When we left Pascal Picotte out of our silly season update last week, many reader howled like we'd spilled hot coffee in their lap.

Asked today what Picotte has going for 2003, Pascal Picotte's manager, Alan LaBrosse said "Nothing that can be released right now. Team Austin Ducati has said they want Pascal as their second rider, but I have not heard from them in a while. Pascal finished fourth in the Superbike championship and I'm sure something will turn up for him."