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View Full Version : de Puniet - 'It was like a dream come true'


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10-02-2006, 06:08 PM
Randy de Puniet sat down with the Kawasaki PR guys a few days ago for a little Q&A, discussing his move to the MotoGP class and the upcoming 2006 season.


Randy de Puniet Q&A*

Randy de Puniet has been involved with motorcycles since he was old enough to walk. At three-years-of-age the young Frenchman first threw his leg over a motorcycle, with his race debut coming just three years later at the tender age of six years. After winning back-to-back titles in the French National 125cc Championship in 1997 and 1998, de Puniet made his Grand Prix debut as a wild card entry at the 1998 Grand Prix.His performance in his first World Championship race was enough to secure the young Frenchman a full time ride in the championship the following year.In 2001 de Puniet moved up to the quarter-litre class aboard a customer specification Aprilia 250cc machine. Two podiums on a non-factory bike the following season were enough to convince Aprilia ...Read the full article. (http://www.motoreview.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=29)