motogp trivia question

[wavedog]

John Surtees.

[oldbike54]

John Surtees.

 Correct 

 Dusty

[Aaron D.]

So by premier you do mean 500/MotoGP only, right?

[oldbike54]

So by premier you do mean 500/MotoGP only, right?

 Yes .

 Dusty

[Aaron D.]

With 10 rides or more, the urge to google is strong-but I resist.

Roberts has to be up there.

[oldbike54]

John Surtees.

 

Yes .



 Already answered . Roberts is 6th in winning percentage .

 Dusty

 

[Moto]

Probably helped by the departure of Gilera and Moto Guzzi from GP racing in 1957, and by his own early departure from motorcycle racing to drive Formula 1.

[wavedog]

Surtees may have departed early but he left his mark. He won 22 out of 26 races.

[twowings]

If only the the bike world evolved as quickly as the Formula One world back then, maybe a LOT of talented riders, mechanics, and team managers would have stayed on in the two-wheeled world...MotoGP has nothing to answer for, but racing automobiles have risen to the top of the 'natural progression' ladder for talented riders/drivers even though the caliber of racing is very comparable, IMHO...I prefer it, actually...

[oldbike54]

Surtees may have departed early but he left his mark. He won 22 out of 26 races.

 Not to mention about an equal percentage of 350 CC races and 3 titles .

 Dusty

[Huzo]

No and no , and it isn't Carl Fogarty either Geez , really didn't think this would be all that
hard 

 Dusty

That's what my first wife said !!!?

[oldbike54]

That's what my first wife said !!!?

 How long did it take her to figure out you aren't Carl Fogarty ?

 Dusty

[Huzo]

How long did it take her to figure out you aren't Carl Fogarty ?

 Dusty

When she realised he was better looking !

[oldbike54]

When she realised he was better looking !

 So she married you for reasons other than looks 

 Dusty

[Aaron D.]

Damn, and I have Surtees' autobiography/photo album . Signed, even.

[oldbike54]

Damn, and I have Surtees' autobiography/photo album . Signed, even.

 There is brilliant interview with Surtees somewhere . In the 80's and 90's whenever Mercedes would trot out their priceless GP cars from the 30's and 40's for exhibitions at large events , the driver was always Surtees . Often times he would drive/ride several vehicles in one day . A journalist from that era stated that all of the other car and bike racers from history were simply parading at events like the one at Assen Park, Surtees was riding/driving in anger . His off track persona is that of a classic self deprecating English gentleman , on the track he was a ferocious competitor .

 Dusty

[Aaron D.]

Guzzi/Surtees content-he was and is a big fan of the 350 Guzzi GP bike against which he was riding a 350 MV 4 cylinder. He thinks the Guzzi was a much better bike, and I believe he now owns one.

[oldbike54]

Guzzi/Surtees content-he was and is a big fan of the 350 Guzzi GP bike against which he was riding a 350 MV 4 cylinder. He thinks the Guzzi was a much better bike, and I believe he now owns one.

 His collection is amazing , so it would not surprise me . He has a real Kompressor twin BMW that I've seen some video of him riding , He was not hanging about .

 Dusty

[Huzo]

So she married you for reasons other than looks 

 Dusty

See reply #40