Although John had previous (American) Superbike experience, John
surprised quite a few people by entering WSB. And what an entrance it was:
a pole position and double victory in the first round of the 1996 season.
Some feared that it would become a walk-over, but walk-overs rarely
happen in sports.
So John ended third in the final ranking, after an eventful season.
In 1997 John was with the best team he'd ever had: they gave him all he
wanted, and he gave Honda their much desired WSB title.
The first and so far only man to have won both a two stroke and four stroke
motorbike racing world championship.
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