Well with BSB off to Ireland this weekend, could this be Chris Walkers last attempt to put manners on the Rizla bike? Cant see much coming from it as yet again its another small track that he is just not able to get his head around, produces good results at Donny when testing, but unfortunatly not all tracks are big like Donny.
Given a chance who would you put on it?

Chris always rides the wheels off the bike, and he's not doing badly, the bike just isn't quite good enough yet to be a regular top 5 finisher ....

The Rizla Suzuki has been overtaken by Honda & Ducati, they need to borrow some bits from the Alstare WSB team :)

I hope so, as I'm a great fan of his. But do feel that they are loosing patience with him.

Shades of shakey last year?..... both great riders and Byrne is doing a good job on the supposidly inferior paul bird honda..... kinda makes you think the bike/team are the reason

Man, what a shti day at the office they had:razz:
Johnny Rea, class. And he's got a wild card entry into the Donny GP next week.
What are Rizla going to do now. How many times can you change riders?

anyone else heard rumours of hodgson taking a ride on rizla, and walker out the door??

Hodgson's a good rider but I'm not sure he's THAT good ... I can't imagine that he'd jump straight on the bike and get results like, say, Lavilla did last year.

Johnny Rea, class. And he's got a wild card entry into the Donny GP next week.


Honda are not letting him ride now.:rolleyes:

not just rumours about hodgson, just got an email from rizla confirming he is doing some testing thursday!!

Honda are not letting him ride now.:rolleyes:

Bugger, that sucks. Thinking for the best I'm sure.
As for Hodgson, thats on. Testing this week, not sure if that means the Stalker will be shown the exit yet?
But even so, yet again another one who has not been racing in the UK for a long time. Could be difficult for him to get his head around the smaller tracks.

It sucks really, think how long it took Stobart to get that bike competitive .... Suzuki are looking in the wrong direction IMHO

It sucks really, think how long it took Stobart to get that bike competitive .... Suzuki are looking in the wrong direction IMHO


Agree totally!!

Well, Hodgson's tested the bike and likes it, and they like him, apparently he was shti hot.
So what now??
Can't run three bikes. Everyone loves Stalker, even if he isn't having fun at the mo.
Lets see what type of manager they have.

Well, Hodgson's tested the bike and likes it, and they like him, apparently he was shti hot.
So what now??
Can't run three bikes. Everyone loves Stalker, even if he isn't having fun at the mo.
Lets see what type of manager they have.

He is working for rizla, so is not gonna turn round and say the bike is sh!t.
Its only when the riders leave they slag the bike off, bit like james haydon, once he left he told everyone how he was forced to ride some new fuel cell bike they was testing,and this was why he crashed so much.
Also didnt shakey say as he was departing hed like to see someone else do any better with that bike?? Look at shakey now, mixing it with the big boys!

I think hodgson is just in to try and do loads of testing, and find out why the bikes are doing so ****, cant really see them being silly enough to fire walker, can you?

No, not really. Just hope they can pull some good results. Your right about Shakey, he's having some fun now :)
Let the title get exciting;)

What sort of a manager do they have?

Well, in my (purely personal) opinion, they have a complete tosser... Buckmaster is renowned for shafting riders left right and centre, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him do it again.

I honestly don't understand how he got the job - it certainly isn't because of his glowing track record...

But as I said that is purely a personal opinion.

SB

I know he and Stalker have history, and does Stalker and Rizla, all rather insestious, if that how you spell it??:wonder: