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Jami6989 here (on the feasts and elbows thread when commenting on Colin Edwards)
Did you noticed when was the last time we had a MotoGP champion coming out from WSBK to lead the MotoGP?
Short history:
Alex Criville GP250.
KRJ don't recall - who is he? (and anyway it was GP250)
Rossi GP250.
Nicky AMA SBK.
Stoner 250 in the UK.
Jorge GP250.
In fact the last WSBK rider who also became a GP500/MotoGP champion was Doohan back in 1998 who came from WSBK and won 5 GP500 championships. But he joined the GP as far as 1989.
Make you wonder how good a pedigree WSBK is for a GP rider and more importantly why is it so?
had me thinking:He has had more than his fair share of factory rides and some of there were ONLY cuz he's butt-buddies with Rossi. He wasn't neglected, he just underachieved.![]()
Did you noticed when was the last time we had a MotoGP champion coming out from WSBK to lead the MotoGP?
Short history:
Alex Criville GP250.
KRJ don't recall - who is he? (and anyway it was GP250)
Rossi GP250.
Nicky AMA SBK.
Stoner 250 in the UK.
Jorge GP250.
In fact the last WSBK rider who also became a GP500/MotoGP champion was Doohan back in 1998 who came from WSBK and won 5 GP500 championships. But he joined the GP as far as 1989.
Make you wonder how good a pedigree WSBK is for a GP rider and more importantly why is it so?