Quote: June and July 2010
Nice quotes are like icing on the cake, the champagne on stage, a mega scary thing whip vand the winner will be flagged. According to R. Froger it is your own house & a place in the sun, according to Lady Gaga it is a piercing for her third nipple, in MX circles it is an environmental mat with your own name... In short: remarkable statements complete an interview. The magazine monster in us devoured again the books and looked for the coolest, funniest, smartest and dumbest quotes together.
“There is a very good atmosphere in the team. There are no conflicts between the riders and everyone speaks to everyone. But there is the language barrier. They only speak English and I have quite a problem with that. If I want to explain something, I manage to make myself understood, but only with sign language.”
European champion 125cc Jordi Tixier about the Negaan JM Racing team in Moto Crampons of June 2010
“The first variant is the professional training racer. He has the latest clothes, a beautiful motorcycle and often even a more than decent van or truck. If there is a rumor that Werner Daemen or Steve Ramon will train at a circuit, he is guaranteed to be there. And he rides for three laps. Then he gets off. Not because he's not fast. Simply because professional training racers only complete three laps. "
Motorwereld editor-in-chief Thierry Sarasyn about the poseurs in motorsport. Source: Motorwereld July 2010
“Clément's success has no influence on our daily lives. That is why Clément does not have his own website. We are against that. We do not participate in giving people you know from her or her colleagues insight into your actions.”
Claude Desalle, father of… in Het Nieuwsblad of July 31, 2010
“I'm already looking forward to a possible comeback of the two-stroke. For me, that is the ideal power source for motocross, enduro and trials. I don't see any advantage in riding a four-stroke engine. They are heavy and start poorly.”
SX Tour organizer Jean-Luc Fouchet in Moto Verte August 2010
“As if their double cylinder capacity (of the 250 F engines) wasn't enough of an advantage, the AMA came up with a pointless rule that made unleaded gasoline mandatory, which had no effect on the four-strokes, but was the death knell for the high compression of the 125cc two-stroke.”
Introduction of the 2004 Pro Circuit Kawasaki KX 125 test. Source: Motocross Action July 2010.
“The number of license holders (of the FFM) in motocross and enduro has doubled in the past twenty years. Unfortunately, that is not the case in the trial that remains the weak brother.”
Jean-Pierre Mougin, ex-president of the Fédération Française de Motocyclisme. Source: Moto Crampons from July 2010.
“MotoGP also reaches the widest possible audience. Motocross is for the fans. MotoGP is a sport for everyone. "
VT4 MotoGP co-commentator and ex-road racer Wim Van Achter about the popularity of MotoGP in Flanders. Source: Motorwereld July 2010
“People in the Netherlands have no respect for you, they don't realize what we do for it. In Spain and France it is very different.”
Ceriel Klein Kromhof about what Dutch public opinion thinks about motocross. Source: Noppennieuws July-August 2010
“It was a trend to make the circuits increasingly flatter. If you do that, any idiot can suddenly go fast. A circuit must be rough. Riders have balls but also brains and if it is too rough they will naturally slow down.”
Pro Circuit boss Mitch Payton about circuit preparation Source: Moto from July 2010
“I was heading for the win until Billy Mac (McKenzie) hit me from behind and we both crashed. Neither of them got prize money and I wasn't really in a good mood.”
columnist BradAnderson about his short foray into the Australian Championship. Source: Moto July 2010
“I always thought Tony Cairoli would be the perfect rider for the 350. Max Nagl is more of a 450 rider. Put him on a 350 and he immediately loses all his potential as a rider.”
Stefan Everts about his KTM SX-F 350, Tony Cairoli and Max Nagl. Source: Moto June 2010
“The Quantya allows you to talk while driving without having to raise your voice. Moreover, you can simply put it on the ground during a stop, just like a mountain bike.”
From the test of the Quantya Strada Parx edition. Source: Enduro magazine July 2010
“Finally, there are the slaves. This class of posers has become so close to the heroes that they have to work effectively too. Carrying luggage, providing a towel after the race and a pat on the back every time they meet their hero. If the hero stops racing or is fired from his team, the slave can only warm himself by thinking about the time he had to drag luggage in the heat after the Spanish Grand Prix.”
Thierry Sarasyn about poseurs in motorsports. Source: Motorwereld July 2010
“Obviously I don't want to go (to the MX of Nations), because our team is just messing around. I also told the team manager Leon Giesbers that. Just look at De Reuver today, he was two laps behind or so in Lommel. And who will be our third driver, maybe Klein Kromhof. He was also one lap behind in Lommel. I don't know what our team is going to do there against guys like James Stewart, Ryan Dungey and other great guys.”
Jeffrey herlings picks up MXlarge does not mince words about the chances of the Dutch team. Read here the full interview.
Photo credit: P. Haudiquert, Ray Archer, MX Sniper
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