Crafar takes up new job in Sepang.
Having left the international arena as a rider, Simon Crafar was present at last week's Sepang test in his new capacity as an Ohlins technician.
It was a far cry from the Kiwi's finest hour when he rode into the distance at the Donington Park 500cc MotoGP race, leaving all challengers - Mick Doohan included - gobsmacked by his race pace.
Unfortunately, that victory proved to be a flash in the pan rather than the start of a World Championship challenge and Crafar left the Red Bull team in 1999 for a career in World Superbikes with Kawasaki (pictured).
Having left the international arena as a rider, Simon Crafar was present at last week's Sepang test in his new capacity as an Ohlins technician.
It was a far cry from the Kiwi's finest hour when he rode into the distance at the Donington Park 500cc MotoGP race, leaving all challengers - Mick Doohan included - gobsmacked by his race pace.
Unfortunately, that victory proved to be a flash in the pan rather than the start of a World Championship challenge and Crafar left the Red Bull team in 1999 for a career in World Superbikes with Kawasaki (pictured).
Yet again Crafar failed to deliver what many believed he could (or should) have, and he has now surely hung up his race leathers for good.
His new position at suspension specialists Ohlins will however still see him return to the saddle, albeit in a development role, throughout the 2001 season.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
