This year William will be running a RS125 Honda in the Irish National Road Racing Championship. This has been something that he has been wanting to do for a long time but never had the opportunity until this year. The class holds strong ties to William's early career and he hopes that the involvement of these bikes in local races will continue for a few more years.

Sean O’Neill, from Athboy, will be riding the bike and debuting at the Cookstown 100. The decision to run a 125 has all been very last minute and Sean has yet to have a chance to actually test the bike so Cookstown will be a trial run for both the bike and its rider. Last year Sean took part in his local Road Race at Kells, where he finished in a very respectable third place. William is very excited to have Sean riding the bike as he is an extremely talented rider with a huge amount of potential.

The limited timescale in preparation for the bike’s first run out has meant that finishing touches have had to be postponed until later in the racing year but a huge thank you to Nick at Vinyl Touch, Coleraine for tidying up the fairings until they are painted.

William has known Sean for a long time, and hopes that he will achieve the results that his ability deserves.