INTERVIEW
P86
COLIN EDWARDS
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE, BRIAN J NELSON, JOHN SHOFNER
TORNADO
UNPLUGGED
FEW AMERICAN RACERS
OF THE LAST 20 YEARS
HAVE BEEN AS SUCCESSFUL
AS COLIN EDWARDS.
NOW RETIRED FROM THE
CUTTHROAT WORLD OF
MOTOGP, WE CAUGHT UP
WITH HIM TO SEE HOW
THE TEXAS TORNADO IS
ADJUSTING TO LIFE ON THE
OUTSIDE, AND TO DIG UP
SOME GOOD STORIES.
A
n audience with Colin
Edwards is one not to be
missed. Famously forthright
and always speaking his mind,
Edwards is a P.R. rep's nightmare
and an interviewer's dream.
The just-finished Indy MotoGP
marked a full year since the Texas
Tornado hung up the camo Arai, and
with retirement comes not just new
challenges but also a chance for
reflection on a career that started
way back in 1990, the year of his
first road race.
But he's not out of the game
entirely. The 41-year-old Texan's
skills are in hot demand as a factory
test rider for Michelin as the French
company prepares to re-enter
MotoGP as the sole tire supplier
next season. It's a gig that also lets
him park his butt on the exact same
bike as Vale and Jorge and provides
his famous intensity, that was never
more evident than in his World
Superbike days, another outlet.
At the recent Texas Tornado Boot
Camp, we thought we'd have some
fun with Colin so we sat him down and
asked him to go through the memory
bank, dig out some standouts and
have a gaze into his crystal ball to see
just what's in store for American
racing on the world stage.
