Toms: Yes, few times I check sanderbisseling.com When you arrived at the track, what was your first opinion?
Toms: The track looks better than it seems. I trained hard and seeing the track I knew that I could make it
Do you think you got enough practice time to get used to the track?
Toms: Yes, I got enough. Before time trials it was 2,5 h. And it’s all I need
Did you manage to jump everything you wanted to jump during the first session?Toms: Yes, I jumped all straights at least 3 times.
How much harder is it for you to go from one at a time, to a full race of 8 people on the gate and then ride the track?
Toms: In track it is difficult only in corner jumps before box jump and also from outside lines it is little bit hard, but from the inside lines it’s OK
The wind definitely didn’t help with the difficulty of the track. Would it have been a different race without the wind?
Toms: In the race day I didn't feel the wind so much, but in time trials the wind make it lot of difficult. Possibly without the wind the race would have been easier, especialy in 3rd straight
What’s your opinion on the box jump? What needs to be fixed with that thing for the 2012 Olympic track?
Toms: The box jump needs some vertical landing area, now you land on flat every time and lose all your speed.
How often did you crash?
Toms: In papendal? – 0. This season - 1
Did you wear extra safety gear at this Supercross World Cup?Toms: No, just knee pads like every practice
39 casualties in Papendal. Do you think riders need to be selected instead of the fact that just any elite rider can buy s license and sign up for the World Cup?
Toms: Any who think, that he can make it can ride it’s OK.
Do you think this Papendal track would be a lot easier to ride in two years from now?
Toms: Of course, just like Beijing or Chula
Ok, imagine you’re the track designer for the London Olympic track and you can make 3 changes to the track. What would they be?
1. Jump over womans track in 2nd straight
2. Box jump
3. – * Wind :D:D
Any thanks to the sponsors or any people in particular?
Toms: I’am not any factory rider. Thanks to my family and Ventspils Olimpic Center and Ivo Lakucs
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