Hi guys. Dont know if this has been done already, but I'm bored!
Just a chance for people to rate their all time favs, and a bit of justification.
Mine go like this...
Valentino Rossi
What can I really say that has'nt been said already. 8 titles on different machinery in all classes, the guy is possibly the best rider of all time. No more justification needed!
Kevin Schwantz
Probably not very high on most others lists, but for me watching Schwantz ride the balls off the Suzuki was pure joy. Only one GP title to his name, but this is mainly down to his running battle with Wayne Rainey. He and Rainey made for one of the most exiting periods of GP racing ever, swapping paint and the lead on every corner. Because of the lack of Suzuki grunt, Schantz had to make it all up on the brakes and corner speed. This ultimately led to quite a lot of crashes, but he was responsible for making the Suzuki into a quick-steering front runner.
Wayne Rainey
This guy was absolute gold dust. He was able to run away at the front of races at will, or just a s happy swapping paint with the others in race long duels. The winner of three consecutive GP titles, and well on the way to number four when he had that terrible crash at Misano in '93. His career was cut very short, and we will never know how many more titles he would have won.
Mick Dohan
Mick took over the "hard man" title from Wayne Gardner and proved himself to be just this. He won five consecutive titles and battled through terrible injury damage to himself, mainly the braking foot. In '97 he won twelve of the fifteen races as part of an era of complete dominance. He has been named as the man responsble for the ongoing dominance of Honda even after he retired. This was due to his amazing abilities to develope the bike. Once again it was only due to injury that Mick would retire.
Kenny Roberts
This guy was not called the "king" for nothing. From a background in dirt track this American brought the GP world "throttle steering", and was one of the first to realise getting your knee out and shifting your wieght gave enormous bonuses throught the corners. The winner of three consecutive GP titles, and also won on his first attempt even though he did not know the circuits. Went on to be just as successful in management with "Team Roberts", bringing us talent such as Rainey, Lawson etc.
Eddie Lawson
The winner of four GP titles, and the first to win back to back titles on different machinery. He was a consistant and fast rider throughout his career, and this was proved when in the twilight of his career he got a race victory for the then underdogs Cagiva, on a very underpowered bike.
These are a few of my favorites, but there are many others. This is not a GOAT contest, but merely an opportunity to give your favorites a good shout, and to remind people of the fantastic talent there has been.
Just a chance for people to rate their all time favs, and a bit of justification.
Mine go like this...
Valentino Rossi
What can I really say that has'nt been said already. 8 titles on different machinery in all classes, the guy is possibly the best rider of all time. No more justification needed!
Kevin Schwantz
Probably not very high on most others lists, but for me watching Schwantz ride the balls off the Suzuki was pure joy. Only one GP title to his name, but this is mainly down to his running battle with Wayne Rainey. He and Rainey made for one of the most exiting periods of GP racing ever, swapping paint and the lead on every corner. Because of the lack of Suzuki grunt, Schantz had to make it all up on the brakes and corner speed. This ultimately led to quite a lot of crashes, but he was responsible for making the Suzuki into a quick-steering front runner.
Wayne Rainey
This guy was absolute gold dust. He was able to run away at the front of races at will, or just a s happy swapping paint with the others in race long duels. The winner of three consecutive GP titles, and well on the way to number four when he had that terrible crash at Misano in '93. His career was cut very short, and we will never know how many more titles he would have won.
Mick Dohan
Mick took over the "hard man" title from Wayne Gardner and proved himself to be just this. He won five consecutive titles and battled through terrible injury damage to himself, mainly the braking foot. In '97 he won twelve of the fifteen races as part of an era of complete dominance. He has been named as the man responsble for the ongoing dominance of Honda even after he retired. This was due to his amazing abilities to develope the bike. Once again it was only due to injury that Mick would retire.
Kenny Roberts
This guy was not called the "king" for nothing. From a background in dirt track this American brought the GP world "throttle steering", and was one of the first to realise getting your knee out and shifting your wieght gave enormous bonuses throught the corners. The winner of three consecutive GP titles, and also won on his first attempt even though he did not know the circuits. Went on to be just as successful in management with "Team Roberts", bringing us talent such as Rainey, Lawson etc.
Eddie Lawson
The winner of four GP titles, and the first to win back to back titles on different machinery. He was a consistant and fast rider throughout his career, and this was proved when in the twilight of his career he got a race victory for the then underdogs Cagiva, on a very underpowered bike.
These are a few of my favorites, but there are many others. This is not a GOAT contest, but merely an opportunity to give your favorites a good shout, and to remind people of the fantastic talent there has been.
