Moto2 Interview – Thomas Luthi
Photo Credit: Sam Tickell/MotoRaceReports Sam Tickell is on duty for MotoRaceReports for the 16th round of the 2010 MotoGP season at Phillip Island. He had a chance to spend time with Moto2 rider Thomas Luthi, who has 5 podium finishes so far and is currently 4th in the Moto2 championship points standings. Hi Tom, thanks for joining us at MotoRaceReports. The weather this weekend is dreadful, how do you come to terms with this? Thomas Luthi: We... [Read More...]
World Superbikes, 2010. Rider report card
The end of another exciting World Superbike season is upon us. The dust has settled and the scores are in so let’s see how the top twenty points scorers have done. Max Biaggi, 451 Points Max Biaggi, Aprilia Max was due a championship. He started off with an average result but then picked up his pace and ended the season with ten wins. Top marks. Leon Haslam, 376 Points Leon Haslam, Suzuki At the beginning of the year, Haslam was the only rider... [Read More...]
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Shoya Tomizawa: 1990 - 2010 Official Statement on MotoGP.com Tribute video on MotoGP.com (free to view) Click image to read transcript of Race Direction press conference “The entire Interwetten Honda MotoGP Team and Hiroshi Aoyama are deeply sorry about the loss of Shoya Tomizawa, who succumbed to his injuries after a crash during the Moto2 race of the Grand Prix in Misano today.” ANY CHARACTER HERE Gabor Talmacsi – “The... [Read More...]
Dani Pedrosa: Blog Translation – 26th July 2010
This is a translation of the blog Dani Pedrosa wrote after Laguna Seca. You can read the original in Spanish HERE Dani Pedrosa - Photo Copyright: © Repsol After the fall: Rise and think about Brno Hello all. When you read this, I will be on a plane. I am off to visit Indonesia, a place we have already raced at, and soon we will have to come back, take a brief break and immediately start preparing for Brno. As you’ll understand, we are really looking... [Read More...]
Translation – Lorenzo “Trying to be a robot”
Following the interest I received from last week’s translation, I have decided to make this a regular feature. From now on, I will be publishing the best bits from Jorge Lorenzo’s blog. This one was published on the 29th of June (after Assen). You can read the original blog HERE Jorge Lorenzo - Valencia 2009 Trying to be a robot One more Tourist Hello from Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, a city that I have finally managed to visit before... [Read More...]
MotoGP interview – Ben Spies at Silverstone
Elbowz on track! - Photo: Ben Henderson Ben Spies (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) was kind enough to spare some time for an interview on Saturday evening. What advice would you give a young kid wanting to get into Motorcycle Racing? Ben Spies: You know, that’s a tough one because it is quite a hard sport to get into. Once you get into it and you have talent, I think it is not so hard to show. But it is difficult to get involved in it because it is... [Read More...]
MotoGP Interview: Randy De Puniet at Silverstone
Randy at Silverstone - Photo: Ben Henderson I met Randy on Saturday evening after he qualified on the front row. We did the interview in French but I have translated everything to save you the trouble! I read you were named Randy because your dad was a big fan of Randy Mamola. Is it true and if so, does Mr Mamola know? Randy De Puniet: *smiles* Yes, it is true and Randy knows! I have been here for 10 years now so when I first arrived in MotoGP,... [Read More...]
Moto 2 Interview: Jules Cluzel
Jules at Silverstone - Photo: Ben Henderson I interviewed Forward Racing rider Jules Cluzel on Friday evening at Silverstone. Of course, we had no idea Jules was going to win his first Moto 2 race that weekend! When you were younger, you used to be a gymnast. You are now competing in the Moto 2 championship. Do you think everything happens for a reason? Jules Cluzel : I started gymnastics very young. I was 4 years old. I stopped when I was 12 because... [Read More...]
MotoGP Interview – Alex Briggs – Part 2
(Photo Credit: Alex Briggs) Here’s Part 2 of Dave Contini’s interview with Alex Briggs, mechanic for Fiat Yamaha Team rider Valentino Rossi You can find Part 1 here Vale’s a very unique sportsman. He really cares about tiny things, from the stickers to his M1 and thousands of small other things – always keen to gain the maximum concentration. Have you seen any new superstitions made by him lately? Alex Briggs: All the good... [Read More...]
MotoGP Interview: Alex Briggs – Part 1
What does it take to be Valentino Rossi’s mechanic? What is it like to be Valentino Rossi’s mechanic? Alex Briggs has some of the answers, and more, including how he came to be one of the biggest sensations in motorbike racing on Twitter. The #1 question we get is “How do I get that job?” W hat it takes to get a job at your level and what is the process to achieve it? Could you also give all the mechanics out there some... [Read More...]
