TEAM 7 RACING'S VALERIE THOMPSON AND DENIS MANNING
P116
Interview
Zero wind at mile zero—the
team had waited all week for the
perfect conditions. Thompson
gets mentally prepared as dawn
breaks over Lake Gairdner.
The enthusiasm
and the optimistic
side of you says,
'We're going to do
it like this, and
it's going to work.
Aerodynamics,
horsepower,
handling, the
rider, everything
will work.' But
then it's hard
for a person who
has that line of
thought to show
himself the
black side."
–Denis Manning
