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Many people seem to believe that if they can drive a car, they can ride a motorcycle. Some racing car drivers know that John Surtees is the only person to ever be World Champion on two wheels and four wheels. So they sometimes end up really hurting themselves. Tazio Nuvolari, Berndt Rosemeyer, Jack Brabham, Mike Hailwood and John Surtees, all began their car racing careers AFTER road racing motorcycles.  I was talking to a car club member a few weeks ago.  He said the people who have the best reflexes are the downhill ski racers.  I did not mention that Michael Schumacher bashed his head on a rock. Belief is a strange thing.  Motorcycle road-racing is not much about reflexes.  MotoGP riders these days need good reflexes to cope with shit motorcycles, so a lot come out of motocross.