Jamie Hacking will ride in MotoGP

[Charlesbusa]

Good stuff!

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Jamie Hacking
Kawasaki MotoGP Pilot #12
"I'm really excited about riding Kawasaki's Ninja ZX-RR in the USGP at Laguna Seca. We've just completed two days of testing with the bike in Japan, and I felt pretty comfortable straight away. It's an amazing machine. I can't believe how sophisticated the electronics package is on the bike; already it feels like you can open the gas impossibly early out of the turns, but the data shows that it's actually possible to open the throttle even earlier. To do this requires some confidence in the electronics, and that confidence will only come with more track time on the bike. Roger Lee set the benchmark at this race last year with an outstanding tenth place finish, so that's certainly given me something to aim for. Laguna is one of my best tracks, but I'm under no illusions how hard it's going to be. I'll be up against some of the best riders in the world on a bike on which I've only had limited testing time. If I come away from the weekend with a top ten finish, then I'll be happy."[/quote]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Jul/080710a.htm

 

[Charlesbusa]

another source;

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"I don't think the hope was ever there to race a GP bike,"￾ said Hacking, who started racing with WERA and CCS when he was 23 years old. "I mean, you're talking to a guy who has worked at McDonald's. I've worked at motorcycle shops. I've delivered beer. I've worked at a car wash. You're talking about somebody who's worked a 9-to-5 job. To have the opportunity to race the premier motorcycle in the entire world against some of the best riders in the world is just something I never dreamed about. I never even dreamed about racing in the AMA Supersport or Superbike Championship.

"I'm just honored that they gave me the opportunity to do it. Now it's a dream, but it was never in my goals to ride a MotoGP bike. At this point in my career and the age I'm at now, I think I'm at the pinnacle of my motorcycle career. I think I'm doing the best anybody could possibly do. I feel I've been behind the ball through this whole process. If I had been more experience in this sport when I got into it maybe I could've set my goals on GP a lot sooner, but having the opportunity to do this now is the greatest thing to ever happen to me. When they told me I was going to ride the bike it was my birthday [June 30], and I think that's by far the best birthday present I've ever received in my 37 years of living. It's an honor. My main thing is to go out and have a good time, make these guys proud and put in a good result for the U.S. fans."￾[/quote]

http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=33214