Ok, I wanna know somethin. Why, after 8 freaking years of riding superbike, and, for as long as I've been watching at least, riding very well, hasn't Yates won more races than he has? I have to wonder if he's just afraid to push himself that last 1/2% it takes to win races, or if he's just got bad luck or what, but it seems like he just oughta have more stats in the record book than he does for having such a consistent career, not to mention one so long. I look at veteran Duhamel and see a exquisitely consistent rider with a huge number of race wins. Yeah, not many championships (how many does he have, if any? IHNI), but as far as I know, he's the winningest rider in AMA history. I admit I've only been watching AMA series races for about two years, so it's not like I've got Despain's vast resources of racing knowledge to draw on (and believe me, if I did, I'd put it to better use), but would somebody kindly fill me in on why such a seemingly talented rider would so seldom push himself to the top?