Re: Can anyone explain this to me?

"* PHIL *`" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Correct me if I'm wrong ( not following AMA very closely ).
> But I think last year all the guys you name here got their asses kicked
> by Nicky H.
> Not that Nicky did a bad job last year, but as long as he doesn't win in
> MotoGP, my guess it that the others should probably stay in the US where
> they belong.

Not very good math, I'm afraid. It took three years for Nicky to beat Mladin
in AMA SB, and he didn't beat Bostrom in '01 either. He was on a very good
1000 twin, which all things being equal is better than a 750-4. Nicky also
had done 2+ years in the AMA before he moved to SB, and the last one was on
a very fast 954 on Dunlop slicks. He also finished 2.5 seconds behind winner
Bayliss and 0.5 seconds behind Colin Edwards in his first WSB race last year
(Bostrom, Yates and Mladin all joined him in the top 10 in that race). This
year he didn't know the tracks, it was his first year on a MGP machine,
first year on Michelins, completely new to all the guys on his team. I would
say you should wait a year or two before you make your calculation,
particularly with the way Nick rode late in the year. Otherwise, it just
sounds stupid.