Wow, that was a long read.
90% of this thread has zero to do with the topic (so I'll do the same). ....!
On topic:
As far as who goes where next year, well at this point most has been said and done. So as far as the last seats available, I don't care.
Off topic:
Oh, i have to add. Mylexicon, you are right. In a nutshell, politics has enabled many European riders (even sub par ones) even though Tom would like you to believe the Hondas that Pedrosa and Melandri are on have nothing to do with their success in comparing them to the KR machines ridden by Americans to make his weak case that politics don't exist. Also, Tom, just about always whenever you open your keyboard to type anything about the AMA, the reader can bet 99.99% certainty that it is all wrong and bias .........
As far as the WSBK vs GP issue. Its about production machines. You can go out and buy something very similar to what's being raced in WSBK, not so in GP, period. And as far as capacity goes, the rule is there because twins and in-lines make power with little to do with capacity to be compared. The capacity number is just something us spectators get caught up in to think it's important. It has more to do with other modifications that effect the power output regarding the racing rules, and it is this (not just capacity) that gives the twins their "advantage". As far as riders, the top guys in AMA or BSB or WSBK would be in the top 10 or so in GP. Don't kid yourself, the superbike guys are fast too. (But all of this has already been discussed at length on other past threads). Tom and a few are probably the only ones that think they (superbikers) are not up to par (uless they are from the BSB), but I recall Bayliss winning in GP, I recall him not giving West any rating, and look what he has done so far, not to mention Roger Lee, with virtually zero time on the bike cracked a top ten, should I go on about the superbike talent?
