It's not quite up to date yet, but the end of the MotoGP season is approaching and we suggest you keep this article in mind to spend an afternoon by the fire in the company ofHervé Poncharal et Guy Coulon, the two partners at the head of the Tech3 team aligned this year in MotoGP and Moto3.
Indeed, through these two videos, lasting a total of around five hours, you will be able to discover the two friends, at opposite ends of the spectrum but perfectly complementary, who built the French success story of the Bormes-les-Mimosas team.
What they have in common is of course a passion for motorcycle racing, but also a breathtaking memory that allows us to discover many details and anecdotes from the four decades spent on circuits and tracks, whether tarmac or not, around the world.
If speaking at length is a common exercise for Hervé Poncharal, Guy Coulon has long been more reluctant to share his knowledge, and it is only in recent years that he has taken pleasure in conversing with strangers to his familiar surroundings.
Today, when he feels confident, he can talk to you for three quarters of an hour about an old factory brake drum (yes, really!), explaining in detail all the subtleties of the foundry, the alternative machining of the housings of each spoke, the copper plating of certain screws, the shape of certain connecting rods and the fascinating evening that allowed him to obtain the plans...
In trust, Guy Coulon is clearly in this video from the series "In the glove compartment", and the man with the unique hair happily complements the words marked by perspective ofHervé Poncharal.
Videos like this, Guy Coulon et Hervé Poncharal are able to feed dozens, maybe even hundreds, but the two existing episodes already have the enormous merit of introducing the general public to these two boys that fate brought together one day at Honda...
So, when the MotoGP news fire has died down this winter, leaving only embers in the hearth, pour yourself a cup of tea or coffee, and while tinkering, come and share an afternoon with Hervé Poncharal et Guy Coulon.
