Ant West

errr, i just repeated a lot of stuff thats already been said... sorry bout that. I've only just signed up today, and being a huge Ant west fan, searched for his name immediately and found this thread - had to add my 2 bob right away, without even reading previous posts... whoops !
I knew Ant had been having probs with his manager - to the point where he had to get rid of him.... but woah ! any wonder, the guy sounds like a right royal tool !
Anyway, looking forward to further discussions on my favourite rider.

Welcome aboard Barnzii.........Don't worry about repeating repeating information.

It's all hypothetical at this stage of the season but I reckon if they can get a few more km/h out of the Stiggy Honda and West keeps his cool, he will be consistently up at the pointy end and by the silly season will most likely have a few different offers on the table.
Having said that, my best bet is that if he does achieve that level off success, the loyalty issue with Stiggy himself and the $s involved would then be the determining factors as to whether he makes a move.

Anthony West, P2;

"I came here to win this race and am a bit disappointed that I got beaten in the last lap after leading most of the race. But it is definitely a better result then the last race in Qatar where I got beaten by all the others. My mechanics have put a lot of time and work into developing the new engine and the new bikes we got for this weekend and today shows how strong and competitive the bike really is. For the next race we will work on further improving the engine to prepare us even better for the next race. I was so close today and now I just want to win. I like the track in Assen and am eager to take victory there."

great result for Ant at Valencia after the dissapointment of Qatar.. glad he hasn't let it effect him mentally..

kudos to the stiggy boys..

onwards and upwards pal!

Woo hoo Ant!!

On a roll now....

To me (and I have said this before in various places), Supersport is ideal for West and in many a way it is a category in which he has been somewhat dominant.

Overnight was (from memory) his tenth race for 2 wins, 5 podiums and a worst of 9th, altogether not to bad considering that the figures are on two different makes of motorcycle.

For me I am pleased for West as he has talent and ability and is able to show it in SS with minimal pressure as it is not considered a 'premier' class in the same way that WSBK and MotoGP may be.







Garry

There is a bit of talk Westy might be headed home in 2010 to try his hand at Aussie Supers on an ex Factory R1.

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Originally Posted by Mach24

There is a bit of talk Westy might be headed home in 2010 to try his hand at Aussie Supers on an ex Factory R1.

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this would basically mean international career over for Ant.

i hope it's completely untrue. :(

I think this was only obvious for West. He has shown absolutely nothing this year, except from the first couple of races. Laverty and Sofuoglu are also riding a Honda, and doing a much better job. Lascorz on a Kwak is doing better than him! Plus, in many races this year, McCoy riding a damn Triumph finished ahead of West.

What is his excuse this time? Whatever it is, he should have performed better on a 2009 spec Honda. From the way guys hyped him up here, they almost had me believing he was gonna walk the championship.

I think this was West's last chance, who IMO is highly overrated. Dunno if he's gonna stay at Stiggy next year on a Yamaha or not, but I think a number of other hungrier riders would do a much better job.

Yes, it was a disappointing year for West but for me he deserves another chance in a WSS team next year. It should be a shame when he isn't competing in an international championship next year. Other guys were even more disappointing this year and already have a ride next year.