Spanish star targets best result at 2013 TT
Monday 14 January 2013
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Spanish racer Antonio Maeso is planning to compete at the 2013 Isle of Man TT fuelled by Monster Energy, and is determined to secure his best result to date.
Since 2007, Maeso has been a regular at the TT, only missing the 2011 event due to financial restrictions. Highlights have included 17th in the Senior in 2009, as well as five race finishes in 2010, the best a 20th, and he has repeatedly lapped at more than 120mph.
Speaking to the winter 2012 edition of the TT Supporters’ Club magazine, the 33-year-old said he was ‘pleased’ to secure four bronze replicas in 2012, but still has unfinished business on the Mountain course.
He said:
“I have always ended up winning races in every class I tried in Spain. Improving until the end is the only way I know how to race and, despite my enormous difficulties, I’ll keep fighting that way.”
“For sure next year I’ll be back, but with just one bike or maximum two, so I can focus on finding all those little tuning details that make you feel happy on the bike, which you can then push to the limit.”
Maeso also told the TTSC magazine there is nothing like the TT, and racing in the Isle of Man means more to him than championship wins in his native Spain.
He said:
“Racing in my homeland and winning championships doesn’t motivate me as much as setting off down Bray Hill.”
Maeso added:
“Like all other competitors, I thoroughly enjoy the event. You are riding in the longest, most difficult and fascinating circuit in the world, so if you like motorbikes, speed and racing, there is nothing better and higher challenge on this planet.”
The full interview is featured in the Winter 2012 TTSC magazine, which is out now. The magazine, published twice a year, is sent to members as part of their £15 annual membership subscription package.
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