2015 - the Ossa racing department
- and the actual day the door shut
Once i had consoled myself i hopped back in the hire car and took the short drive to where i was meeting Paco Roldan. You may well recognise Paco. He used to work at the big GasGas factory for many many years. Paco is a motorcycle development mechanic. He is a real mechanic. One that overcomes problems and find solutions , not just changing parts. He has worked extensively in the development of off road motorcycles.
You can see Paco squatting down on the left in the red shirt.
Ossa trial factory racing department photo todo trial
Paco was tempted away from GasGas in 2010 by the Jotagas team that surrounded Jordi Tarres , working initially from Aragon and then Girona. On the left he can be seen with Fotagas general manager Felix Casa.
Ossa trial factory racing department
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Ossa trial factory racing department
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Paco helped to design the Jotagas with Jordi Tarres and Cero design. After 6 years with Jotagas Paco was offered a position with Ossa. Here Paco can be seen with Billy Bolt and one of the 2 Ossa boss's Joan Gurt . Ossa trial factory racing department
Ossa trial factory racing department
Knowing fair well that Ossa's time was up Paco him and many others were being paid until the day of my visit .
Paco had also that day agreed terms with TRS Motorcycles.
Paco had also that day agreed terms with TRS Motorcycles.
Paco to the left with Phillipe Berlatier , Jordi Tarres , Alexandre Berlatier and Marc Arano.
TRS motorcycles
Paco is one of the best trial mechanics in the business , but we now have to go back in time a little the last day the workers were being paid , so in essence the last day of Ossa.
This is the anonymous front view of the Ossa competition and development department.
This is the anonymous front view of the Ossa competition and development department.
Ossa trial factory racing department
Only trials motorcycles were prepared here. Its interesting to see that despite being sponsored by Gro oil , you can see from the barrels outside that they were using Nils oil.
Ossa trial factory racing department
Let have a look inside