World Superbike Interview: Sylvian Guintoli
Sylvian Guintoli is entering his second year of World Superbike, switching from the factory team to the private Effernbert Liberty team. He will be campaigning the former factory Ducati bikes with Jacob Smrz. He had a difficult year last year but as he showed before his accident in the British SBK Championship, he has the pace to run at the front. We were able to chat with Sylvian at the World Superbike opener at Phillip Island. A front row... [Read More...]
Australian Rookie, Josh Waters Impresses in WSBK Debut
Josh Waters may not be a name you are familiar with – or at least weren’t until this weekend. When Yoshimura Suzuki decided to field their Suzuki GSR-R1000 as a wildcard bike in this weekend’s season opener at Phillip Island, they called on Waters for the ride. He beat out other bigger names for the ride, something that hasn’t escaped him when we caught up with him. “I am so grateful to the team for this opportunity, there were big names... [Read More...]
Moto2 Interview – Scott Redding – Phillip Island
Great race finishing second in the Moto2 with the Marc VDS team, can you take us through the race? Scott Redding: The race was really good for me. It started off great and we were leading. There was no pressure, I was really focused this weekend. I had a great race with Andrea [Iannone] and Alex [de Angelis].It was a fantastic race – for me it was a great race to end up second. I am happy with that. When Iannone was coming at me, I was... [Read More...]
125cc Interview – Marc Márquez – Phillip Island
Pole-sitter Marc Marquez at Phillip Island (Photo Credit: Sam Tickell/MotoRaceReports) Thanks Marc for joining us, the weather this weekend has been quite awful with the rain and the wind, how difficult has it been to handle that on a 125cc machine? Marc Márquez: Sure, it is difficult because in the rain you can just put the rain tyres on but with the wind. It is so fast and on the 125 you can feel it more. On some parts of the circuit it is... [Read More...]
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...]
Moto2 Interview: Kenny Noyes
Kenny Noyes, son of American motorcycle racer and journalist Dennis Noyes, races for Team Jack & Jones by Antonio Banderas Racing. He started racing in the dirt and then moved to roadracing in Spain in 2001. I caught up with Kenny in the paddock at Indianapolis to discuss the incredible Moto2 class and racing in America. The racing in Moto2 has been great this year from a spectator standpoint, although some criticize it is extremely dangerous.... [Read More...]
Fiat Yamaha Team Fan of the Week – Indianapolis – Susanne Lund Mikkelsen
Each MotoGP round we are introducing a fan who will also receive a prize courtesy of our good friends at Fiat Yamaha Team Please meet the Fan of the Week for the Indianapolis round, Susanne Lund Mikkelsen from Denmark! RacingLibrarian.com How long have you been following motorcycle racing? SM: I can’t really remember when I started watching races, but I do remember the rivalry between Doohan and Criville so I’d say mid 90’s ... [Read More...]
MotoGP Interview: Dr. Martin Raines
Dr. Martin Raines has been collecting statistics on MotoGP and riders for over 15 years, and this past weekend at Round 9 of the MotoGP championship I had the chance to sit down with one of the greatest minds behind statistical data in the MotoGP paddock. What were the steps that you took to get this job? Dr Martin Raines: I started going to motorcycle racing back in 1972, so I was passionate about it then. I’ve raced, and been a marshall,... [Read More...]
GPOne – Audio Interview with Yamaha Boss Lin Jarvis
Italian site GPOne had a sit-down with Yamaha Motor Racing Managing Director Lin Jarvis, who touched on the impending decision from Valentino Rossi (arguably the worst-kept secret in the history of motorcycle racing), the amazing season that Jorge Lorenzo is having, as well as their plans for Ben Spies if one of the seats on the factory team becomes available. 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...]
