MotoGP Building Fan Base

The racers and drivers of the fastest sport on two wheels are on time off, kind of, most are busy traveling around the world to various spots to build support and create more fans for their sport by spending time with the fans. Jorge Lorenzo recently took a trip to Thailand where he was greeted by thousands of fans waiting to get a peak at one of the fastest racers on the planet. He was in Thailand to attend the Yamaha Motor Factory in Bangkok, before taking the time to spend the afternoon at the Yamaha Rider Club in Thailand to build support and spend time with sportbike fans.

The fastest sport on two wheels in on time off

The runner up to Valentino Rossi was greeted by adoring fans that had him smiling and waving to the crowds for quite a few minutes, before he took the time to be greeted by factory President Frank Nagashima and Chief Operating Officer Praphan Phornthanavasat, and then made his way through the factory to talk to the 3000 employees on hand. This was just before he put on a show on his Yamaha YZF-R1 sportbike by taking it out for a few laps and burn a few tire marks in the pavement for his fans. He looked pretty good on the bike after a break that hasn’t seen him get on a bike since his operation in Barcelona on November 16 to take out the plate in his collarbone.

After his run, he took more time to wave and talk to his fans, which is great to see. The fans are the ones that really pay the bills and he obviously knows this and was energetic and loving while walking among the crowds. He’ll be heading over to Indonesia next to entertain his fans and build more support for his sport.

In other news, Dorna Sports has released their calendar for the CEV Buckler 2010 season and it will consist of seven events, including the new venue, Motorland Aragon during the fifth round of the season. The season will start on April 18^th in Catalunya, before heading to Albacete, Jerez, Albacete again, Motorland Aragon, Comunitat Valenciana, and lastly Jerez, one last time.

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