Superpole as seen by a mechanic

We’ve all seen on-board videos of fast laps, but we haven’t seen the POV of the mechanic making the bike do those fast laps. Here, 6’ 10” Castrol Honda mechanic Daniel Postmus straps a GoPro HD to his head while twiddling Jonathan Rea’s adjusters during Portimao qualifying. It’s a neat look into a part of the racing equation we too often take for granted.

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