PRAMAC D’ANTIN MOTOGP Event
Valencia (Spain)
THE PRAMAC D’ANTIN MOTOGP TEAM MEETS THE AMERICA’S
CUP TEAM SHOSHOLOZA
 A
particular and emotional day for ALEX HOFMANN and JOSE LUIS
CARDOSO. The two riders of the Team PRAMAC D’ANTIN MOTOGP
met the South African Team SHOSHOLOZA, the youngest of the
twelve teams that will compete in the upcoming and prestigious
AMERICA’S CUP. The SHOSHOLOZA basecamp, situated in
the Valencia Port, is where HOFMANN and CARDOSO lived the
great experience of sailing on the RSA 83 Yacht of the South
African Team. The two riders, at Valencia for the last race
of the 2006 MotoGP World Championship this weekend at the
Ricardo Tormo circuit, were welcomed in an exceptional manner
by Sports Director Tommaso Chieffi, who introduced them to
the whole Team. Both teams exchanged their official shirts
before taking part in a race simulation on the official yacht
of Team SHOSHOLOZA. HOFMANN and CARDOSO both had a specific
duty onboard and experienced unforgettable emotions during
this race simulation. ALEX HOFMANN, who already has sailing
experience and a license, took the chance to talk about technical
details with the Boat Captain Tim Kroeger, the only German
on the Team, in his second AMERICA’S CUP.
ALEX HOFMANN: “I am very impressed!
The Team welcomed us in a very nice way and it has been fascinating
to watch these 17 people work on the boat. Everything is totally
different from our sport : I need technicians before and after
the race, but during it, I’m alone out there! Meeting
these athletes, it was very interesting to share and compare
details about our different sports. Besides, it also has been
great and absolutely impressive how easily the boat can surf
the waves. I had a lot of fun and it has been a great pleasure
to get the chance to experience this”.
JOSE LUIS CARDOSO : “It’s great
to know that the AMERICA’S CUP will take place in Valencia
next year! I’ve always wanted to come and see that whole
impressive organisation and how the teams are training and
sailing. Today, with Alex, we had the great opportunity to
watch everything from the inside and I was very happy to meet
team SHOSHOLOZA. The sailing and the race simulation were
fantastic; these are sensations that I won’t forget.
I want to thank the whole South African team for their invitation
and their welcome”.
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