Oh no! Here we go again. Just like last year, the locals are looking fast in Britain.
Gosh, I'm really looking forward to another round of thoughtless motojournalistic drivel about how wonderful all the British Superbike riders are.
Facts are facts, boys and girls, and the fact is that the only person in the last few years to race in the British Superbike series and also be truly competitive in WSBK is Bayliss... and (1) he's not British, and (2) he's ridden in one or two racing series besides British Superbike (i.e. let's not start re-writing history and saying that Bayliss learned everything he knows from British Superbike).
So, before we all start getting glassy-eyed, let's keep things in perspective. The Japanese locals handed the WSBK regulars their heads in Sugo (2 races, 5 podium spots to locals, with total dominance by Tamada), but there aren't any Japanese riders in the top 5 in points for the series right now.
Gosh, I'm really looking forward to another round of thoughtless motojournalistic drivel about how wonderful all the British Superbike riders are.
Facts are facts, boys and girls, and the fact is that the only person in the last few years to race in the British Superbike series and also be truly competitive in WSBK is Bayliss... and (1) he's not British, and (2) he's ridden in one or two racing series besides British Superbike (i.e. let's not start re-writing history and saying that Bayliss learned everything he knows from British Superbike).
So, before we all start getting glassy-eyed, let's keep things in perspective. The Japanese locals handed the WSBK regulars their heads in Sugo (2 races, 5 podium spots to locals, with total dominance by Tamada), but there aren't any Japanese riders in the top 5 in points for the series right now.