Paul's 2014 season
Pre season
East Lothian Courier article
Haddington - January
With the 2014 racing season approaching, the team are busy finding finance for the year ahead.
Paul's successes have attracted the attention of the local media and the team use this to publicise their sponsors and fund-raising events.
Click on the image (or here) to read the story on the East Lothian Courier website.
This year Paul will once again compete in the SACU Superstock 600 championship and will hopefully also enter the British Superbike rounds at Knockhill.
His performance in the 2013 BSB was impressive despite serious problems with the bike. This year should see that performance converted into results.
At the Blackbird Corporate 2014 season launch event, Paul appears onstage with Greg & Sean Gilfillan, Andrew Tasker, Lisa Foster (Blackbird Director), Garry Hoggarth and Sammi Tasker. More photos HERE.
Onstage at the Blackbird season launch
With Sean Gilfillan & Sam
With Mary
East Fortune - March
Pre-season testing cut short by engine problems.
Knockhill - April
Engine repaired, Paul clocks up around 50 laps & declares he's "feeling fit"
East Fortune - April
After winning his first race of the cold & windy weekend Paul dropped the bike at the esses in race two and the race was stopped. After a busy night for Sam, Paul returned on Sunday to win the restarted Saturday race and both his Sunday races for a perfect 100 points.
Knockhill - April
After a wet & windy Friday, Saturday's rain & fog lifted in time for Paul to qualify in 2nd place on the reverse Knockhill circuit. He dominated both Saturday races, setting a new lap record of 53.3 seconds.
Sunday's first race was stopped with Paul in the lead but he went on to win the 6-lap restart by 4 seconds, setting another lap record of 53.1. He led the last two races from start to finish, setting yet another lap record of 52.5 seconds.
Knockhill - June
Mechanical problems with the 600 Superstock saw Paul retire from qualifying, leaving him to start from 16th place. Nevertheless, he took one win and a second place from the weekend's club races.
Paul was also nominated by Niall MacKenzie as guest driver of the Ducati Coventry 899 Panigale in the Ducati TriOptions Cup races. (More HERE) Paul qualified the Ducati in 3rd place and finished the first race in 6th place after setting the fastest lap, qualifying on pole for race two. He started well & held 1st place until lap 9, when he lost the bike at Duffus. Altogether an impressive first outing on the bike.