Racers who deserved better…
Discussion
Was just flicking through the BSB Twitter and seeing some of the flashback photos got me thinking…
Who in all of the racing categories deserved better than they achieved?
For me the main ones are Stuart Easton and Josh Elliott.
In my opinion Easton had his career cut short by injury.
Josh got dropped when he was on the up, which seemed utterly tragic as he was doing so well for OMG Suzuki at the time.
I would ask would have loved to have seen Guy Martin win a TT.
Who in all of the racing categories deserved better than they achieved?
For me the main ones are Stuart Easton and Josh Elliott.
In my opinion Easton had his career cut short by injury.
Josh got dropped when he was on the up, which seemed utterly tragic as he was doing so well for OMG Suzuki at the time.
I would ask would have loved to have seen Guy Martin win a TT.
Rene Souffle said:
3DP said:
Similarly Noriyuki Haga. Robbed of his only likely WSB championship by a cold remedy
What happened? Failed a drugs test or something?Think he was more robbed by his team mate at Imola 2009, when he finished only 6 points off Spies. Remember Tardozzi not looking too pleased with Fabrizio!
The racer to me that given the right equipment could have been a world champion for Britain was Alan Carter. He was often referred to as the next Barry Sheene, but unfortunately for a number of reasons it didn’t quite happen.
Carl Fogarty could have been a multiple 500cc Grand Prix winner and possibly even 500 World Champion.
Josh Brookes had he kept doing the TT every year from his debut in 2013 could have challenged Dunlop, Harrison and Hickman for Big Bike wins at the TT.
Carl Fogarty could have been a multiple 500cc Grand Prix winner and possibly even 500 World Champion.
Josh Brookes had he kept doing the TT every year from his debut in 2013 could have challenged Dunlop, Harrison and Hickman for Big Bike wins at the TT.
Some of the ones here make me chuckle, Haga, nasty piece of work, rode a bike knowingly blowing oil out for a lap on a wet track years back then dumped it in pits, never won the title coz he couldn't take the pressure, and took a banned substance coz he was chubster!
Slight, spent his entire career moaning about Ducati's having an unfair advantage, Foggy won more races than him in his year on the same bike and then John K won the title on it, he sloped off and was pasted by Edwards on a Honda Ducato lol Moaning b
d.
Pedrosa should have been a multiple champ, but has brittle bones and a collarbone like a twig, also was never quite strong enough to ride a big bike for me.
Mamola would have won it had he not spent so much time partying. Gardner would have won more than one had he not spent so much time worrying about Lawson and more about the fact Doohan was quicker until he realised too late!
Schwantz should have had at least two titles, but realised how to win them in his last good year, then won it only after Wayne's crash, and he admits himself he would rather give it back, a true legend.
Rutter should have won BSB twice, but had a quicker team mate and silly injuries and brain fade.
And finally Gobert Emmett, all potential GP winners, as was Russell, if they could have just stayed away form the drugs, booze. Gobert is one of the most talented riders I have ever seen, made bikes do things no-one else could yet he wasted it ALL
Slight, spent his entire career moaning about Ducati's having an unfair advantage, Foggy won more races than him in his year on the same bike and then John K won the title on it, he sloped off and was pasted by Edwards on a Honda Ducato lol Moaning b
d.Pedrosa should have been a multiple champ, but has brittle bones and a collarbone like a twig, also was never quite strong enough to ride a big bike for me.
Mamola would have won it had he not spent so much time partying. Gardner would have won more than one had he not spent so much time worrying about Lawson and more about the fact Doohan was quicker until he realised too late!
Schwantz should have had at least two titles, but realised how to win them in his last good year, then won it only after Wayne's crash, and he admits himself he would rather give it back, a true legend.
Rutter should have won BSB twice, but had a quicker team mate and silly injuries and brain fade.
And finally Gobert Emmett, all potential GP winners, as was Russell, if they could have just stayed away form the drugs, booze. Gobert is one of the most talented riders I have ever seen, made bikes do things no-one else could yet he wasted it ALL
Rob 131 Sport said:
The racer to me that given the right equipment could have been a world champion for Britain was Alan Carter. He was often referred to as the next Barry Sheene, but unfortunately for a number of reasons it didn’t quite happen.
Carl Fogarty could have been a multiple 500cc Grand Prix winner and possibly even 500 World Champion.
Josh Brookes had he kept doing the TT every year from his debut in 2013 could have challenged Dunlop, Harrison and Hickman for Big Bike wins at the TT.
I watched Alan Carter give a Marshall a right hook once, when he tried to stop him re-mounting a crashed bike! Carl Fogarty could have been a multiple 500cc Grand Prix winner and possibly even 500 World Champion.
Josh Brookes had he kept doing the TT every year from his debut in 2013 could have challenged Dunlop, Harrison and Hickman for Big Bike wins at the TT.
Kevin Coghlan. Scottish rider in the first season of Moto2 when Elias won the title on the Moriwaki. Did alright but was riding for free, and was sacked mid season when someone offered to pay for the ride.
That's racing you might think, but it was between the back to back rounds in Europe. They dumped him and his stuff at the services in the middle of Europe. You'd think they'd at least get him to a train station!
Both Dani Pedrosa and Guy Martin did get the chances, just didn't roll for them.
That's racing you might think, but it was between the back to back rounds in Europe. They dumped him and his stuff at the services in the middle of Europe. You'd think they'd at least get him to a train station!
Both Dani Pedrosa and Guy Martin did get the chances, just didn't roll for them.
3DP said:
Aaron Slight - always the bridesmade for most of 1990s WSB and then had career cut slightly short by a brain tumour. Luckily recovered.
Similarly Noriyuki Haga. Robbed of his only likely WSB championship by a cold remedy
Saw the thread and came on to say both of them!, was just getting into bikes when Haga was on the R7 and was gutted he didn’t win the WSB title.Similarly Noriyuki Haga. Robbed of his only likely WSB championship by a cold remedy
It is a shame more riders did not transfer to GP racing from WSB, back in the 90's it was not fashionable, Dorna preferred to promote from with s stroke racing for track knowledge and it was a very close knit circus, but someone like Foggy, even Polen, Russell did perfectly well on GP bikes when they ride them, Corser was treated very badly as was Russell but a lot of his failing was his own fault.
Bayliss failed to be consistently good, and the one people forget is Tamada who won races mainly due to being on Bridgestone tyres, but still has two wins to his name.
Rea had his chances to race in GPs but preferred to stay in SBK to win titles and likely earn more.
Bayliss failed to be consistently good, and the one people forget is Tamada who won races mainly due to being on Bridgestone tyres, but still has two wins to his name.
Rea had his chances to race in GPs but preferred to stay in SBK to win titles and likely earn more.
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