It is such a condemnation of the state of British short-circuit racing that Scott Redding and Bradley Smith both had to compete in the very well run Spanish championship to progress their careers - the same Spain that now runs MotoGP in the shape of Dorna, and the same Spain that has not authorised a Spanish licence-holder to ride in the Isle of Man since the death of Santiago Herrero due to sub-standard road surfacing inthe 1970 250cc TT.