Paul Bird Motorsport is a motorcycle racing and British rallying organization. Owner Paul Bird competed as a rally driver and was once a competitor in motocross.
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Motorcycle racing
The team competed in the British Superbike Championship, using the Ducati engine for 2016, based on the 1199 Panigale R, a manufacturer change from Kawasaki. They manage the Kawasaki World Superbike team until 2011, and competed in MotoGP since the 2012 season.
PBM competed in the British Superbike Championship 2014 as a team of two riders with Shane Byrne and Stuart Easton on the Kawasakis board. Also in 2014, Ian Hutchinson joined Paul Bird Motorsport for several rounds of the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 competition on the Kawasaki Rapid Solicitors team, after which he again competed in the GP in Macau on Shane Byrne's Superbike, but without his previous success, surpassed the bend and retired after falling at low speed. The race was won by PBM Stuart Easton.
For 2015 Hutchinson competed in the selected BSB round and Paul Bird's first foray into a race on a closed public road in England, involving North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix in Northern Ireland as well as on the Isle of Man TT race, where he won three TTs races and TT Championships.
On October 16th, 2015 Paul Bird Motorsport announces their partnership with Be Wiser Insurance and BSB team for 2016 will consist of four-time BSB champion Shane Byrne and Glenn Irwin, riding Ducati Panigale Rs.
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Personal life
In December 2015, Paul Bird received a ban from an organized sports competition until July 2017 organized by UKAD, having failed the standard test for banned substances, which was conducted after driving in a car rally in July 2015.
Son of birds, Frank will drive the Formula MSA Ford for Fortec Motorsport in 2016, after the 2015 season at the Junior Ginetta Championship.
MotoGP
MotoGP team
PBM competes in the 2012 MotoGP season with ART-Aprilia motorcycles going into CRT rules driven by James Ellison, and with racers Michael Laverty and Broc Parkes in 2014 MotoGP season before disbanding concentrate on Superbikes UK.
Results
(key) (Racing in bold indicates pole position; race in italics shows fastest lap)
References
External links
- Official website
- Profile on MotoGP.com
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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