If it aint broke, don' t fix it!

Moto GP is once again set to be meddled with by Dorna boss Carmel Ezpeleta after admitting changing the engine capacity to 800cc has made the bikes even faster rather than the desired effect of slowing them down. It has come out this week that many top Moto GP riders don' t understand why the capacity was changed in the first place and Valentino Rossi' s chief engineer, Jeremy Burgess put it well in saying the engineers should be the people Ezpeleta should be asking for such advice.

A control tyre rule is the new proposal from the Dorna boss which has been positively received by many riders but Ezpeleta seems adamant that the new proposal is for safety reasons rather than to improve the spectacle of Moto GP that has run into a processional championship recently. With corner speed up by up to 8mph on the new 800cc bikes it seems obvious to me that higher corner speeds as opposed to higher top end speeds is more dangerous.

However the dorna Boss is quick to suggest that speeds of 220mph are excessive but with the exception of Shinya Nakano' s tyre failiure at Mugello in 2004 the 990cc bikes seemed more controllable and as a result safer. Rossi has suggested a raise once again in capacity but with a limited ECU giving the rider more feel and control over their machines. The option seems viable but the legitimate argument is the ability to police such a regulation would be very difficult.

Roll on the 990cc bikes once again I say because there is nothing better than watching Valentino Rossi spin his YZR Yamaha M1 off the Old Hairpin in warm up like I saw in 2005. Limited ECU? Then we will see how Stoner handles that Ducati.

British motorsport loses a shining star.

The sad and tragic death of Craig Jones came as a shock to me and I'm sure to everyone who followed the Brit. Watching the Supersport race at Brands Hatch Craig Jones was once again showing that he possesses talent that some of us can only dream of. Hanging onto the factory boys on a lower spec machine as usual and riding the balls of his Honda CBR 600RR he was one of the most inspiring riders I have had the pleasure to watch.

As one of my Idols the news came as a horrible suprise when I heard of his death the Monday after the race. Initially after seeing the crash I felt sure that Craig would simply shrug off a bad result at Brands and carry on his Championship hunt. If there is something that makes a rider great it is the ability to ride an underpowered and lower spec machine to the very limit and fight with riders on superior machinery and that is something Jonesy done week in week out.

I first seen Jones in BSB riding a Triumph 600 in spectacular fashion, backing in at every corner and ringing the neck of the inferior bike he was once again expected to compete with. A bad season in World Superbikes showed how poor the Foggy Petronas bike really was but it looked like Jones could put himself in the shop window in World Supersport.

Craig Jones was one of the best we had and looked good enough to match the James Toselands of this world but sadly he is no longer with us. I like everyone else who saw this legend in the making ride sincerely thank Craig Jones' parents for bringing such a talent into this world and pass on my condolences at the same time.

R.I.P. Craig Jones.