In the paddock with Rossi – thank you Haynes

Karen on her Kawasaki
Karen on her Kawasaki

Well what a lucky girl I am!

For any of you who have the pleasure of knowing me, I have just had one of the best days of my life courtesy of Haynes Manuals who are now my nbf (new best friend for those who have no idea what I am on about)…

Haynes helped to bring me closer to the love of my life when they invited me to the MotoGP at Donington.

I LOVE VALENTINO EVEN MORE xxx

I cannot believe that I was in the paddock with VALENTINO ROSSI! I stood by his truck, looked at his enormous garage and got very excited that I was standing in the same place as the biggest motorcycle legend of all time.

Watching the bikes was magnificent, seeing the speeds they get up to.

And even though it was raining and the love of my life fell off while leading the race (but got back on and finished 5th – legend), I had the greatest day ever.

MELBOURNE LOOP

We stood at the Melbourne loop under our huge brolly and grinned for the whole day.

At the end of the race, I waited for James Toseland to come out of his garage and sign my big brother’s 30th birthday card, as they used to race together many years ago.

I got a big kiss and a cuddle from James, which made me the envy of all the adoring female fans.

I then decided to invite myself to be a member of his race team and his personal assistant – it didn’t work, but I think I can wear him down.

VALENTINO, ITALIAN STALLION AND HEARTBREAKER

Once I had finished acting like a lusting teenager, I turned round to see the true love of my life… but Valentino had gone. I just saw him zooming off on his scooter.

Alas, my heart broke in to a million pieces.

If you are reading this Mr. Haynes Manuals, THANK YOU. You made a true MotoGP fan very happy and I will put you on my Christmas card list forever.

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