HIGH FIVES - Lewis Gregory
June 24, 2008
Twenty two year old year old Lewis Gregory from Churchdown in Gloucestershire has been a former youth champion, two time British Supercross champion and more recently achieved his best ever result in the Maxxis British Championship with a third overall in the MX2 class at Lyng. With a pre-season injury causing him to miss the start of his season, he is now getting back to his best so I caught up with him for a High Five to get the low down!
MOTO: What exactly was the injury that caused you to miss the start of the season?
“I was out practicing in Spain in January and I had a big crash the day before I was meant to go home. I broke the bone that is next to the scaphoid, the capitate, it's quite a hard one to brake but I managed it! It didn't show up on the X-ray's a first and I was told that it was just a sprain, but it wasn't right and I had further X-ray's about 4 or 5 weeks later and it then showed that there was a brake but I had to have a MRI scan done to fully diagnose it, so that was why I was out for such a long while.”
MOTO: How did it feel to get your first Maxxis Championship podium at Lyng?
“It was awesome! I never really expected it to be honest, I knew I could ride pretty good but it was only my third race back after the injury so it came as a shock to get that result so soon!”
MOTO: After getting that result how disappointing was it to miss out on qualifying for the British GP?
“Very, I had a good opportunity in the heat race but I made a few mistakes and then I wasn't quite quick enough in the last chance. A few of those guys have really stepped it up this year with their flying laps and I couldn't match them.”
MOTO: You've been on Suzuki's riding for Rob Hooper for a few years now, you must like it?
“Yeah it's real good, we got the bike working really well. It's just a shame that I missed the start of the season because I felt good during pre-season but that's just the way it goes.”
MOTO: What's your plans for next season?
“I'm not sure yet, it's still a little bit early. A few people have said to me about going MX1 because they think I might suit an MX1 bike but I'm not sure, I've never really tried a 450 but maybe that's something I'll look at trying out and see what happens!”
MOTO: Thanks Lewis, good luck for the rest of the season and hopefully we'll see you back on the Maxxis Podium before the end of the year!
Interview and images by MOTO reporter Ade Threasher
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