🛠 who spent 28 yrs working for the best MotoGP Racers. Beattie, Doohan, Rossi. Now helping 🇦🇺 Racers using Michelin tires. Also has severe golf addiction ⛳🙂
I read every message I get. I am way behind atm. Thank you all for going out of your way to message with such nice comments about my time in Racing. Its been more emotional than I expected. Not in a sad way...hard to find an exact word..kinda like coming to the end of a good book
You may have heard the news that I will not be following the Rider to Petronas next year. Although I wanted to see out his career and he tried to make that a reality, it was not what the Petronas team had in mind.
Thanks everyone for all ya nice messages. Took me two hours to read them all last night. Did not reply to any as they all deserve it. (plus I'm a slack arse )
Plenty more to come as its only half season. 🛠
Had a blast riding at the Ranch last night. Big thanks to the Rider for having us all and giving me a few tips to help me get my first podium in 28 years! 😆. I'm now chewing anti inflammatories like tic tacs 😣
I am the last guest in the hotel. It closes when I leave tomorrow. No tourists mean it's not viable atm. If not for motoGP some of the staff would have had no income. This has happened at a few places this year.
Ps clearly they are trying to finish the last of the food on me.😉
Good last full day in Portugal. Hit the last golfballs on European soil for the foreseeable future and then went sightseeing.
Finished with a flat phone battery and a curry. Happy days!
#Movember
If u follow Ellen u already know. Last week during the German GP Nelson crossed the finish line.
Not a hole dug on our property, not a fence built or a car or bike worked on that he did not oversee. He had a great life but our family had a greater life because of him. RIP Nelson
First time in 28 seasons that I spent a whole session as a spectator from the infield. Took a few snaps with my phone for ya! Beats sitting in the hotel. 🛠
This little fella was a toy that one of my kids gave me to take away to work. Gotta be 15 years or so ago. Its been to every race since. It goes home for good tomorrow.
I enjoyed my first two days working in the Australian superbike padock at the test in Winton. Got to meet lots of new ppl, catch up with some I haven't seen for a long time and some I seen too much of!!!! 😆😆
Nice to be home the day after with no jet lag👍
@ASBK
@mcnewscomau
Congratulations to all the guys at Suzuki. What they have achieved since coming back is the making of a Netflix documentary!
I know many of the guys personally and I am happy for them all. I hope none of them can read this tweet this morning! 🥴
Really enjoyed working and chatting with
@garrettgerloff
the last few days. Rode great today. Had lots of info to take in and he soaked it all up like a sponge. I will be surprised if he is not in this paddock sooner rather than later. ✊🛠
#MotoGP
#wrenchracer
My home for 14 days. Cant open the window. That sux.... But its got good looking putting carpet. ⛳
Gave me a snack pack to get by for now. Breakfast arrives in about 6 hours. Talk to ya later.
Thank you for all your messages to Me, Ellen & the boys about Nelson.
People say that Twitter is a massive cess pool. That is not my experience. Thanks again.
AB
RIP 🐕
Now as if being involved in the Ride thru town vid wasn't enough, Valentino asked us to the Ranch yesterday. Such a good night. Finished with qualifying (p4) & two races. (P3 & P3)the commentator for the races was excellent. 🐐👍
after 28 seasons working in the world championship for the best riders in racing history.
But this is not the biggest news!
The big news is the garage doors in Barcelona have been replaced. No longer can you cut your finger off when closing it. 😉
Talk soon.
Alex.
Today was set up day in Austria.....and 20 years ago I missed set up in Brno because our kids were born a little earlier than planed!
Always slightly harder to be away on the milestone days.
Last day in Europe with my mutton chops
#Movember
I will be taking it home to Australia in a few hours via Singapore. I hope I don't pay for excess baggage! 😉🛠
I have made it to Australia. Landed in Sydney, transit there for 2 hours with a temp check. Landed in Brisbane & did another temp check + registration for hotel Quarantine. Police with some army help have bused our group to the Gold Coast. Waiting on the bus now for processing.
The bike we used today was the real McCoy!
It was how we finished the misano test. Just the tires were production tires. Plus it was covered in go pros. Cant wait to see Dorna,s edit. 📽🎬
#motogp
#wrenchracer
Such a busy day yesterday. FP 4 to Q1& onto Q2 is mayhem normaly, add in wet setting and dry🤪
So today may be also be crazy but starting from 5th was a mega effort from the rider.
Ps check the background of this photo.
Yesterday when ended in the "gravel trap".
Its such a pity as the Rider rode well all week and we worked well all week. A podium was in reach.
The hospitality boys felt our pain and went a long way to making us all feel better. 🛠
Finished packing about 2hrs ago. Hot and sweaty but happy campers here!
You can't belive how much it takes it out of you working in this weather on stinking hot bikes. 😭🐐🔧😊
Me & my Mow are in Madrid trying to stay awake.
Oh &listen to this. Guy in the passport queue turns to me and says. Are u going to the motoGP too.
I said yes, & asked if he had been before. He said he had been to a few others. What about you he asked....I said a couple. 😆
Top job Pecco.
All that training at the ranch came in handy!
That's the sort of racing I love. All this nonsense of making ten bikes battle for the lead on the last lap is by fools who wouldn't know a great race if it hit em on the head.
Good night 🛠
Everyone is all packed up now and at the airport for their charter flights to Bangkok. I thought our weekend was pretty good. Think we have found something that should help us till the end of the year. Pity we did not make it into the scrap for the podium. Next race. 🐐
When I wake up tomorrow my kids will not be kids anymore. 18 years ago I missed Brno GP as our twin boys came a bit early. It seriously feels like only a few years ago. Always sux a bit when you miss things like that.
In car convo: how much dinner was including alcohol, was the wine really preservative free? the price of houses, a block with a garage on it, how relestate agents say call for price to get your details and scam ya, pot holes, turning down jobs, cane toads, selfie mode settings.
Glad the Rider is back in our garage, felt like I had not seen him for months!
It's gonna be a busy day today with a few key ppl in isolation.....& it looks like it will be a wet start. 🛠
In car convo: (last licenced edition🛠)
Roswell and AREA 51, a podcast about an Atari game that sunk the company and made them a cult all at the same time, flights home and PCR tests, passing other team mates in the rental car.
Normally I would be tweeting about sweat & having a laugh with u guys. But it all just seems a bit pointless after the death of the AsiaTalentCup rider, Afridza Munandar, yesterday. About the same age as my boys.
I know two of the mechanics that oversee all the kids, sad.
RIP
Heading home tomorrow. So its that time of year again where I thank the
@EuropeanTour
for lobying the eu hotel association and having most hotels fitted with golf club washing facilities. Thankyou.
😉⛳🛠
I'm about to catch the last flight out of Brisbane. I'm a day behind schedule for Valencia as I stayed to see my kids finish year 12 and attend the end of year dinner. I've missed so many mile stones it was nice to be here for the last one.
The last few weekends have not gone well. Its a pity because we were in a position to do well each time. We were not lost with settings or tire choice, we are working well. Next time. 🤷♂️🛠
Leaving the Rider on the grid last Sunday in Thailand. Last min check of the dash to see if there are any warnings. Thanks to
@GarethHarford
for the photo.
Interesting day at the office. Helped out at the
@dorna
pre event. The Rider rode his M1 from the ranch to town! (Me &
@mflamigni
in a chase van with the starter & tools)
Tavullia was crazy. You can see vids all over insta & Twitter
how mad it was today.
#motogp
#wrenchracer
Bit of a rocky start to our first crack at Portimao. We did not stop all day and tonight made a setting that I think will help the Rider tomorrow. 👍✊
@ellen_briggs
I kept a few rock as feature stones in our LeMans succulent garden 😉🪴
Jet lags got me up. Thought I would show you these two blast from the past photos just sent to me by 📸 Henk Keulemans
Barcelona test 2002 ?
Gazza & Pete
@ValeYellow46
#MotoGP
#wrenchracer