Kenny Roberts junior interview from 2010

THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST INTERVIEWS IN MOTOGP MODERN HISTORY. IT IS A MUST LISTEN FOR SERIOUS FANS OF THE SPORT.



This interview was posted on a thread here two years ago. It is a interview that should be memorized by serious fans of the sport. It was relevant then and still relevant today. The factories and the league engage in major shenanigans that influence results, but most people still read the final score sheet and conclude without analysis. People will believe what they want despite the truth.



Here is the link click on # 39. "You Can't Pin It More"



http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/soupkast/id159178955

Jumkie said:

THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST INTERVIEWS IN MOTOGP MODERN HISTORY. IT IS A MUST LISTEN FOR SERIOUS FANS OF THE SPORT.



This interview was posted on a thread here two years ago. It is a interview that should be memorized by serious fans of the sport. It was relevant then and still relevant today. The factories and the league engage in major shenanigans that influence results, but most people still read the final score sheet and conclude without analysis. People will believe what they want despite the truth.



Here is the link click on # 39. "You Can't Pin It More"



http://itunes.apple....ast/id159178955

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agreed, everbody NEEDS to hear this one.



its a real eye opener.

god i miss krjr, great racer, great guy



favorite moment of the interview " so instead of 300 throttle movements i do 12 cause theres 12 corners "

maybe a bit of an exagguration because i don't believe guys like stoner just pin it but it illustrates a good point.



1200cc? yes please.

Downloaded it

listened this evening

ha so much is true and where the sports gone

Its well worth a listen

in fact its probably worth listening too rather than watching sunday's farce

GREAT interview. I appreciate his viewpoint.

cangaceiro said:

KRJ quotes



"why did the bikes get smaller, why did traction control become so relevant, why was it decided to go 800 racing and who was there number one guy when nicky was winning the championship"

"i didn't think ben would be anywhere near competitive because he's just too big"

"the tyres control the laptimes, NOT the engines"

"engines dono't make that big a difference ( to controlthe laptimes ) but a tyre will."

"like ben & nicky, anorexic anonymous"

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I would imagine Dani, Jorge and Stoner fans wouldn't be too happy hearing this......the tyre comment couldn't be more relevant now.

agreed about the tyre comment. but i can't see why i as a lorenzo/stoner/rossi fan should be upset with that interview, he speaks the truth about the bikes and as a sidenote also very highly of those riders,including rossi

Talpa said:

I would imagine Dani, Jorge and Stoner fans wouldn't be too happy hearing this......the tyre comment couldn't be more relevant now.

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Almost as relevant as when some riders were getting special tyres made over night just for them whilst the rest of the field got what was in the back of the truck.

Mental Anarchist said:

Almost as relevant as when some riders were getting special tyres made over night just for them whilst the rest of the field got what was in the back of the truck.

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All the front runners had access to the Michelin overnight specials, to be clear. The Bridgestone riders, of course, had a more equal situation as their factory was in Japan; overnight specials were logistically impossible.

RCV600RR said:

All the front runners had access to the Michelin overnight specials, to be clear. The Bridgestone riders, of course, had a more equal situation as their factory was in Japan; overnight specials were logistically impossible.

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Exactly, some won't take that in though but therein lies the truth, and the Bridgestone complaints about these logistically issues ushered in the supply reg which killed the tyre war, and gave us what we have today................

loved this.. threw it on while i was getting ready the other morning, really really insightful.. and totally believable, i can't wait until colin edwards has an hour long open mic a few years after retirement from motogp

Talpa said:

Exactly, some won't take that in though but therein lies the truth, and the Bridgestone complaints about these logistically issues ushered in the supply reg which killed the tyre war, and gave us what we have today................

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Valentino didn't win his titles prior to 2007 due to sns tyres, as you say gibernau, biaggi et al had them, and there was some suggestion michelin were favouring hrc for the compounding of the sns tyres prior to their demise. Notwithstanding this, there was perhaps an element of catch 22 in that not only did all the contenders have the sns tyres but to be a contender you had to have them.



Disagree with the rest. You can't blame bridgestone for the control tyre, or the msma, culpable though the latter may be for other ills in the sport. I think the demise of the sns tyres was at least partly because michelin couldn't sustain the expense, and I recall no complaints from bridgestone about the michelin sns tyres, or by the michelin runners about the demise of the tyres. I don't think the impact was foreseen, particularly given michelin's entrenched dominance as a premier class tyre supplier. Capirossi was already competitive against michelin sns shod factory honda and yamaha riders on bridgestones in 2006 anyway. The control tyre was down to dorna and 2 riders, valentino rossi and particularly dani pedrosa with his midseason switch, and perhaps partly michelin's general corporate woes. Honda seemed happy to give michelin more than 1 year to make a comeback with pedrosa's shift driven by him and puig, and ducati were prepared to switch to michelin rather than have a control tyre, demonstrating that they were perhaps not always as incompetent as appears to be the case currently.