In a special Alpinestars event that was held at the Maxxess Megastore in Bordeaux, France last weekend, MotoGP rookie and the latest racing superstar Marc Marquez got to meet racing legend and three-time World Champion Freddie Spencer.
The encounter was to put Marquez and Spencer’s together after Marquez broke Spencer’s long standing record as as the youngest 500cc/MotoGP rider to win a race.
Marquez broke Spencer’s 31 year-old record during the inaugural GP at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas which was his second ever race in MotoGP and he did it at the age 20 years, 2 months, and 5 days old, while Fast Freddy was 20 years and 196 day old, when he won the 500cc Belgium Grand Prix in 1992 (he beat the record that was previously held by Mike Hailwood).
Spencer tweeted after the Austin race: “Great job to Marquez on being the youngest rider ever to win a #motogp race!! I feel very happy for Marc! Truly an incredible moment!! Best!”
During the Alpinestar event Spencer said, “It’s great. Hopefully, Marc may hold the record as long as I did; 31 years. For Marc to come along now and to perform like he has is great. Great to see, great for the sport!”
There is however one of Spencer’s record that Marquez will never be beat, like winning two different championships in the same year, as did the American rider in 1985 when he took both the 250cc and 500cc titles.
“I saw many videos and from what people explained to me, Freddie was always more or less like me, always pushing, never was enough,” said Marquez. “When you see he competed in two World Championships on a Sunday … now this I cannot imagine.”
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