Dirty Dozen with Kieran Sembiante

Zontal Racings’s 2023 British Minibike Championship Pro title winner Kieran Sembiante steps up to the plate and answers our Dirty Dozen questions…

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Dirt Hub: Do you have a Pre-Race Playlist you listen to, and if so name a couple of tracks that are on it?

Kieran: I don’t really have a playlist, but I usually play some drum and bass or house

DH: When was the last time you cried?

Kieran: I built a track bike to give to my dad for Christmas that was a replica of his old race bike, and when we gave it to him it was an emotional time

DH: What is your favourite inspirational quote?

Kieran: Shoulda coulda woulda is what my dad used to say to me after racing.

DH: Do you have any weird suspicions or pre-race rituals?

Kieran: I usually fist-bump the team on the way to the gate

DH: What drives you most to get up in the morning and go training?

Kieran: My mate Dan Drayton 34, ringing me to get to the gym

DH: If you didn’t race, what sport would you play?

Kieran: couldn’t imagine myself doing anything else

DH: Who is your biggest sporting idol, and why?

Kieran: My dad from when he raced steel frame 600’s

DH: Where do you see yourself in five years’ time?

Kieran: Maybe going into circuit racing; something a bit different

DH: What is your all-time favourite movie?

Kieran: Happy Gilmore

DH: Who has had the biggest impact on your career?

Kieran: Jody (Burton) for getting me back into racing and all the support from the Zontal team

DH: What is your philosophy on life?

Kieran: We’re here for a good time, not a long time