John Kocinski on his Outstanding Career, Racing 500cc & the Current State of MotoGP!

Today’s guest on the show Superbike & MotoGP Legend John Kocinski. In John’s successful career, the American won the 1990 250cc World Championship, and the 1997 Superbike World Championship title. Today, he speaks on his outstanding career racing 500cc in the 90’s and the current state of MotoGP. 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:20 Life After Racing 00:10:40 Never thought about Retiring 00:14:47 Racing 500 2 Strokes 00:25:48 The reality of speed 00:36:57 Learning at Kenny’s Ranch 00:52:25 Off Bike training in the 90’s 00:56:48 Journey to the top 01:06:52 Breaking down the 84 TZ250L 01:09:41 Family Background 01:14:17 Reacting to the Houston Astrodome Grand National Championship 01:18:56 When did Dirt Track start to fall of in America? 01:25:24 Motosport Ad 01:26:29 Thoughts on Current Young Stars of MotoGP 01:30:39 Why is there no young MotoGP talent coming out of America? 01:47:16 Living in Europe big culture shock 01:48:25 Silly Season at KTM (Miller & Pedro) 01:51:20 Will Ducati’s Dominance Continue? 02:00:18 Pedro Acosta NEXT BIG THING 02:06:35 Honda’s ongoing problems & Marc Marquez 02:15:04 Is the MotoGP level TOO HIGH?!?! 02:21:28 Superhuman Protocol 02:32:50 Nothing has changed in my life 02:40:31 Made more money post racing career? 02:45:51 John’s Advice to young people 02:48:55 Outro