Well to be fair Spain is the homeland for GP bike racing and has been since the late 80's.
The Ducadis series used to get bigger attendances than the F1 races and guys like Nieto, Martinez, Garriga and Pons were huge figures in Spain.
It's run by the Spanish, it's where most of the money involved comes from and where a lot of the talwent (nowadays) comes from.
In Britain we are a Superbike nation, always have been snice the Sheene days. it is where our national series is based, and it's where the majority of our success has come in the last twenty or so years.
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