitted blade, and the 2nd bike for Bostrom was a road bike!!
You're not going to win or even get on the podium with something like that at the top level, I imagine Birdie and Mark Griffiths are kicking themselves with the utter lack of points etc this year.
The preverbial saying comes back again to haunt them... "you pays your money...."
Originally posted by Totto Think Bird was just waiting for his chance , he was quoted as saying Laverty was his number one rider for next year & no so called hot shots
Good chance for Laverty to shine
He doesn't intend having Shakey back then
NO
I thought maybe at first , but read that Shakey is Dorna's golden child to get viewing figures up in UK , same way they used Mc Williams
Last weeks MCN did a feature which talked to various BSB team bosses who all pretty much said they didn't want him because of his ego and what he would want to ride in a lower series, being a GP boy now