The Prodigy’s legendary frontman Keith Flint might be known as The Firestarter on stage, but on the race track he’s typically known as a speed demon!
In between touring commitments, Keith has been taking his place on starting grids in a one-off custom made Alpinestars race suit, and gunning it around the tracks on his specially built Suzuki bike. The biggest and most respected name in the world of motorsports, Alpinestars produce a wide variety of the highest quality apparel for the world of motorsports, from
gloves to race shoes and leather race suits to boots and have worked very closely with Keith to produce a bespoke set of leathers which features the lime green and black colourways of Keith’s other sponsors and specially commissioned logos and FLINT decals.
Here’s what Keith said about the partnership with Alpinestars:
Tell us about the rat logo on the back of your suit. Who designed it?
A friend from Paris called Pasky designed the logo. He’s designed crash
helmets for many other riders, he’s a really cool guy who I met on tour in
France recently.
Did you have any input in its design?
Only that I wanted it to look aggressive and not like a church mouse!
Is there a story behind the design?
There used to be an illegal road race in Essex around 15 years ago, called
the ‘Rat Run’. It started at Rat Lane, hence the name.
Why and how did you become interested in racing?
I’ve been interested in racing since I was 14, the natural progression is to
get on the track and emulate the people you admire. I got the chance and did
a few races between ‘98 and 2000. I got the taste for it again this year and
Crescent Suzuki put a bike together for me. The buzz is back.!
Will you be competing?
That’s difficult right now, but I’m booked on track days and will be
competing in the 2011 season.
How fast were you going?
Errr yeah… Fast! Times are good, but only practice will get me up the sharp
end.
Do you have any plans for the future?
To take part in a Moto GP, ha ha ha, I can only dream…
