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Iannuzzo explains Valencia incident
Wednesday, 14 April 2010 15:49 |
‘Andrews suddenly slowed at 290 km/h and I couldn't do anything to avoid the impact,' said the Italian. ‘His left foot-peg split open my oil cooler, I took a hefty blow on my ribs and my hands but I managed to keep control of my Honda and stop on the grass almost at the end of the straight.'
Back in 2008 at Phillip Island Iannuzzo slammed into Michel Fabrizio's Ducati, which was stalled on the starting grid, and suffered several fractured bones in his other hand that kept him out of racing for six months. This time he only suffered bruising to his hands, while Andrews came away from Valencia with a broken heel and a fractured bone in his left foot.
Biaggi talks to WorldSBK.com
Friday, 16 April 2010 16:33 |
After the Valencia weekend, which brought two more podiums and confirmed the current excellent form of both rider and machine, we caught up with Max Biaggi, currently lying second in the championship on his Aprilia Alitalia RSV4 machine, just 18 points behind leader Haslam. The Italian had an exclusive chat to WorldSBK.com about his feelings about the 2010 season: results, rivals, aims, his future and his fans.
How important for your morale was the double victory at Portimao?
'I had a strong feeling that the Biaggi-Aprilia pairing in this 2010 season could produce some excellent races and winning twice at Portimao is confirmation that we are at the top'.
And at Valencia you also showed you were up there at the front. What was missing for you to get on the top step of the podium?
'Let's say that we were very competitive throughout the entire race weekend. We could quite easily have won race 2, there was nothing in it, with a bit of luck we could have done it...but I have to admit that both Haslam and Checa were really strong'.
Compared to 2009, the Biaggi-Aprilia pairing appears to be much stronger this year. What exactly has changed? Are you more determined or has the bike improved a lot?
'That was just the first year of racing for the RSV4 machine and we needed to run it in a bit. Now we have prepared everything for the best and we can be up there fighting in every situation. I am really motivated and for sure I'm not holding back'.
If you had to choose between consistency, luck, bike, team and rider to win the world title, what would it be?
'Let's just say that to be a winner you have to have all of them, it's an explosive mixture!'
Who do you think is your main rival this year?
'It's a bit too early to rule out some riders who have a chance of winning the title and when I'm on the track everyone for me is a rival, there's no difference'.
Let's dream a bit: at the end of 2010 Max Biaggi is the first Italian to win the World Superbike title, on an Italian bike and with an Italian sponsor. What will you do in 2011? Once you've achieved that aim, will you say goodbye to everyone and retire or try and efendi the title another year, this time with the number 1 on your bike?
'You should never tell your dreams and for this reason I can't answer that question otherwise they never come true. I'm already working for the future irrespective of the result that I can achieve this year'.
You won your first world title at the age of 16 and you're still one of the most popular riders for Italians and fans worldwide. Ever wondered why?
'I don't know how to answer that one. Ask the fans, I try and do what I love doing in the best possible way, that is racing bikes all over the world'.
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The CD opens with an outstanding track, The Best Of What's Around, that I suspect will be heard on radio stations everywhere, and deservedly so. It really is a very nice track.
Under The Table and Dreaming has a nicely varied, mix of 12 tracks that are very well written and brilliantly performed songs by these clearly gifted musicians. Most of the songs display a lot of the kind emotion that makes for a really great listen. Clearly drawing from what I can only imagine are their own real life experiences. At different points touching on the most real emotions of love, and the pain of failed relationships can certainly be heard.
Overall Under The Table and Dreaming is an outstanding release. What I call must have music. I give it two thumbs up and is most definitely a worthy addition to any Rock collection. Truly an outstanding Rock CD. One of those that is completely void of any wasted time, as each track is simply superb.
While this entire CD is really very good some of my favorites are track 2 - What Would You Say, track 5 - Typical Situation, and track 11 - Pay For What You Get
My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 1 - The Best Of What's Around. Great track!
Under The Table and Dreaming Release Notes:
Dave Matthews Band originally released Under The Table and Dreaming on September 27, 1994 on the RCA Records label.
CD Track List Follows:
1. Best Of What's Around, The 2. What Would You Say - (with Michael McDonald) 3. Satellite 4. Rhyme & Reason 5. Typical Situation 6. Dancing Nancies - (with Michael McDonald) 7. Ants Marching 8. Lover Lay Down 9. Jimi Thing 10. Warehouse 11. Pay For What You Get 12. #34
Dave Matthews Band: David Matthews (vocals, acoustic guitar); Boyd Tinsley (vocals, violin); Leroi Moore (vocals, flute, soprano, alto, & tenor saxophones); Carter Beauford (vocals, drums, percussion); Stefan Lessard (bass).
Additional personnel: John Alagia, Andrew Page, Jeff Thomas, Michael McDonald (vocals); Tim Reynolds (acoustic guitar); John Popper (harmonica); Steve Forman (percussion).
Recorded at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York.