Motojournalist Contest
Road Racing World is holding a contest to be a Motojournalist for a Day, this is my entry. Link goes to a description of the contest.The best motor sport journalism does more than simply tell a story of hard luck, glory or determination.
Given the immediacy of information available on the Internet, a reader cannot experience an event through the publication of simple race reports. Putting the reader in the paddock holding a wrench, or on the bike for a lap of Infineon however, draws them into the story and takes the reader to a time and place about which they have been dreaming.
Engaging journalism puts the reader in the paddock adjusting suspension, on the track approaching a blind crest and inside the helmet of a professional racer as he communicates with his team about what it will take to gain just one more tenth of a second.
Any writer can report results, but few can offer the ability to transport someone from their couch, garage or office cubicle onto the seat of a headshaking, arm thrashing, tire shredding race bike. Conveying the emotion of a race is far more important than simply reporting who was passed when, and which rider crossed the line first.
Coming off of a two week stint in Europe as a volunteer mechanic for a World Endurance Championship team, and preparing for a similar trip to the Suzuka 8-Hour has given me a perspective on racing that most fans and journalists experience only in dreams. Crewing for the team at Assen, flawlessly completing yet another tire change at 3 o’clock in the morning at Le Mans and rejoicing at the glory of simply finishing the 24 Hours has given me a fresh perspective on the joys and agonies of racing.
I would greatly enjoy bringing this perspective to the readers of Road Racing World with a thorough depiction of the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Challenge at Infineon Raceway.
posted by GreSam @ 08:18
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