2011

At the moment Team Bonhomme is dormant but ready… the trusty Edge that carried me around so reliably for the last three years is fully serviceable, flying and enjoying the Arizona sun and we plan to keep it that way for the foreseeable future. We’ll be ready to race whenever the oppurtunity arises….

The last eight years have been so unbelievably enjoyable… from a racing point of view, we’re happy... 50 races, 36 podiums and 13 wins is not too shabby a record… from a work point of view, I think Wade, Nigel and I made a pretty awesome team (even if I do say so myself!)… Wade always had the next “tweak” ready and waiting, worked tirelessly on the aeroplane and was a genius at finding friends in the right places… not because he was out for favours but purely because he enjoys meeting new people… and they love meeting him. The same goes for Nigel, just as approachable and unbelievably good at organising anything at any time (the bacon sandwich in Budapest at 11pm on a Sunday night and the specialist aircraft oil cooler in Abu Dhabi on a Friday afternoon are just two examples…) and the only bloke I know who can multi-task! We also benefitted from expert advice and help from all over the world by so many people. You know who you are and we could not have done it without you! I’m looking forward to starting the Team again to carry on where we left off…

High points since 2003 have got to be the arrival of my first Edge. Thanks to Mr Mangold for selling it to me and that really got my season going in 2006… it was great to be in a really competitive aeroplane. 2007 was frustrating (finished equal on points but lost it on the rearranged count-back) and that spilled over into 2008 with my gate hit in London (trying too hard!) and my over-G in Porto (trying even harder!!!).