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The professionals: Massimo Granata
By Visordown on 01/06/2008 14:09:27
Massimo Granata, Aprilia UK’s general manager talks frankly about difficult times, spare parts, the NEW V4 and dealing with Italians
How big is Aprilia in the UK RIGHT NOW?Market share-wise we are just 3.2% of the market. We have been considerably bigger, but we’ve been through some troubled times in the last few years. So far we are up 20% up on 2007, so we’re getting closer
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10 minutes with... Jeremy McWilliams
By Gordon Ritchie on 23/10/2007 13:44:33
He's our best GP rider for a decade or so, he's still going strong in his 40s and he's back in BSB on a 'Blade. Faster than a speeding Stobart 18-wheeler, we probe the prodigal granddaddy of British racing
and came back and won the BSB championship three times, a lovely way to sign off your career. It would be nice to do the same.Was there a financial level you had to reach before you committed to coming back to BSB?It's nice that everybody is interested
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The Professionals - Bradley Smith
By Visordown on 07/10/2010 16:53:12
Like a racing version of Mick Hucknall, 17 year-old Bradley Smith talks about learning to drive and meeting girls...
, so I’m not too heavy and can still get away riding a 125. As long as I fit I’ll ride that bike, but I think I have one, maybe two seasons left before I move up to a 250. But it is a result-based move.How do you find time to balance the whole school
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The Professionals: Tim Maccabee - Ducati UK Managing Director
By Visordown on 20/10/2007 12:50:07
He's the man who's in charge of Ducati's UK day-to-day operations, so what's it like dealing with the Italians?
. For example, there weren't even staff contracts in place until last year. We had lots and lots of passion, we still do, but now we have the routines in place so the company runs on a more efficient keel. Who actually owns Ducati now and how financially stable
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