Kevin Schwantz is a true motorcycling icon, with the American being a true legend above all in the Suzuki universe, the manufacturer with which he competed in 500cc for a decade. With so many years in the category and despite visiting many circuits, there is one particular crowd that has remained in his memory: the Italian one, as well as one race in particular.
Now 59, Schwantz didn’t hide his admiration for the transalpine public: ‘I’ve always enjoyed seeing all the fans on the circuit. The Italians are some of the most appreciative. I think they all realise that every lap I did, every lap I did, I was giving 100%’ he said as quoted by Motosan.
Regarding his own career, Schwantz knows that, when he looks back at what he’s done on the track, there’s one race in particular that has stuck in the memory of his fans: ’90 per cent of the time, when someone says: «I remember when you did…», they’ll be talking about Hockenheim in ’91’.