06-02-2004, 11:50 PM
I'm pretty sure all of the GP riders would be better than the average 4 wheeled racer. They may not all be able to jump in an F1 but I guarantee that they would not be slow in just about anything else. Travis Pastrana is actually doing ProRally this year. Hugh Plumb is another guy who started out in bikes and is now successfully racing cars professionally. Moto GP World Champions Wayne Rainey and Eddie Lawson both race 250cc superkarts now that they're retired from riding bikes (Rainey because he was paralyzed). Then there's John Surtees who was the only man to win an F1 title and a Moto GP title (not sure it was called Moto GP at the time).
Granted most people don't cross over because you can pretty much only race one or the other at any given time but concepts and skills definitely cross over between the two.
Granted most people don't cross over because you can pretty much only race one or the other at any given time but concepts and skills definitely cross over between the two.