The Doctor defied certain death a number of times while competing at the highest level of the sport, but none more dramatic than last year's Austrian race when riderless bikes missed The Doctor's bike by a nano-second....so great to see 46 know when to hang up his helmet (at least in MotoGP)
I attended two FIM 500 cc USGP's at Laguna Seca in the early 90's....Wayne Rainey on the Marlboro Roberts Yamaha, Mick Doohan on the Rothmans Honda, Kevin Schwantz on the Lucky Strike Suzuki....these 200 + MPH 2-stroke machines were frightful.