Should MotoGP bikes be more restricted like NASCAR?

[anthonyk]

Originally Posted by fasternyou929

Agreed. I only started watching racing a couple years ago and the whole "satellite" concept just didn't make sense. Fast forward a couple years and I'm already guilty of just thinking "that's the way it is" and knowing a rookie (not allowed to ride a factory bike unless you have GP or Moto 2 experience) doesn't have a chance in hell of winning. Same as most of the grid.

True, but it does give the factories the opportunity to see who the "best of the rest" is, letting them recruit without having to wonder how that rider will perform on a MotoGP bike.

Plus we can all smile when someone puts a Tech3 bike on the podium once a year or so.