"So
the year with Valentino is great fun, as it was with Mick (Doohan)
in 1989. It's a very good year..."
~Burgess,
on his season with Valentino (2000)
"I
think he played a part in talking to Valentino and getting
him on a Honda, and he feels very much part of the whole
thing..."
~Burgess,
on Mick Doohan as part of the team
"I
never really tend to offer advice. The only advice I ever offer is
that it's important we finish races, so that we have something to
build on for the following year..."
" My
thing with all riders in their first year is that we have to look
at things to see what they're capable of - but importantly to
finish races and not get hurt, because if you miss races you lose
experience...Valentino was well aware of that, having had
four years in Grand Prix in 125 and 250..."
~Burgess,
on his advice to riders
"Valentino may have to pay more next year, because he might be moving up to a higher power-to-weight ratio model..."
~Burgess,
on the ‘JB’ logo (sticker - pronounces Jeremy Burgess Associates -
Allgate)
on Rossi's NSR500 which expires on Noverber 1st.
"The
Honda 500 seems to be a lot less difficult in terms of engine. But
of course you're not looking for one or two horsepower - which you
trying to find on a 250 or a 125 all the time..."
~Burgess,
on the Honda 500cc machine
"We
only did four tests with Valentino prior to the start of
the season (2000). One in December (1999), then one in January
(2000), one in February (2000) and one two weeks before the first
race (2000)..."
~Burgess,
on the bike testing with Rossi prior to Season 2000
"I had
a few job irons in the fire by Australian GP, and after that a few
more - including the job that I'm going now...There were a couple
of options there, that I was considering, but I had time to
consider them too...it wasn't as though I had to make a decision
at any stage in the immediate future..."
~Burgess,
on his job
"The
first year with any rider is probably, in a lot of ways, the best
- because there's no expectation to win from anybody above us on
the ladder..."
~Burgess,
on having the best racing job in the world
"I
think he's handling it pretty well, actually, Mick is good to have
around, he's very relaxed now...When he's got half an hour to
spare at any time, he files into our garage, because everybody in
the garage has worked with him..."
~Burgess,
on Mick Doohan being "a former rider"
"The
Nastro Azzuro Honda team is based in Brussels, next to, but not
attached to the works Repsol Honda team..."
"We
have a separate workshop in the same building as Repsol team, but
we have no internal access to their areas. We have to go through
external doors. But I like that, I like the fact that the team has
independent sponsorship and independent people. We have
coordination and management from the Italians - which is good,
they seem to be good people."
~Burgess,
on the Nastro Azzuro Honda workshop
Valentino
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