When this guy Casey Stoner wins (to be honest, it’s the first time I ever heard his name) people don’t go out on monday and buy a Stoner, they buy a Ducati.

-todd

There already are lot’s of cookie cutter racing classes that make great opportunities for competitors on smaller budgets but do not draw fans.

F1, except for 2007, has become somewhat boring. They have “ruled” themselves into such identical performance cars that cannot pass each other. Far too many “contests” are being fought in a courtroom rather than on the track.

Since nobody has figured out how to make a motorcycle into a replica of an upsidedown airplane, we still have “on track” battles that are interesting.

But, to the point …. Yes, the team effort should be recognised to a greater degree. Not just the manufacturer either. When we have “Honda” motorcycles running with reworked engines (remade in Holland) to produce “big bang” and revised firing order, valve gear that Honda has never seen …. well, other than the money, where does the factory come in?

A successful team is everybody from the rider to the transport driver, with a few engineers in the middle.

The Red Bull junior GP class – forgot what it’s called – is getting a LOT of attention. It is using one make spec bikes. Again, it’s a starting point to find riding talent.

Ever here of the Rotax Max karts? I’ve often wondered what a motorcycle class done that way would be like. Or are karters a lot more interested in racing than arguing about hardware?

Disclaimer – I have only a distant and casual view of the kart world – for all I know, they bicker & whine more and are more against progress than motorcycle racers……