In
memory of Barry Sheene
Narrated by
Ewan McGregor
Written and Directed by
Mark Neale
Executive Producers
Ian Maclean
Mark Neale
Chris Paine
Producer
Stephen Lim
Editor
Rochelle Ford
Director of Photography
Grant Gee
Music
tomandandy
Sound Design and Mix
Jim Watson
Co-Producer
(Spain 2001)
Nicci Power
Co-Producer (Italy 2002)
Jane Rees
Co-Producer (Japan & Europe 2002)
Dany Vives
Unit Production Manager
Steve Lim
Production Supervisor (USA)
Kevin Bowe
Production Manager (Spain 2001)
Ruben Guillem
Technical Consultant
Michael Scott
Sound Recordist
Rashad Omar
Camera Operators
Cliff Hsui
Jerry Chater
Mark Neale
Christopher Paine
Robbie Taylor
Adam Hall
Key Grip
Xavier Torres
Focus Puller
Dani Vilar
Post-Production Services
Avenue Edit
Post-Production Supervisor
Drew Bourneuf
You
have been watching
in order of appearance
Valentino Rossi
Mick Doohan
Kenny Roberts
Wayne Rainey
Loris Capirossi
Max Biaggi
Kevin Schwantz
Barry Sheene
Bob Maclean
Eddie Lawson
Julian Ryder
Phil Roe
Hamish Jamieson
Carlos Checa
Olivier Jacque
Garry McCoy
Trevor Morris
Graziano Rossi
Michael Scott
Jeremy Burgess
Lou Martin
Steve Bennet
Gemma Voces
Peter Clifford
Phillippe Vidal
Dr Claudio Costa
Regis Laconi
Davide Trolli
Randy Mamola
Claudia Cherici
Toby Moody
Noriyuki Haga
Sugi Sugihara
Debbie Irvine
Nick Harris
Linda Hopkins
John Hopkins
Al Lyons
Susanne Hopkins
Mike Castillo
John Ulrich
Desiree Crossman
Stewart Miller
Dan Welburn
Dr Amadeo Roche
Colin Davies
Tad Pilati
Mario Guerreiro
Rex Rainey
Austin VerSteeg
Taylor Acedo
Shinya Nakano
Our thanks to all of the above, and to the supporting cast of
MotoGP riders, workers and fans
Telecine (UK)
Blue Post
Colorist
Mark Baugh
Telecine (USA)
Encore, Hollywood
Colorist
Todd Gardner
Final grade
Riot, Santa Monica
Colorist
Brian ‘Crash’ Carlucci
tomandandy composers
Tom Hajdu
Andy Milburn
Additional music composed by
Leandro Maciel
Jim Watson
Kenny Lasaine
Mark Neale
Narration recorded at
Boutwell Studios
Birmingham, Alabama
Recording Engineer
Mark Harrelson
Title Design/Web Design
Ben Wolfinsohn (stopfollowingme.com)
Production Accountant
Kelli Gillam
Production Services UK
Maguffin
Production Services Spain
Good Rolling Films
Unit Production Manager
Doug Blake
Ist Assistant Director
David Dwiggins
Production Assistant Italy
Martino Margheri
Production Assistant Spain
Ariadna Esteve
Catalan Grand Prix 2001
report courtesy of
The Guardian/AP
Playstation MotoGP video game
courtesy of NamCo
Archive images
ESPN
BBC
Photographs by
Andrew Northcott
Al Lyons
FASTER was produced in association with Dorna Sports SL
Managing Director
Manel Arroyo
Marketing Director
Pilar Gancedo
Communications Director
Paco Latorre
MotoGP television director
Sergi Sendra
Thanks
to
All the MotoGP riders and teams
Everybody at Dorna, IRTA and the FIM
The staff of the circuits of Catalunya,
Valencia, Suzuka, Mugello, Willow Springs
and the SEAT rally test track, Martorell
Dr Claudio Costa and the staff of the Clinica Mobile
Shea Rainey
Tracy Maclean
Fiona Neale
Lisa Lim
Carly Maclean
Tom Neale
Andrew Northcott
NHK
Takashi Kurita
MICO
Sei Kosaka
Noriaki Nakata
Carlo Fiorani
Carlo Cambiaghi
Gibo Badioli
Chuck Aksland
Tom Borst
Alison Forth
Federica de Zottis
Davide Brivio
Matteo Flamigni
Malcolm Sayer
David Dew
Manfred Schultz
Doug Gonda
Takanao Tsubouchi
Alberto Puig
Richard Ashcroft
Marc Marot
Liz Bensley
Dean Miller
Dainese
Toni Rabascall
Pepe Soler
Michael Avatar
Hideo Oida
Masaharu Fukuyama
Giles Clarke
George Maimon
Elizabeth Stanley
Shelley Surpin
Rebecca Parker
Doug Sherin
Willi Dungl Kurtrainings Hotel
Pierre Alvez and the Michelin crew
Jeremy Ferguson and the Dunlop crew
The Hopkins family
Chris Ulrich
Simon Boswell
Chris Farr
Special thanks to
Ewan McGregor
Avenue Edit
Rick Ledyard
Wendy McCarty
Rochelle Ford
Jeff Yuen
Michael Shreibman
Mike Chizzo
Mike Short
Team Red Bull Yamaha WCM
Bob Maclean
Peter Clifford
Jean-Michel Bayle
Steve Bennet
Christophe Bourguignon
Francois Charlot
Desiree Crossman
Colin Davies
Carl Giles
Noriyuki Haga
John Hopkins
Debbie Irvine
Hamish Jamieson
Benoit LeFebvre
Mike Leitner
Garry McCoy
Mats Melander
Stewart Miller
Mal Pitman
Phil Roe
Emmanuel Rolin
Philippe Vidal
Gemma Voces
Dan Welburn
Phil West
Jez WilsonThis film was made possible by
Ian Maclean
and
Avenue Edit