Motogp is not only limited to adult who like to ride
a bike, but also influence so much to the little girl Shaina who will reach 10
years old on December 8th. She is enthusiast with this sport since she was very
young. And the one she so adore is the British rider Cal Crutchlow.
Shaina herself first time get in
touch with Cal Crutchlow about 3 years ago and she got the lucky to
able to had a direct conversation with Crutchlow and also with Lucy (At the
time is girl friend of him). And due Crutchlow so impressed with the braveness
of Shaina so he gave his racing gloves to her, She could not
believe that moment and wore the glove for the rest of that day. When the light
of paddock were already on and she still walking around with her hands in the
air, wearing these big motorcycle gloves. Really unforgettable moment for the
first time met with her idol.
But the happiness for her not
only stop at that moment, this year she got a chance to meet again with Cal Crutchlow.
When she asked him if he could give her an interview because at her school she
just finish the lesson ‘how to doing interview’ a The elementary school girl got very excited, prepared
like a professional and wrote down her questions on her tablet, that she will
not forget any of them.
So the big moment came: Cal´s
wife Lucy asked Shaina to come into Cal´s room behind the pit garage at the
Sepang circuit. She entered, and Cal gave her a warm welcome. They sat down and
Shaina got a one-to-one interview, not much ordinary people get the very
precocious moment like this.
Shaina
Salvia A.S.:
(With serious
face and little nervous she started to ask) Before you came to MotoGP, you
were riding World Superbike, while most other riders from MotoGP go to World
Superbike before they retire. Do you have any plan to go back to World Superbike
in the future?
Cal Crutchlow:
(The voice so deep and calm) I don’t have a plan to go back to
World Superbike again in the future. But only because I ride now in MotoGP and
I think when I will finish my career, I will finish it in MotoGP. But this does
not mean I would not be interested to go to World Superbike, but I don’t think
I´m going to ride there again. I think in the end I will finish my career here
but I don’t know when. Maybe in one year, maybe in ten years. As soon as I stop
to love racing bikes I can go home and love Lucy (his wife) more (laughs)
Shaina
Salvia A.S.:
You ride the Honda almost one
year, are you happy with your riding?
Cal Crutchlow:
I’m happy and not happy, both. I’m happy because the first half of the year was
ok, and in the last few races it got a little better. We had some bad races and some bad luck, so
the championship position is not really good, but I think I´m still fast enough.
With the Honda it is really difficult to learn the bike. So next year maybe I am
a lot faster again.
Shaina
Salvia A.S.:
You crashed with your team mate Jack
Miller in Silverstone. How you can smile again with him, as sometimes in my
school, if my friends disappoint me, it’s difficult for me to smile with them again
(Shaina asks very shy but in curious way).
Cal Crutchlow:
(Laughs)
You have to be a good person and jack is not a bad person. He didn’t mean to
make a mistake, he didn’t mean to do it on purpose. He didn’t want to crash and
he didn’t want to hit me either. So we
both crashed and I said I´m really sorry for the crash. And he said he is
really sorry to hit me. I said it’s ok, because I was angry with him for one
minute and then calmed down. It is ok, because I have crashed into people
before as well. And if I do it again and I’m still angry with Jack, they might
be angry with me. You need to have forgiveness and I forgive him. But if he does
it again, there is big trouble! No I’m only joking (laughs loud).
Shaina
Salvia A.S.:
How did you get idea to choose 35
as your racing number?
Cal Crutchlow:
Because I had the number 5 before,
in the first 3 years racing. Then I couldn’t have the 5 anymore, so I put the 3
ahead. But it’s really good, because my favorite number is 5 and Lucy´s is 3. So
it works perfect (looks lovely to his
wife and smiles).
Shaina
Salvia A.S.:
Is it easy to be a rider (looking to CC with an amazed face)?
Cal Crutchlow:
I think it’s easy sometimes, but
people think it’s a lot easier than it is. We have to work hard. I think we
have a job that we all love and we are very privileged. It’s a really special
job to have, to be the rider. But it’s also difficult at times, because you´re
never at home, you´re always travelling. And when we travel the world we don’t
see so much. We don´t go to visit places, because we need to go to the circuit,
the hotel and the airport, but we don´t get to see so much of the world. So it´s
honestly a really tough job, but it´s job we love and we´ll never change. I
think all riders feel the same. (in
grateful voice)
Shaina
Salvia A.S. :
In Malaysia your bike had a
different color. Will this remain for the future, or was this just for Malaysia?
Cal Crutchlow:
It was just for Malaysia. But I
hope it will remain, because it looks really good.
Shaina
Salvia A.S. :
What is your target in every race?
Cal Crutchlow:
To win (laughs with serious face).
Always the target is to win, but we all know is very difficult for me to win. Maybe
I will be 10th, maybe I will be 5th. But we always have
to aim to win.
Shaina
Salvia A.S. :
Thank you for the interview.
Cal Crutchlow:
You´re very welcome.
Shaina had the gloves in her bag,
she got from him 3 years ago. “Could you sign them for me, please?” she asked.
Cal took a pen and said: “Gloves are really difficult to sign, as they have so
many edges.” But he found a spot on the palm that was wide enough for his much
desired signature and his #35. “I still
remember when I gave them to you. Great you still have them.” Then he asked:
“Do you want a photo with the bike?” He invited her into the garage, and he
posed with her in front of the Honda RC 213 V.
Once again, she got another
experience to remember for life. “Thank you very much, Cal Crutchlow. You´re my
hero!”
Sometimes life is about if you are brave enough to have a dream, because every little dream we have can be a motivation for us to keep working and make it come true. And you need to make sure that your dreams are inspiring for others.
We really appreciate the warm heart of Cal Crutchlow. In his busy time he was so kind to take some minutes for the little girl and he was very wise and patient. Also thanks to his wife Lucy who is always humble to Shaina even though she is already the 1st lady of the famous British rider.
This interview also published in very awesome way at Crash.net
