I know this was always the talked about method but when was this ever actually done? Joey was always number 3 so it throws that argument out for most of the last 30 years!

Personally I like not knowing what my number will be until we get there. Preference is 14 as I should start on my own and won't normally have anybody catching me but ultimately it makes no difference to my race. I think it does you good starting from different places makes you think about your riding more.