The 2012 season has yet to get underway, and Anthony West has already experienced a year's worth of twists and turns. After first landing a deal to ride the Team Speedmaster CRT in MotoGP, the Australian saw it fall through due to lack of funding, at which point he announced his retirement from racing. That state of inactivity didn't last long, however, as he was hired by Team BMW Supersonic to contest the British Superbike series.
Surely this was the end of his adventurous winter, no? Not by a long shot. Without having raced a single round in BSB, West decided to leave his new ride in favor of Moto2 team QMMF, replacing his compatriot Damian Cudlin.
"I'm happy to be back in Moto2 – West said – I'm sorry for Damian, and I understand his situation better than anyone else. I'd also like to clarify that I was contacted by Team QMMF only after their relationship with Cudlin had already ended."
Hopefully this will be the last twist in West's tale, and we will see him line up on the Moto2 grid next week at Qatar.
Great to see him on the top class but the bike is going to do him NO favours at all :shakehead: motogp.com · Speed Master lines up West for MotoGP
