MotoGP Aspirations and Experiences

Casey's, uh, era and what Casey was known for, his personality

on and off the bike and his riding style is second to none.

Everybody listens when Casey Stoner speaks.

Uh, his skill on a motorcycle and the way he, he rode,

I relate it 'cause my

skill set comes from the same, uh, place at home, being dirt track.

I just have to win as many world championships as him and, and gain

that res- that

respect.

MotoGP is a sport, um,

that's fueled from adrenaline.

It's like calculated chaos.

We are doing things that, uh, make it feel like an out of body

experience, but we're at, in control at all times.

Yeah, I can't believe it. MotoGP next year's a, a big goal of mine,

as it is

anybody. It's very surreal. I need to say it's a big, big thing

to hear it. So it's still a massive dream come true.

I'm so excited about it and I never wanna lose

that excitement about it.

I wanna beat my heroes, so they'll be my competitors.

I wanna learn everything from them and I wanna beat them.

But there's gonna always be a small part of me that's gonna just wanna pinch

myself, you know what I mean?

We start testing tomorrow. Uh, uh, with, with, with Senna.

He's, he's riding a bike tomorrow the first

time, a MotoGP bike tomorrow.

Uh, the thing was an animal. The first lap, I was

completely blown away about everything, about the physics of the bike.

Even like the gearbox and couldn't believe the stopping power of

the bike.

So you feel all the forces on the straight being so fast, but then when you brake

it doesn't... You also feel the same amount of force to

stop.

My journey was

different, let's say. We're fortunate to live or be, have access

to some farms, uh, from my grandparents to ride, and my

brother would ride and then they would take me.

And I,

I think it's natural if your siblings do something,

you always wanna do what

they do. So that's all I can think about when I

was young, 'cause that's all

I saw. I was really focused on off-road and

was 100% wanted

to do that. As soon as I tried road racing,

um, I knew it was for me. It was like a light bulb.

I started doing Thursday to Sunday in Japan.

So on Thursday afternoon I would fly to Japan, race the Japanese championship.

I would be back in school Monday morning.

When you're discussing it in the playground with your friends,

"What did you do on

the weekend?" And I'm like, "Well, I'm in Japan racing

bikes on the weekend. I'm back here on Monday." They don't

believe you.

My family were very clear at the very beginning that if

they will support me, if my intentions and effort match the

level of sacrifice. So if I'm giving 50% and they're giving

120, then at one point, A, it's, it's not gonna work.

But the fact that they've respected and seen that my whole racing

career, I've been over 100% and I've never ever, ever showed any side

of me that doesn't wanna do that. So my family supported me all the way

and I

wouldn't be here without their support, and still my dad is with me on track

every day. Um, so that's a special relationship and we

will try and go to the top together.

I want

to my country to be proud of me. It's a big responsibility.

I just wanna do my best for my country. I wanna be Rookie of the Year.

I've got quite a lot of goals 'cause I feel like I'm capable, 100%.

I wanna look back at this experience and just know that I gave everything in my

first season and st- and try to start my life in MotoGP the

best way

possible and adapt as soon as possible.

The pressure's a privilege for this one and, uh, yeah, I will do my best.