ðeɪ ɪnstˈɛd ˈɛntɚd hˌɪm ˌɪntʊ ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ sˈuːpɚbˌaɪk kˈʌp, æz ɐ tˈiːmmˈeɪt tə ðə vˈɛɾɚɹən mˈaɪkəl ɹˈʌɾɚ.
They instead entered him into the British Superbike Cup, as a team-mate to the veteran Michael Rutter.