Yesterday I attended the Venice Film Festival representing the LCR Honda Team and one of my sponsors, Lumberjack. It was held on the island of Lido at the prestigious Excelsior Hotel.
It was nice to discover a new world and mix with different types of people if we only had a short time there. I met the event organisers and the General Manager of the Excelsior Hotel and did a special interview for Style Star, including an introduction where I rode one of our race replica
bikes and had the interviewer, Melissa, on the back.
Venice is a beautiful city and the hotel was really nice. I like to do different events like because it’s good publicity for the team, my sponsors who support me throughout the year, and me.
Now it’s time to head off to Misano for this weekend’s race. I’m feeling much stronger and looking forward to riding at this track.
See you tomorrow for free practice.
Randy
septembre 2nd,2010
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Race : 13th (8th at the world championship standings with 78 pts)
Honestly this was the most tough race for me since the beginning of the year… even more demanding than Brno! This track is heavily biased with ten left hand corners and six right hand corners which make changing direction very punishing. Then the surface is very bumpy and everybody struggled with grip levels. We tried to get the most from our bike and I even tried to change my riding style but at the end I could not find my pace. I am still holding the 8th position in the classification and I am pretty sure that the next race we will be up there once again as I like Misano layout
Randy.
Qualifying practice : 17th– 1’41.923
“Before coming here I knew that it was not going to be easy for me because of my injured leg and this track layout is not helping my physical condition. I had the same experience last year when I raced with a broken ankle.
Then, from the beginning of the weekend, we have had some issues on the bike and we have been trying different adjustments so far, but I do not feel comfortable enough yet. I have tried hard to close the gap to the others but I am struggling a lot especially on the brakes.
We still have tomorrows warm up to fine-tune the bike because my target is to score as many points as possible.
I will do my best.
See you tomorrow.”
Randy
Hi everybody,
We’ve had an amazing week in Miami so far; the weather has been beautiful everyday, we’ve been to great restaurants, done some shopping and tried new things like swimming with dolphins and diving for the first time! I’ve been at the gym doing cardio and weights almost every day to keep up training and rehabilitation so that I’m fit for Indianapolis, because it’s a very challenging track and I’m focussed on my goal to take as many
points as possible there.
I’d like to say a big thank you again to all of you that have been sending all the messages of encouragement during my recovery, all of the support has been a big motivation to get back to racing and maintain my position in the championship!
See you friday for free practice.
Randy
Race : 10th (8th at the world championship standings with 75 pts)
“This is simply great! I could not expect such a positive week end. Just three weeks after my injury I was back on my bike and could fight for the top ten. I want to thank the doctors, my family and my friends and of course the Team because they helped me to get this incredible result.
I could also fight for the eight position but I lost some tenths behind Melandri but in this condition it was pretty hard to overtake the others. Then I passed Melandri and started to be faster and together with Barbera we caught Simoncelli. At 7 laps to go they both passed me as I was completely exhausted. I really dug deep in my reserves to finish this race and I am very happy about my performance. Now I will have almost 2 weeks to complete my recovery and hopefully we can obtain another positive result in Indianapolis”.
Randy
Qualifying practice : 11th– 1’58.089
“Well… it is awesome to qualify 11th just after 25 days after my operation. I am only 1 tenth to the third row and this is incredible considering my physical condition. Yesterday I focused on easing my body back into the demands of riding my machine and today we experienced three mid-long run (8 to 10 laps) with good results.
I know that the race will be tough but if I can keep this pace I could ride for a top ten finish. Many riders crashed this morning and it also happened to me but luckily I escaped unhurt from the incident.
I am delighted because my leg is improving day by day even if I will need a painkiller injection to finish tomorrow’s 22 laps”.
Randy
Free Practice : 16th– 2’00.184
“I knew that it would not be easy so this is exactly what I was expecting. Everybody thinks I came back too early but I feel fit even though my leg aches especially when changing gear.
However I think I can improve my physical condition session by session and hopefully the pain will be less and less. Today I did not get any painkiller but unfortunately I suffered a small highside after few laps and hurt my leg on the bike. That’s was very painful but hopefully I didn’t fall.
The guys moved the shift pedal to make me more comfortable and I am confident we can improve step by step”.
Randy
Hi everyone!
Here are some photos from my track day in Alès, France.
Only 22 days after breaking my tibia and fibula in Sachsenring, I’m walking well and was keen to test out the strength of my leg on a bike again, ahead of this weekend’s race in Brno. Christophe Garcia and his team from the Se7en Driver Riding School lent me a CBR1000RR to ride for the day and held a private session on the 2.7km track.
It feels great to be back on a bike again! I have worked really hard on my recovery and rehabilitation in the last three weeks, and the result is very good. I have no pain and I am able to push with my right leg. Watch out everyone, I’m coming back in Brno!
Randy
Hi everyone,
As I told you, I am now in Cannes to pursue my reeducation. After the hyperbaric chamber in Marseille, I make henceforth sessions of ultrasound which are going to strengthen a little more my bones. The doctors are always surprised with the speed with which I recover, and I have to admit that I am as surprised as they are. I use less and less my crutches.
Reassure you, I don’t want to shoot ahead to return faster. « I listen to my body », and I don’t feel much pain anymore, so now I can press on my leg. Moreover, it accelerates a little the consolidation.
I’ll be back home in Andorre next week. I’ll take some rest, while pursuing ultrasound sessions. With the treatment and all the care I received, I have not finally taken back the sports this week, I’ll do it there.
I keep doing everything to be back on my bike in Brno.
See you,
Randy
Here is what a hyperbaric chamber looks like. You would think we are in NASA wouldn’t you?
The first GP whom I attended in my sofa since my debuts was necessarily difficult, especially at the time of placing in the starting grid, but what is positive, is that my leg has gone down in a spectacular way. It was really good to me to take some rest. Until Thursday, I’m going to continue the hyperbaric chamber sessions and physio, then I am going to to Cannes for ultrasounds sessions which allow the consolidation of bones, and this twice a day.
…I still hope to be back for next Grand Prix, even if I know that it is going to be hard. If I manage to return, it will be 24 days after the accident, which isn’t much, and even less than Rossi. The doctors with whom I discussed said to me that it was feasible, even if they think I’m just crazy…
I also try to see positive sides: the surgeons took advantage of the operation to remove two screws from my ankle (I have two left), who bothered them to place the consolidation stalk.
Otherwise I’m getting back to sports on Wednesday, with rubber bands and exercises to work the top of the body. That is going to do good to me to make a little of cardio, just to eliminate a little all the products which my body had to undergo lately. Until now, I was not too much able to make it, as in the evening I was exhausted.
See you,
Randy
juillet 26th,2010
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