'I'm like a lot of riders in that I wear my heart on my sleeve and when you lose a couple of mates and it's pretty raw, then you do tend to criticise in frustration' - Jeremy McWilliams
'I'm absolutely thrilled that we've been able to put together a sponsorship package with Bathams to give Michael the opportunity to compete at the NW200' - Nick Morgan
'Michael is the number one road racer around in our opinion and at just 23 years of age has the potential to dominate road racing for many years to come' - Jason McAdoo
"I have always been a keen supporter of this great road race and no doubt it will be incredibly nostalgic for me to return to the North West 200" - Carl Fogarty.
TAS Racing will continue to spearhead Suzuki's efforts in the British Superbike Championship and on the international road racing scene in 2011, off the back of the Northern Ireland-based outfit's most successful campaign to-date
Ian Hutchinson, who became the first man in history to claim five Isle of Man TT wins in a week this year, is recovering in hospital after an horrific-looking crash at Silverstone on Sunday.
The traditional first practice session of the Isle of Man TT will be dropped in 2011 as part of an overhaul of the international road racing meeting as the famous Mountain course marks its 100th anniversary.
The schedule for next year's racing at the Isle of Man's Billown circuit has been announced by organisers Southern 100 Racing, and it promises to be an action-packed and busy calendar.