MotoGP has been a riot so far in 2011, and this man, Valentino Rossi, has been involved in much it.

Well it has been quite a while since I have shared my views here, but there is so much to talk about. Now I am pretty sure that what I am about to say may raise some hackles, but for those of that know me, I call it as I see it.

MotoGP has been a cracker this year to date, and not because of the close racing that we all would like to see. The best (or worse) side of it has been the bitching and whining behind the scenes from so many of the riders.

When Valentino Rossi made a mistake and took down Casey Stoner at Jerez, which created a shitstorm that will no doubt last the rest of the year, as well as many more to come, makes us viewers wonder whether the current riders are men or children.

The way I saw that incident, was racing in its purest form. Vale dived in under brakes on a semi dry track and made a mistake. End of story.

I agree that there was an issue with the marshals helping Rossi on his way, and treating Casey like some piece of meat 25 days past his use by date, but I am still undecided on the antics in the pit box by the pair of them.

Rossi walks in to apologise with his damn helmet on? And Casey fires out the now famous actions v abilities speech? Maybe the best thing is to get the cameras out of their faces, and let them sort it out like it used to be years ago.

Now, we have the new addition to the Masters of Destruction team, Marco (get a damn haircut) Simoncelli. That incident at Le Mans could be judged either way in my opinion, but I will question the tactics from both riders.

Marco tried a ballsy move around the outside, and Dani tried to hold his ground, which is what any rider worth his seat will do in that situation.

The question you have to ask yourself is, “When is the point that you give up the position, or when is the point that you realise that the overtaking move is not going to work?”.

Now before everyone starts ripping into me for my views, I just want to add that this is a very difficult decision that a professional rider faces every time he is on the racetrack.

There is no right or wrong, there is just ‘getting the job done’. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn’t, but that is the risks that are taken. Unfortunately the media seem to take it to another level which the armchair experts do not seem to understand.

Back to the move at Le Mans, it is hard to say what the real situation was. Did Simoncelli tip in and take out Pedrosas front wheel? Was Pedrosa already too committed to back out? Or was it a simple case of ‘shit happens’? I’ll leave it up to you to decide.

What I will say, is that I am disappointed for Dani Pedrosa to have to go through another surgery to repair his collarbone. The guy could certainly use a break (no pun intended) and work his way through a season without injury. Hopefully Dani will be able to start the next event.

On to Australian Superbikes, and I am quite surprised at how the season is unfolding. Glenn Allerton and the BMW are flogging them all, and that is what surprises me.

Not the fact that Allerton is leading, as he is a brilliant tactician and more than capable of winning plenty of races, but the thing that has caught my attention is the reliability issues of the Honda team.

As you may know, I have spent a few years with Paul Free and the Honda outfit, and reliability was never an issue, so one has to wonder what is happening in that camp. Although I am sure that they will get any bugs ironed out in the very near future.

Allerton is performing at his best this year, and it is quite enjoyable to watch him ride that bike. Credit has to go to his team who work their asses off behind the scenes to enable him to do what he does best.

Troy Herfoss has landed a gig in the IDM German Superbike Championship, and I am laughing a little inside to see how he copes with the food over there…. I hope he likes sausage, because that is pretty much all they eat in Germany.

But on a serious side, I wish Troy all the best in his venture as he is a great talent, and certainly one of the future stars of Australian racing.

Still on the Australian scene, it seems that Allerton has everyone covered at the moment, but don’t count your chickens yet people. Honda will come back with Wayne Maxwell and Jamie Stauffer ready to tear a new one out of anyone in their way.

This is not a few guys out playing on bikes to have some fun…. Rest assured that this is all out war, and that is what racing is all about.

My next rant would usually be on World Superbikes, but unfortunately I cannot really say anything about that as I have had a major issue with a certain service provider, and I have been unable to watch the action…

I have seen the results, but who can possibly give an opinion without actually seeing the action. My apologies, and I will get that sorted very soon.

Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy the season to come – hopefully it lives up to what we all expect as fans of the sport, and I hope that you guys enjoy my take on the current events.

In closing, planking is for idiots that cannot ride motorcycles, and go hard, or go home.

Ride safe my friends,
Adam Fergusson