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Posted by Staff
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Friday, 03 July 2009 |
| Rossi switches to four wheels for superkart exhibition at Laguna Seca |
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| Valentino Rossi |
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MotoGP World Championship leader Valentino Rossi made an early foray
onto the Laguna Seca tarmac today, taking part in a Superkart
exhibition alongside fellow Yamaha legends Kenny Roberts, Eddie Lawson
and Wayne Rainey. The foursome made four laps in Superkarts powered by
a specially-prepared Yamaha TZ 250 engines, which lap the 3.601km
California circuit just a couple of seconds slower than the MotoGP
bikes.
The Italian and the three Americans hold
an impressive 18 Grand Prix World Championship titles between them,
including three each for Yamaha.
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Roberts, Lawson, Rainey and Rossi |
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Valentino Rossi
“Honestly I was bit nervous about the Superkarts before because I know
how fast these things are! I sometimes drive one in Italy with friends,
just for fun, but I know that Kenny, Eddie and Wayne like to race and
they’re quite serious! Also this isn’t the easiest track… Anyway, it
was great fun and I enjoyed myself a lot. The kart is quite incredible;
the gearbox is very good and in the hard braking areas it’s really
impressive. It feels very fast and it’s possible to have a lot of fun.
I’m looking forward to getting back on my bike tomorrow however!”
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