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About to face the toughest test in his 11-year career as a professional racer against three-time World Champion Roger DeCoster, whom the experts said he could not beat, Heikki Mikkola philosophizes about his sport:
“You must have the same attitude for whole season. Sometime feeling very difficult to keep same for months, not possible all time up. Little down, maybe up again. But impossible driver all time full speed.”
“American driver very young, normally driver maybe 18, 19, 20. Not can thinking 100-percent motocross. Maybe think too much other things, mini bike, girls, what colour to make van. That not so good but maybe some drivers need that. Difficult to speak because every people different people. I was young also. Not possible thinking 100-percent motocross, but I'm 29 now. It's good.”
“I have once a little problem with my mud guard, broken after two laps. Half broken, not complete broken and I think maybe dangerous to go so close to front wheel. I think some laps I stop at my mechanic place and we make it full broken. Then I think
“American driver very young, normally driver maybe 18, 19, 20. Not can thinking 100-percent motocross. Maybe think too much other things, mini bike, girls, what colour to make van. That not so good but maybe some drivers need that. Difficult to speak because every people different people. I was young also. Not possible thinking 100-percent motocross, but I'm 29 now. It's good.”
“I have once a little problem with my mud guard, broken after two laps. Half broken, not complete broken and I think maybe dangerous to go so close to front wheel. I think some laps I stop at my mechanic place and we make it full broken. Then I think