michaelm

Even more so the non factory bikes, which people forget not uncommonly were lapped even without crashing.

Keshav

That's funny. I hadn't thought about that; the privateers being regularly lapped, and yet - many of those guys were still highly regarded by the fans. There seems to have been a great shift in the value of fans in that there doesn't seem to be as many that root for the underdog.

michaelm

Garry Mc Coy actually winning premier class GP races on a bike that was basically brought to the race week-end in the boot of a car was what was really impressive to me, making some allowance for my obvious national allegiance.

Barbedwirebikerr

Fixed. No allegiances required. It was stand alone impressive.

Barbedwirebikerr

I missed qp for moto2. What happened to Remy? He's last on the grid. Did he crash and not complete a lap? Was he just slow?

Theo

I'll tell you if you really want to know. But he started 18th.

Keshav

But he did a great job of damage control. I think he's got "it".

Havey

Any body notice Remy done three in a row, more to come.

p4p1

It's been interesting so far, I think many of us thought he was living off of his last name and to degree I am sure he was. IIRC there was implications of his garage etc being able to get away with some stuff they shouldn't have been able to before he was in the paddock based on his last name.

The excuses for his poor moto3 results didn't seem valid, and up until last year it looked as if he was destined to be a never was with a famous father. Then he turned things around completely and as an Aussie I couldn't be much happier.

michaelm

Same for me. I am pleasantly surprised at how he looks his year, and am hopeful for the future given his consistency, apparent ability to push things without crashing and overtaking prowess, particularly as a large lad by gp bike racing standards, which should be less of a factor in the premier class. Coming through as he has (there was talk he was offered a premier class ride earlier in his career) is probably a good thing as well, as opposed to the likes of Lecuona who might be one and done after being tossed straight into the premier class much younger.

Perhaps his earlier unimpressiveness was at least partly equipment or team related, I don't think Dad Wayne was convinced some of the earlier choices made by him and his manager were necessarily the best ones going by an interview I saw.