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Posted by Champ on June 13, 2008, 10:18 am
On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:40:47 -0700, Mark N
>> The core fan base? So why are the great US riders of the past held in
>> such regard everywhere. Why do the fans still love Schwantz and
>> Rainey? Jeez but you've got an active imagination.
>
>Maybe because they totally embarrassed every European rider out there in
>their era, that it would be the height of absurdity to claim that the
>Euros were as good? That they rode the bikes in a manner never seen
>before in Europe?
Ah, so when the Americans are winning then it's because they were just
obviously better, but when they're not it's because there's a
political conspiracy against them?
>Me, I think there was almost certainly a degree of resentment in Europe
>that "their" championship was being dominated by Americans and Aussies
>(although that might have largely been an older crowd - kids like you
>and Pablo probably didn't have those well-honed biases at that time)
I'm 45 years old, so who were these older guys who resented it? Your
just making this stuff up, and it's making you look stupid.
>that's the basis of the "Europeanization" of GP that took place in the
>early '90s, when the series became a commercial venture run by Dorna.
>Shit, it was openly stated at that time that the series had to find a
>way to get European riders up out of 250 and into 500, it's not like it
>was some kind of secret conspiracy. What changed over time was that
>Euros actually started to believe it, that their guys are simply and
>fundamentally better...
Christ but that's a chip on your shoulder. A decent analyst could
make a career out of you.
--
Champ
neal at champ dot org dot uk
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