I love watching MD, but sadly it's a question of not if,but when. A man possessed with something us mortals will probably never understand!
So, it sounds like I'm not the only one who's just had their riding experience fast and firmly put in it's place. What a talent he is.
He rides like someone with a terminal disease...but tbh no different to the others. The passing at 170 plus is magnificent and very disrespectful often too and as mad as it looks, ask the question. Why dont these guys excel at track racing?!
I think it is all down to weight . On track a lot of riders are all very fast so the lighter ones excell not because they are better but a half a second here and there takes them further out front . The big lads seem to do better on the road circuit maybe its the other way round and the extra weight helps on the uneven , in comparison , roads . Could be wrong though .
I've asked the same question several times... McGuiness is brilliant on road races, but not too good on the track...
I suspect the reason road racers don't fair well on short circuit and vice versa is because its a completely different skill. The last to do it were Hislop and Foggie.
I did this one twice on a Sidecar as a passenger before they were banned, finishing 2nd on the Open Class and 6th in the F2 respectively. You think the solo's get close?....Trading paint with an F1 through rock bends and then leaving him standing through Deers Leap.....that was mega fun!