for us Island lovers yes it is good to see top riders from other series competing on the Island , but with the new R1 coming , next year is going to be a very important year for J B , with factory development work on his shoulders, if he can make the new bike work it could be his launch pad on to the world scene , with the best chance he will ever get to cash in ,

how would he do on the world scene ?? in the WSB maybe if the Yam has what it takes and can hang on to it , in Moto GP I am not so sure I think that would be a bigger ask , no offence to the lad He is a far faster man than I would ever have been , but I just don't see him cutting it at GP level , but wherever he ends up I wish him well , as a TT and BSB marshal he has entertained me well even if it was a bit scary in the early days