The PBM Ducati team have revealed how close they came to ꧒folding after Paul Bird’s death.

Bird’s passing in September 2023 left his title-winning British Sup🌼erbike Championship team’s ⛄future uncertain.

While dealin🌠g with the heartache of losing their father, Jordan and Frank Bird were able to keep the BSB team alive this year.

“We signed our contract in March, so i😼t was all very uncertain,” Jordan Bird said at .

“At one point towards the end of the 2023 season it 🧸wasn’t going t♍o happen.

“There were family issues, everybo♍dy knows what it’s like to lose somebody, it was really🍸 challenging.

“But for my brother Frank and♊ I it was never an option to stop, it’s in our DNA.

“My grandad on my mum’🙈s side had a team back in the day. He’s got his name on the BSB trophies, my dad’s got his name there, and it was time for the third generation.

“We’re🐼 the youngest🌠 team owners in history, the first third generation, the first brother and sister duo. Ending it was never an option.

“It was just finding the partners to come along because it’s no secret that it costs꧒ a fortune to do wha🎐t we do, and to do it properly as well. It was a challenge, but it’s definitely been worth it.”

She adde♒d: “This year has been really good though. It’ꦡs been a challenge stepping up, my brother and I, as we had to do so quickly with the passing of my dad.

“But I think I’ve found my feet now and it’s all guns blazing for next yea💖r.”

PBM Ducati’s Glenn Irwin finished third in the 2024 BSB championship, after being 🌌the runner-up a year prior.

Irwin has penned a🧜 deal to remain with the team 🦄in 2025. But he will give up road racing, enabling greater focus on winning the BSB title.

Irwin’s bike this year was adorned 💫♏with Paul Bird’s writing to keep his memory alive.

“So that was my dad’s signature, that was his little trademark,” Jordan explained. “So, we🉐’ll keep that on there forever.”