Another story. We had Graham Jarvis and he had been withdrawn and sad for a few days, more than normal because he never says anything. One day in the Andora trial, I mentioned it to Andreu and Mark, something is happening to this boy, he is very sad and like this nothing will be achieved.
Andreu said we are going to arrange a meeting with him, lets see what he is going to tell us or what he is going to demand. We met him at his motor home and we all started to ask what was the matter? Have you got problems with the team? Have you got problems with the bike, is it not working well?
He stands passively and ended up saying very seriously, as he is. I would only like for you Paxau to try my bikes before each trial to make sure that everything is all right. We were stunned and we didn’t believe that that was the cause of the problem. The following day, before the trial, I tried it in front of his wife , I regulated everything, how it had to be and I gave it back too him. Well then, he won the trial.
That means that all the riders have more or less odd habits but the important thing is their head, make sure that they are convinced that everything is ok, for them to be able to give the best that they have in them.
RT: Why didn’t you take on Raga when he became available?
P: We talked to him but his line didn’t go with ours. Mark is a very wise, prudent and careful man and he thought it was not meant to be. We would have had to change our line of work and in the end we dismissed it, although we were very close to having him. An influence was also that Jordi and Raga were very good friends.
P: We talked to him but his line didn’t go with ours. Mark is a very wise, prudent and careful man and he thought it was not meant to be. We would have had to change our line of work and in the end we dismissed it, although we were very close to having him. An influence was also that Jordi and Raga were very good friends.
RT: During your career you have only done preparations, which is the greatest preparation you have done?
P: Well then, you may not believe this but I am anti very specialized preparation. I always make the client see that a very special preparation has a lot of disadvantages, because if it falters it can only be repaired by the person who has prepared it. What we actually do as a shop and workshop is, we strip down all the motorcycles and we adjust them to do what they have to do to make sure that the throttle is smooth, the clutch works correctly, the riding position is the one the client wants etc.
P: Well then, you may not believe this but I am anti very specialized preparation. I always make the client see that a very special preparation has a lot of disadvantages, because if it falters it can only be repaired by the person who has prepared it. What we actually do as a shop and workshop is, we strip down all the motorcycles and we adjust them to do what they have to do to make sure that the throttle is smooth, the clutch works correctly, the riding position is the one the client wants etc.