Rumour reaches us that BSB refugee Chris Walker is at Oulton Park today, testing for Paul Bird's Vent Axia VK Honda team in readiness for a ride at Brands Hatch and Donington Park World Superbike rounds.
Walker is not having the best time of it with his GIL Kawasaki World Supersport team and Bird is desperate to have a British rider on a new Fireblade his team has built for the two races. Eugene Laverty was to have ridden the bike, but his 250GP team Blusens blocked the two-off ride at the last minute.