MOTOGP » Crash.net's Portuguese GP Blog: Sunday

give bradley a good bike a he'll win races, he's done well this year on a sub standard honda

I think he's goodbut there are many riders that are good, take Pol Espargaro.
Smith gets a heap of media attention because he is a protégé of Puig, sponsored by Repsol,
the hope of the British and had a lot of media training.
Agreed, his Honda is slow and he had a bad crash
that set him back a lot
but that's not everything.

pol is not as cosistant as bradley plus he has an apriilia which is better even though it's not the factory one

I'm not sure about that

pol didnt know any tracks except from the last race on ... bradley s proved to be fast. but in 125 cc the slightest detail can send u from top 5 to 18th. unless u re experienced. elías went from being barely on the points to suddenly score top 5s. sometimes they just find that little bit extra and off they go. bautista finished 15th or so on a hondathe year before he thrashed the whole field

u may liek puig or rather dislike him, but he doesnt usually pick wrong choices. elías, stoner, pedrosa.... all started with him, so he must ve seen something in bradley

Word in the paddock (According to Eurosports Jules Ryder) is that if Gabor Talmasci goes to Team Toth in 250s on an Aprilia then Bradley will replace him in Aspars team in the 'reserved for a foreigner' team place

I think bradley is a talent too and Puig knows what he's doing,
but he seems to create these overserious hyperprofessional men
out of young boys and that doesn't look very healthy to me.
Do we want a whole field full of 'Pedrosas' (no disrespect to the guy,
he's a fantastic racer) that deliver but breathe no enjoyment in what they're doing?
It looks a bit like an 'idols' approach to racing to me.
For God's sake, theres a whole generation of kids being put on minibikes or carts at 5 (or earlier)
and their parents decide at 10 what they will be: Formula 1 or MotoGP champ.

Checa is going to WSBK with ten Kate,
what do you think of that?

I don't think he should go there and think it will be a walk in the park, what about barros then is he wsbk bound?

I don't think Checa considers it a walk in the park,
Ten Kate may think they got the chicken that lays golden eggs.
Checa is a clever man, he has such a longstanding career
and always seems to come out unscathed.
I'd like to see the numbers on his bankaccount.
I don't think he will be a killer in WSBK though, many have tried
and besides that, he'll have to learn some new tracks.