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| Pit Lane Access |
No one was more
surprised than me when I received a phone call from Australian
Motorcycle News (AMCN) to
say I was the winner of the $12,000 MotoGP prize. The prize was a no expense
spared trip for four to the 2014 Australian MotoGP and it didn't take long to
find a couple of mates to join us for the trip of a lifetime to Phillip Island.
The Australian
Grand Prix Corporation cleverly provide some prizes that money can't buy and part
of our prize package was a session on the pit wall for the MotoGP practice on
Saturday morning.
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| The Ducati girls were like statues. |
It seemed too good
to be true when we were escorted to our canopy on the pit wall, next to Ducati,
just as Lorenzo and Marquez were leaving their garages.
Pretty girls
adorned each side of the pit garages, all dressed differently, all with the
same effect.
The riders returned to the pits several times during the 45 minute
session and we enjoyed every moment as they coasted past us on their way to
another lap of the track.
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| Valentino Rossi, a winner on his 250th MotoGP Start. |
Rossi didn't disappoint with the ritual adjustment of
his leathers and we scored Valentino's tear off shortly after it was discarded
onto pit lane. Pedrosa, who was having a bad session, allowed us to see the frustration
in his eyes before slamming his visor tight shut.
To get so close and
personal with these riders and their bikes was without doubt a once in a life
time magic motor racing moment; even the dudes looking down from the corporate
facility checked us out with envy.
When our time was
up we walked away, fully aware of what had been and what would never be again;
sometimes you just gotta pinch yourself.
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2014 MotoGP Champion, Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Team.
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