Thread: AMA Riders going to MotoGP?

Roger hasn't spent much time on the big bikes yet. I honestly don't think that Tommy or Roger are MotoGP material. Yet. And Roger is already 24.

Originally Posted by EIR Loe.307

Would Matt Mladin going to MotoGP be like Bourdais going to F1? I know Matt is an awsome AMA superbike champ but MotoGP is a slightly different animal.

Hmmm.. Yeah maybe, I'm not sure how much snottier the F1 cars are compared to Champ cars. No doubt different in certain respects.

And comparing high perf. bikes and cars are like comparing apples to oranges.

The sheer power to weight ratio on the GP bikes, and all of the top-notch components, even compared to the bikes in the WSBK, make you wonder how the best can be as good as they are. It's no easy feat to be competitive in MotoGP. (And no, I'm not saying it's easy in any other discipline either)

Yeah, that's not a bad comparison.

Originally Posted by DanicaRules

I dont know much about motorcycle racing but Ive seen and read a little up on this Roger guy. He seems to be pretty good.

He's alright. Just not on the big bikes. Yet. The family name in american Motorcycle racing is big though, being all 3 of them race competitively. And it doesn't hurt that Nicky got to be Champ in GP last year I'd see Tommy move to something like WSBK before I saw Roger move up internationally.

Originally Posted by EIR Loe.307

You have to break it down by series too. I follow (well used to) AMA superbike. Great riders like Matt Mladin (the Schumi of AMA with 6-7 consecutive champs.) Miguel Duhammel, Ben Spies, and a few others.

Then you have MotoGP with guys like Valentino Rossi (the Dr.), Casey Stoner, and (this is where Salty is the expert) others.

I still have yet to really get into MotoGP due to not knowing the riders or the schedule.

I'm not sure I'd put Mladin in the same category as Schumi, but definitely Bourdais. Valentino in MotoGP would be a better comparison

And I am certainly NO expert But thank you anyways

Originally Posted by DanicaRules

See, I have a lot to learn on motorcycle racing myself. I may start watching it more. I might start following this young rider.

If you want really exciting action (they are all exciting) watch the MotoGP. The big nasty grand daddy of Motorcycle races. I'd keep my eyes on Jorge Lorenzo in the upcoming season. He may be the one guy to give Casey Stoner a run for his money, (provided Yamaha has the bike dialed in).

This year (08) should be great in GP with all the new faces, and old ones on different machines