WINNING WAYS
Blackburn bike racing legend Carl Fogarty revealed what made him the very best in his sport as he talked winning with the county’s business community as part of Lancashire Day celebrations.
The seven-time motorcycling world champion explained the part his personal drive played, but also stressed the importance of having the right team around him, something he believed was equally relevant for business.
The guest speaker at the online celebration of the county’s day, said: “When things are not going so well you need people around you who can give you that kick up the backside to sort yourself out and get your act together.
Carl, who is known to his fans as ‘Foggy’ and who still lives in Lancashire, was also the 2014 winner of the TV reality show I’m A Celebrity.
He said his ambition from an early age was always to be the best on a bike and added: “I was very driven, very determined, I guess arrogant in some ways.”
And he added: “Once I got the right bike and the right team, I believed nobody was going to beat me.
“You have got to work hard to get it right. If I didn’t do my homework on Friday and Saturday, Sunday’s race day wouldn’t go very well.
“I just love winning. Crossing that line, listening to the national anthem on the podium, looking at the fans, I get goosebumps now thinking about it.
“That is what it was all about to me, not the money, but that moment when you’ve crossed the line and you’ve won. There is no better feeling in the world. It is amazing.”
Carl Fogarty Michael Finnigan
He retired from racing in 2000 with four World Superbike Championships among his many honours, but said he still had that “competitive edge” and that had helped him during his time in the jungle in the hit ITV show.
That competitive streak came out during the challenges he had to undertake to win food for his fellow camp members, although he added that viewers saw another side of him as a “team player”.
Michael Finnigan, chief executive of i2i, also gave his take on the pandemic and Lancashire’s response to it, urging Lancastrians to keep “digging in”.
Simon Entwistle, twice named Lancashire Tourism Superstar, gave the traditional Lancashire proclamation at the start of the session, the final online gathering of the week.
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