The A & R Racing Team has made a decision to end their agreement with Mark (Atcho) Aitchison for the 2010 Moto2 CEV Championship. The decision comes on the back of the opening round, held at the Catalunya circuit, where Atcho managed to score a respectable 7th place result, given a tough weekend for his first competitive outing with the RSV bike. The A& R Team have concluded that a number of factors were responsible for their ultimate decision on the situation & that they felt it would be more viable to continue with another rider for the remainder of the championship.

Atcho was shocked by the news of his team wanting to part company with him & now has the task of looking for another opportunity either inside the world championship paddock or inside one of the domestic championship paddocks.

“To say that I am completely stunned and shocked by the decision the managers of the A& R Racing Team have made to go their separate way, ending our working relationship, is a huge understatement. Unfortunately during our first race weekend, we did have some unforeseen circumstances that prevented us from making a better result, but in the end I know I didn’t make any mistakes & I gave 110% effort toward the project. It seems other political factors have contributed to their decision & for this reason I am very saddened by the situation. I wish to say thank you to all the technical personnel involved in the project, my personal sponsors, family and friends who have been very supportive during this time. Now all I can do is move on, refocus and find another opportunity on a competitive bike & team & produce the results that I know I am capable of”.

Atcho would like to take this opportunity to thank of his personal sponsors who have continued their ongoing support in 2010; X-Lite, Berik, Hunter Valley Paintball Australia, RIAA, Drink Cup, Swings & Roundabouts, JaxQuickfit Tyres, OzQuest Homeloans.

Shame in many ways as Shannon appeared to have a strong RR future.

Any news yet on westy?

Thanks for that! Something different to hear from those guys. My brother is still being finalised, Atcho is racing Moto2 in Spain I think, Glen Richards is British Superstock and Supersport I think, West is TBA on Moto2 World Championship list, and O’Halloran is riding a Triumph in British Supersport.

We try to keep up to date with these guys as much as possible, however it’s quite difficult to get a hold of them at times while they’re overseas in various series.

Thanks,
AG