Paul Bird says pulling out of next season's MotoGP series has played a big part in his team returning to the T.T..
He has already announced that Ian Hutchinson will compete around the Mountain Course for him in 2015.
Fresh from celebrating a fourth British Superbike title for Shane Byrne at Brands Hatch last Sunday, Bird says he is looking forward to coming back to the Island.
He says he is proud of his achievements as a privateer team at MotoGP but the time has come to move on:-Clip 1
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