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MotoGP.iper
Season 9 Episode 4
Piper brings Tim, Travis and Robin to a MotoGP event at COTA.
Music by Otis McDonald (https://www.otismacmusic.com/)
Dedicated Episode Page: https://tro.bike/podcast/2023e04/
// Announcements, Acknowledgements & Corrections :
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// Blather:
Piper went to her first MotoGP event. She was kind enough bring Robin and Tim along via Zoom meeting for the Moto3 race. Travis was late, so he missed out.
Then, Piper went her own way to interview three (3) different interesting individuals at said event. Arai's Brian Weston graced us with his presence plus thirty years of experience at what is currently the finest helmet manufacturer in the game, followed by the equally kind and informative Brent Jazwinski of Alpinestars. Brent "blew up" an airbag vest with his cohorts just in time for Piper to bump into Denise Luu of RideSmart, a Texas based track and race training school.
While Armene Piper was galavanting the MotoGP scene, the boys kicked back and forcibly extracted conversation from Travatron who missed the last episode. He too had plenty to say on the matter of helmets, discussing at length his newly purchased AVG carbon. Apparently he has to keep it tied to a brick or it will float away.
// Guest Interview:
Given the circumstances, it should come as no surprise that we managed to snag three great interviews. The first of which is a new crown jewel for TRO, as three out of four hosts own Arai helmets and subscribe to their manufacturing demands. SNELL all day!
But Piper went above and beyond after that, jumping into a conversation with Alpinestars product specialist Brent Jazwinski. They discuss their latest airbag tech and even give it a test "pop" at one point. Let's just hope we as riders never need it, right?
Denise Luu concludes our time, speaking with us in depth about her husband's track and race training school. Robin, Travis and Tim may have witnessed the birth of their newest client, namely future racer ... oh her name is in here enough. What a show off.
// Site Updates & Features:
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Published on 2 years, 8 months ago