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I found a new interview with Juan Pablo! :)

Drivin’ and Jibin’, Montoya Style

An interview by Robert Masters

Juan Pablo Montoya Rold�n was born on September 20, 1975. He's a Colombian race car driver known worldwide for his participation in CART, Formula One and NASCAR races. Juan Pablo currently drives the #42 Target Chevrolet Impala for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He and wife Connie have three children: son Sebastian and daughters Paulina and Manuela.

The highlights of Montoya's career includes winning the International F3000 championship in 1998, the CART Championship Series in 1999, as well as victories in some of the most prestigious races in the world, such as the Monaco Grand Prix. He is the only driver to have won the North American open-wheel CART title, the prestigious Indianapolis 500 and the legendary 24 Hours of Daytona, all at the first attempt. Montoya is one of only two drivers to have won the CART title in his rookie year.

A talented crossover race winner, Juan Pablo is also the only person to have raced in all three auto-racing events at Indianapolis; the Indianapolis 500, the Brickyard 400 and the US Grand Prix.

He is the only foreign-born driver to win multiple NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races - and the first Latino, first Formula 1 driver, and first Indianapolis 500 winner to make the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

At present, in addition to golfing, one of Juan Pablo's passions is the sport of windsurfing - an activity he started when he was a kid on vacation in Colombia (on San Andres Island). After stopping for a while, he started sailing occasionally in 2002 - and then since 2009, has been doing it as often as he can.

He tweets about it frequently on his Twitter page and spends much of his free time windsurfing in Miami's Biscayne Bay, just a short walk from his home. His wife Connie is also into the sport, but it's clearly Juan Pablo who is the one who's hooked! For him, any windy day is a good day to go!!!

RM: What drew you back to the sport of windsurfing after being away from it for so long? What were you missing out on?

JPM: I didn’t have the time to invest in it before and now that I have some down time I’m able to get out there again. I like to be able to fully dedicate myself to it so I can improve a little every time.

RM: What type of windsurfing are you into these days?

JPM: Slalom and Formula

RM: What equipment are you using? How are you liking the gear?

JPM: Boards - JP Australia and Starboard. Sails - Neil Pryde. Love it. I actually had dinner with Neil Pryde last year which was really cool.

RM: Do you consider yourself a "social" sailor - hanging out with friends and sailing together... or do you like to solo sail and just get away from it all?

JPM: Both

RM: Where are your favorite locations to sail?

JPM: Aruba is one of my favorite places to windsurf and the family and I make a trip there at least once a year. Great conditions and beautiful place.

Calima Lake, Colombia. Close to my hometown when I return to Colombia.

Miami. I can wake up any day, when I’m home, and if the wind is just right, grab my equipment and start windsurfing within an hour.

RM: Are there any special places you'd like to sail, but have not yet visited?

JPM: Everybody talks about the Gorge but I think it’s too cold so I would probably never go.

RM: What is the next maneuver you'd like to be able to master?

JPM: I’d like to master my jumps a little better and duck jibes for sure.

RM: What does windsurfing give you?

JPM: It’s a little bit of everything for me – the adrenaline rush, the freedom, speed and to be able to disconnect from everything else. Keep sheeting in, pressure on the board and hang on!

RM: Windsurfing personalities... who rates - and why?

JPM: Antoine Albeau and Micah Buzanis are really nice guys and they are amazing at what they do.

RM: Anticipation. When do you feel more of it... when driving too deep into a corner at Indy, or when sailing overpowered on a screaming broad reach and spinning out?

JPM: I feel more of it windsurfing because I have more control in the car than I do when I am windsurfing.

RM: What are the similarities between sailing fast and driving fast? Can a windsurf racer learn anything from a race car driver... and vice versa?

JPM: No comparison. I control the race car when I drive it. With windsurfing, you have no control. You just go with it.

RM: Motor racing... passing and being passed. Is it any different when you're sailing with your friends on Biscayne Bay? Or are you just out there relaxing having fun? Does a racer's instincts ever rest?

JPM: I believe they do rest to a certain level. I go out there to disconnect from that competitive level for a while. Don’t get me wrong, if someone challenged me my competitive drive would kick in but windsurfing is more about me.

RM: What personality traits lend themselves to both disciplines - windsurfing and driving a race car?

JPM: I think to do both of them you have to be a little crazy and definitely committed to it. Neither one of them is something you can be good at right away. It takes time to get to a certain comfort level with both.

RM: What do your peers make of your passion for windsurfing? Received any Southern style ribbings lately? Or have you inspired some of the other drivers to grab a boom and give it a try?

JPM: Everyone I introduce to windsurfing loves it. Even my wife, Connie, has gotten to where she’ll windsurf when she can. Since I live in Miami and not in North Carolina (with the majority of the other NASCAR drivers), it’s difficult to share my passion for windsurfing with them.

RM: Away from windsurfing for a moment... How are you enjoying your current career path? What do you get from the NASCAR family that was lacking in the world of F1?

JPM: I really enjoy where I am at in NASCAR. It’s where I belong and will hopefully spend the rest of my career in this sport. F1 was too predictable. The fastest car always won. In NASCAR, there are at least five cars competing for a win during the closing laps. It’s racing at its best.

RM: Drinking milk at Indy in May had to be pretty cool. What things immediately come to mind that have brought, or bring you satisfaction?

JPM: My family brings me satisfaction. I’m a dad and husband first; then race car driver.

RM: Tell me about the Formula Smiles Foundation?

JPM: Formula Smiles is an organization Connie and I put together to try and help the children in Colombia. We set-up centers that encourage kids to play sports. It gets the children off the streets and involved in something that can lead to a better life.

We do events every year to help raise funds and awareness to the foundation. Ranging from golf tournaments in Colombia, to handing out toys and supplies to children in Miami, to our annual Gala down in Miami.

The goal is to raise as much money and awareness as possible.

RM: What's the potential of using windsurfing to bring some smiles to some of these children? Do you have any plans for teaching some of them how to sail?

JPM: Unfortunately it is too difficult to introduce windsurfing to the children in Colombia. It’s impossible to get the needed equipment into the country.

RM: In closing, what should "windsurfing" do to get more people out on the water enjoying this amazing sport?

JPM: Better marketing for the sport would be my number one recommendation. Especially at the beginner level.

Juan Pablo - thank you so much for taking time out of what must be a super busy schedule to share your thoughts with us. Good luck to you in this year's Sprint Cup Series. Also, thanks to Shayna Keller, Brittany Glover and Alex Morales for your help.

Images courtesy:

http://www.windsurfingtour.com

Formula Smiles Foundation

http://www.jpmontoya.com

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates

Neil Pryde

Creative Commons: TM Wolf, Rick Dikeman, Asier Arco, Jeff Wunrow

Links:

Formula Smiles - http://formulasonrisas.com/en/

Juan Pablo Montoya - http://www.jpmontoya.com

Montoya on Twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/jpmontoya

Facebook  - http://www.facebook.com/jpmontoya

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates -

http://www.earnhardtganassi.com

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