Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

GETTING TO KNOW THE COMPETITION – Rob Fox

Rob Fox is incredible to watch out on the Moto Gymkhana course. He has cemented his place at the top of the British MG circuit over the past few years, riding with unrivalled precision and speed, while making it look deceptively easy – despite his less than obvious choice of machine; a beautiful Honda NSR250. After Round One of the Championship, we caught up with Rob to talk all things Moto Gymkhana…

MSL: How did you get into motorcycles?

I’ve been riding since I was a youngster. My parents actually wanted me to get into cars, but I like bikes. Bikes are just cool. Growing up, I was never really interested in competition. I’m not naturally a competitive person. But, as I sort of progressed through bike sizes, I was getting faster and faster on the road. I was leaning over more, braking a lot harder – and getting an adrenaline rush from it. There came a point

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