The rivalry between Slight and Fogarty was key to WorldSBK back then. There’s a lot of water under the bridge. Born in Masterton, New Zealand, Slight was Australian Superbike Champion in 1991, before spending most of the 1990s racing in the Superbike World Championship, amassing 87 podiums, 13 wins and 8 pole. “When I was racing there weren’t just five or six riders that could win. The toughest thing was probably what was said between the riders. He missed the start of the season in 2000 and then made his final appearance in the Opening Round of the 2001 American Superbike Championship at Daytona Speedway. Those years are what made Superbikes great. We had six different ratios for every gear and primary drives. In 1988 he left New Zealand to race with the Super Angel Team in Japan with little success. He holds the distinction of being the only person to have won the Daytona 200, the Imola 200, the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race, and the Isle of Man TT. I had a few offs in the car but with a bike you can’t do that. Carl Fogarty was winning titles with Ducati. For him to change… good for him but I don’t have to endorse it. Five wins in 1998 offered Slight’s best chance of finally ending his championship voodoo but ultimately he came up just short.

Factory involvement and the resultant money attracted top riders to WorldSBK. [1] On a factory Castrol Honda he was third overall in 1994 and 1995, taking his first Honda win at Albacete. This led to his first major ride in 1989 when he joined Team Kawasaki Australia alongside Rob Phillis in the Australian Superbike Championship finishing third at the end of the season. He won his first WSB race during the 1992 season on a Kawasaki for Team Moving Kawasaki. Peter Kox is a racecar driver from the Netherlands. Then you’re at Phillip Island and Brands where Shakey turns up and beats you! Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. No, I had a 15 th and a 16 th . It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon.

I crashed at the Nürburgring out of second place but picked it up and finished fourth. Find everything in one place on Aaron Slight including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis “It was V-twins versus four-cylinders and it was hard work for us. Makoto Tamada (玉田誠) is a former Japanese professional motorcycle racer currently working as a rider instructor in Suzuka Racing School. I always had a one-year contract so I knew that come the end of the season it could be over forever. Corser won the Superbike World championship in 1996 and 2005. WorldSBK was at it’s peak at the turn of the century.

Honda RC45 - 1996. We use cookies to give you the best experience on our website. Join Facebook to connect with Aaron Slight and others you may know. [1], In 1998 he was second to Carl Fogarty by 5.5 points (half points having been awarded in the shortened Laguna Seca race 1), only missing the title due to mishaps such as a last-lap engine failure at Monza, a last-lap incident with back-marker Jean-Marc Deletang at Philip Island, and missing race 2 at Laguna Seca due to a startline pileup on the aborted attempt to restart the first race. NZ GT3: Darryn Henderson Hamilton summary, NZ GT3: International Motorsport Taupo preview, Verstappen: 'Not my problem' if people offended by radio slurs, Renault given FIA warning after Ricciardo tyre blunder, Penske leaves Supercars, McLaughlin full time in IndyCar in 2021, Supercars: Gen3 opens door for new brand talks, Portuguese GP: Latest F1 technical developments, The Sochi-like Portimao feature that even has Mercedes puzzled. “You wish that racing could go on forever,” reflected Slight.

By the time of the first round at Donington I had a podium. Ito has also raced in Superbike World Championship. We put it on the dyno and our twin had the same horsepower but 30 percent more torque. [1] On a factory Castrol Honda he was third overall in 1994 and 1995, taking his first Honda win at Albacete. ‡ – Guest driver – Not eligible for points. Unreliability held him back that year but he has no regrets about how his career unfolded. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. I had the blow-up at Monza with one lap to go. Those years are what made Superbikes great.

With any bike when you get horsepower you get loads of other problems. Jonathan Rea, MBE is a Northern Irish professional motorcycle racer, competing in the Superbike World Championship with team-mate Alex Lowes. Sign up to the Racing Lowdown Newsletter. If I think about ’98, I think I was by far the fastest rider out there. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. It was tough at the time. [3][4][5] This feat has been repeated only recently by multiple Japanese Superbike Champion Katsuyuki Nakasuga in 2015–2018. Aaron Slight, the Autobiography: You Don't Know the Half of It, Inspire a love of reading with Prime Book Box for Kids, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2016, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 26, 2014. [1] The only real low note was Laguna Seca in 1995, where a poorly handling Honda and many local wildcards left him 18th on the grid. Forthright, honest and hard hitting Slight is a man without regrets about his career.

Officially Nakasuga is a four-time-in-a-row winner but in reality he has only matched Slight's three time record respectively. In the prestigious Suzuka 8 Hour Endurance Race he has qualified on pole 5 times and won the race 3 times. Januar 1966 in Masterton, Neuseeland) ist ein ehemaliger neuseeländischer Motorradrennfahrer.. Bereits im Alter von zwölf Jahren fuhr Aaron Slight Motocrossrennen.Ab 1984 nahm er an Straßenrennen teil. Honda had underestimated WorldSBK. Honda moved it along quickly. He was a rider of immense promise and talent who had his career derailed by a personal struggle with drug abuse. A lot has been done.

I was thinking, ‘This is the last race for the bike.’ I’m sure that was part of the development for the V5 MotoGP. How do you judge success? All the factories were there and they were spending money.”, It was V-twins versus four-cylinders and it was hard work for us. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

Racing rivalries captured attention and riders had legions of fans. While Honda weren’t afraid of flexing their muscle in WorldSBK at the time, it was their decision for the following year that leaves a bitter taste in the mouth for Slight. There are no consequences compared to bikes. Aaron Tony Slight, MNZM (* 19. Honda VTR1000 SP. He did however take his first career double victory, at Misano.[1].

You always had to make it work. Winning the final leg of the 1994 season at Philip Island, he became the youngest ever World Superbike race winner at the age of 19 years old, a record that was improved by 18-year-old Yuichi Takeda at Sugo in 1996. Ironically, as Fogarty had already clinched the title, he did not need to win the race. He needed to piss everyone off to get fired up.”. Both Wayne's sons, Remy and Luca, are racing motorcycles like their father. It sounds weak but once you’ve been racing at a world championship level, it’s impossible to compete in anything else.”, I love cars and I love car racing, but it wasn’t the same as racing in bikes. He did not win a race in 1999; he crossed the line first in race 1 at Hockenheimring after passing Carl Fogarty on the last lap, but a red flag has been shown due to an incident elsewhere on the track, so the results were taken a lap back. They were thinking about that. I don’t get how you can touch someone, put them in the fence and think it’s OK. It’s too easy for guys with money to be involved. Aaron Slight, the Autobiography: You Don't Know the Half of It Paperback – August 1, 2002 by Aaron Slight (Author), Paul Owen (Author) 4.7 out of 5 stars 3 ratings. Aaron Slight – motorcycle racing genius. They didn’t have to do anything. Ducati? Best Free Spins No Deposit Bonuses with Free Spins - Poker - Casino Slots in United Kingdom Then you just go back out and go again.

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Everyone said the bike was made for me because of the way I rode, but I rode like that so I could make it turn! When I was racing there weren’t just five or six riders that could win. However his racing record speaks for itself. Instead it was his teammate, Colin Edwards, that would claim his first title. News Galleries Calendar About Contact Advertise. If you pinpointed something they would make it.

Then you go to Laguna and the Americans would be going quick.

They’d just change the rear sprocket. Born in Masterton, New Zealand, Slight was Australian Superbike Champion in 1991, before spending most of the 1990s racing in the Superbike World Championship, amassing 87 podiums, 13 wins and 8 pole. Aaron Slight: Misano was a real highpoint for me because we changed in ’95 from Dunlop to Michelin and I finished outside the points in both races.

Coming from the Wairarapa town of Masterton the young Slight took up Moto-cross at age of twelve. The four-stroke technology was coming through the Superbike and they transferred that into MotoGP.

That bike didn’t steer so I adjusted my riding style. Winning a championship would have capped it off but I’m not going to get into my grave wishing I had won it. Ironically, as Fogarty had already clinched the title, he did not need to win the race.