Racer X Podcast: Factory Bikes and Mechanics Between The Races
Friday, July 9, 2010 | 1:59 PM
Episode 9 of the Racer X Podcast is up! This episode:
Factory Bikes and Mechanics Between The Races: How does a top team maintain race bikes during the season? Weege and Ping chat with Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki wrench Kyle Bentley, Christophe Pourcel's mechanic, about taking a bike from the end of moto 2 one week and into moto 1 the next week.
Racer X Online's Jason Weigandt and David Pingree dive deeper into the sport's most interesting subjects with the industry's leading experts. Come along for the ride!
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Thanks Weege, those are answers to a lot of questions I have always wondered about. Great job! Maybe you could do a podcast on the inner workings of the different types of pro-rider contracts? Thanks
I found the podcast about factory contracts, thanks again
It's all in who you know initially, then you got to have skills! Hang out at the races, meet and greet, do your best to make connections, and then just keep learning.