Newsgroup: it.sport.motociclismo
Titolo: Toro, senti qua

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2007/Oct/071004-em.htm
Ultimamente era un pò finito nel dimenticatoio...
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 Ultimamente era un pò finito nel dimenticatoio...
La parte che interessa:
      Q You got to work initially with Anthony Gobert. I don't know if 
anyone has ever asked you what your feelings were on that period and working 
with Anthony?
      A Well, for me, I think it was the best experience I've done in my 
life. I was shot to the States alone, so you're in a different country, you 
have an old team that is related to you. At that time, I only had, I would 
say, two and a half years of experience. So it was a pretty big gamble. I 
remember that I used to sleep very little, constantly thinking about 
everything. But if I look back, for sure, those three years really built up 
my experience and myself like nothing else did. Because you are the 
reference person. You have to learn, react quick on every aspect. Not only 
on the electronic stuff, on the fuel mapping, or whatever, but also on the 
setup, how even the mechanics who work on the bike, or take a look at the 
very 360 degrees picture of the bike. Plus, of course, it was the occasion 
to learn English perfectly, that in this job is so important. If you only do 
it occasionally during the race weekend, it is not like it builds you up 
completely as three full years there.
      Q What did you think at the time, working with Anthony Gobert?
      A Well, I have a lot of episodes that I remember of Anthony. He still, 
I think, is one of the most talented riders that I ever met. I still 
remember his record at Daytona, and Laguna Seca. I used to run and see him 
around the corners. I think the thing that really is not so easy to find, 
that's for sure.
      Q His riding ability was it concentrated in one area, did you think, 
or was it just the overall package?
      A The overall package. I see him doing things from the entrance, to 
the middle of the corner, to the exit. Back in '98, he was using the rear 
brake just to control the sliding of the bike on the entry, then he would 
keep using it like a computer in the middle of the corner to correct the 
line, and then he was using it, too, on the exit, to control the traction. I 
remember at Laguna when he set the record, that I went down to Turn 11, 
watching him, and he'd hold the bike at the rev limiter for like a second 
and a half, and then he just went in with the bike sideways completely, and 
with the bike that never stopped being sideways, let off the brake, hit the 
throttle, and slide to the exit, wheelieing. In such a smooth way that it 
was really amazing.
      Q Some of his former engineers say that Anthony Gobert was traction 
control before there was traction control. Do you agree?
      A Exactly. Yeah. I agree. I agree.
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 Ultimamente era un pò finito nel dimenticatoio...
Ne parla come un gran talento o sbaglio?
-- 
Ed il polso
Yamaha Majesty 400
Triumph Daytona 675
Honda GL 1800 Goldwing
"Un cane vivo ha piu' chanche di un leone morto" Edouard Bracame 

 Ne parla come un gran talento o sbaglio?
"Anthony Gobert was traction control before there was traction control. Do 
you agree?"
"A Exactly. Yeah. I agree. I agree."
Direi di sì...
-- 
Frizione o no, sempre e ancora 2 dita a V.
Gillo#1 (Bo) & PanzeR1200GranSocmel, finalmente...
ilg...@infinito.it
 
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UdN: "Colin sara' vicecampione del mondo l'anno prossimo"
Edo: "Ah, torna in Superbike?"

 Direi di sì...
Sempre detto io: il piu' grande talento si sempre nel motociclismo.
Purtroppo era anche la piu' grande testa di cazzo di sempre nel 
motociclismo...
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 motociclismo...
" A Well, I have a lot of episodes that I remember of Anthony. He still,
I think, is one of the most talented riders that I ever met. "
Strananmente però credo non faccia accenni al "dark side" di Gobert
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