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PostPosted: 08:38 - 04 Aug 2010    Post subject: Rossi to Ducati - Now a bit more official Reply with quote
https://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-racing-news-moto-gp/ducati-boss-confirms-rossi-for-2011/13203.html

Should make next year a bit more interesting, wouldn't be sure who to put bets on with the moves that have happened so far.
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PostPosted: 11:15 - 04 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's on crash.net too.

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/162203/1/ducati_lets_slip_on_rossi_acquisition.html
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PostPosted: 17:29 - 04 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Win the premier class on three different manufacturers? There's a challenge.
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PostPosted: 17:32 - 04 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
There has been an official denial from Ducati.......means it IS going to happen then Laughing

https://www.ducati.com/racing/motogp/news/press_release___official_statement/2010/08/04/343/index.do
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PostPosted: 15:10 - 15 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yamaha's post race press release (after today's round) included Rossi saying, "As for my future, you will know something at 6pm today."

Worst kept secret in MotoGP, obviously, but at least it will be official.
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PostPosted: 16:07 - 15 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yamaha press release...

Yamaha wrote:
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. would like to announce that the partnership between Valentino Rossi and Yamaha will come to an end at the close of the season, when Valentino will move on to new challenges.

Yamaha and Valentino have enjoyed seven fantastic seasons of racing, during which time they have won four MotoGP World Championships together.

Valentino has played a huge part in the history of Yamaha and he will always remain an important part of Yamaha's heritage. Yamaha is extremely grateful for Valentino's contributions to its racing successes over the past seven years and it would like to wish him the very best in his future racing endeavours.

Yamaha will be putting all its efforts into ensuring a successful and happy end to the partnership over the remaining races.

Lin Jarvis, Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Racing, said "On behalf of the Yamaha Motor Group, I would like to express our sincere gratitude for the amazing seven years that we have spent together. Valentino joined Yamaha in 2004 at a moment when Yamaha was struggling in road racing after eleven seasons without a championship victory. Valentino's victory at his first GP race for Yamaha in South Africa in 2004 was an incredible moment and was just the first of many more race wins that have thrilled MotoGP fans and Yamaha fans around the world. His unsurpassed skills as a racer and a development rider enabled him to win four MotoGP world titles to date with us and helped Yamaha develop the YZR-M1 into the ‘the bike of reference' for the MotoGP class.

"There have been so many wonderful experiences and victories and we are very proud to have been able to make history together. Whilst we regret Vale's decision to move on, at the same time we fully respect his decision to search for a new challenge and we wish him the very best for 2011 and beyond.

"For the remaining eight races of 2010 Valentino will remain a Yamaha Factory rider. As such he will continue to benefit from our full support and we hope and expect to see some more race wins with him ‘in blue' before the season is over!"

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PostPosted: 16:11 - 15 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rossi wrote:
It is very difficult to explain in just a few words what my relationship with Yamaha has been in these past seven years.

Many things have changed since that far-off time in 2004, but especially ‘she', my M1, has changed. At that time she was a poor middle-grid position MotoGP bike, derided by most of the riders and the MotoGP workers. Now, after having helped her to grow and improve, you can see her smiling in her garage, courted and admired, treated as the ‘top of the class'.

The list of the people that made this transformation possible is very long, but I would like to thank anyway Masao Furusawa, Masahiko Nakajima and ‘my' Hiroya Atsumi, as representatives of all the engineers that worked hard to change the face of our M1. Then Jeremy Burgess and all my guys in the garage, who took care of her with love on all the tracks of the world and also all the men and women that have worked in the Yamaha team during these years.

Now the moment has come to look for new challenges; my work here at Yamaha is finished. Unfortunately even the most beautiful love stories finish, but they leave a lot of wonderful memories, like when my M1 and I kissed for the first time on the grass at Welkom, when she looked straight in my eyes and told me ‘I love you!'
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PostPosted: 16:21 - 15 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Despite the fact this has been on the cards for ages now it's still a bit hard to believe that Rossi-on-a-Ducati is actually going to happen. I hope he wipes the floor with Jorge next year (very big ask I know, but this is Rossi we're talking about).
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PostPosted: 16:24 - 15 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Dom wrote:
Despite the fact this has been on the cards for ages now it's still a bit hard to believe that Rossi-on-a-Ducati is actually going to happen. I hope he wipes the floor with Jorge next year (very big ask I know, but this is Rossi we're talking about).


Will also be interesting to see how he fairs against Stoner on his old bike!
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PostPosted: 16:40 - 15 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fuckin A, can't wait to see what Spies can do with factory support!
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PostPosted: 16:49 - 15 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/162442/1/ducati_confirms_valentino_rossi.html

Confirmed.

No word on whether Burgess will follow though.
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PostPosted: 16:52 - 15 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Fuckin A, can't wait to see what Spies can do with factory support!


Really? I mean I don't doubt the guy can win races, but he's so monumentally dull, I don't really understand why any non-American would be a fan. Plus he stood in the way of Haga's WSB championship which was downright rude.

I'm way more interested in seeing how Hayden does, assuming Rossi works his magic on the Duke. Admittedly he doesn't have the raw pace of some of the other guys on the grid, but he's a proper racer and it'd be good to see him at the sharp end again.
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PostPosted: 17:09 - 15 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Press release:

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VALENTINO ROSSI AND DUCATI TOGETHER FROM 2011
 

Ducati and Valentino Rossi have signed a two year agreement for the nine-times World Champion to race with the “Rossa” of Borgo Panigale in the Ducati Marlboro Team from 2011.

The arrival of Valentino in Ducati opens a new and exciting chapter in the Italian factory’s sporting history and, indeed, of the whole MotoGP Championship. The opportunity of lining-up such an extraordinary rider and character is considered by Ducati to be a huge value to the whole Ducati MotoGP project.


“We are delighted to announce that Valentino Rossi will be with us from 2011,” commented Gabriele Del Torchio, President of Ducati Motor Holding. “He is a paragon of excellence in the world of motorcycling, coherent with our Italian company which is a standard-bearer for “made in Italy” excellence. These are key values for success in technology, design and sportsmanship. In addition to the strong and passionate intent of both parties, this agreement has been made possible by the committed support of our shareholder Investindustrial and all the sponsors associated with the Ducati Marlboro Team, sponsors which have believed in this opportunity and share and support our choices.”  

 “Firstly, Valentino is a great fan of motorcycles and so it has always been a pleasure for me to listen his opinions,” said Filippo Preziosi, Ducati Corse General Director. “Until the Valencia GP he will remain a competitor, one so great that he has always given a special value to our victories, but as soon as he rides the Ducati for the first time, we will work together on every single detail that will develop a bike capable of showing his huge talent. Working with Valentino is one of the most exciting things for every Engineer and it’s good to know we will have this great opportunity next season.”

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PostPosted: 17:15 - 15 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Really? I mean I don't doubt the guy can win races, but he's so monumentally dull, I don't really understand why any non-American would be a fan.


Let me guess, you think Spies is dull and think Lorenzo celebrating is just someone copying Rossi.

Spies is an amazing rider, he stormed WSB (Haga was outclassed, again) and now he's having an amazing rookie year in Moto GP, he is a future champion.

Hayden is an underdog and always will be, much like Haga actually.
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PostPosted: 17:27 - 15 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Why do i seem to spend half my life looking forward to the next season?? 8 races left this year & i can't wait for the 2011 season to start. Other than the fight for 8th place over the last couple of laps the race was pretty dull. lorenzo pissed off, (as usual), pedrosa struggled to keep up, (As usual, but at least he managed to stay on), And once again Stoner faithfully finished behind a Honda. (Is he already on the honda payroll?)
The end of the season should be interesting, especially if lorenzo runs out of engines.
I'd love to know how much impact rossi's move will have on sales of Yams & Ducati's.
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PostPosted: 19:28 - 15 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm tipping Spies to be a regular podium finisher and to pickup several wins i think the guy is very, very good.

If people start buying fucking ducati's now and rossi rep ones i'm gonna just laugh Very Happy

ok i know one of the reasons ducati got him is to sell more bikes but shut up your mums a whore.
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PostPosted: 20:04 - 15 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
How's it any different from Yamaha Rossi race reps?

Italy will be full of them!
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PostPosted: 20:09 - 15 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
There will be loads! Doh!
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PostPosted: 15:13 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Silver wrote:
How's it any different from Yamaha Rossi race reps?

Italy will be full of them!


Because Yamaha's are very common already, you rarely see a duke where i live never mind a race rep
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PostPosted: 15:16 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
bEN_ wrote:
Silver wrote:
How's it any different from Yamaha Rossi race reps?

Italy will be full of them!


Because Yamaha's are very common already, you rarely see a duke where i live never mind a race rep


Where do you live??

Duke's are pretty much everywhere. I've seen a few of these Bayliss reps, and they didn't make many.

https://www.emirates-superbikes.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/bayliss1098.jpg
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PostPosted: 15:19 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Silver wrote:
Italy will be full of them!


Well, aparently not! The Italians don't buy (many) Ducati's, just like we don't buy (many) British bikes.
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PostPosted: 15:22 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nottinghamshire, round here it's all R1's and Blades, seen a couple of BMW's but havn't seen 1 bayliss or hayden rep in my area Shocked


i heard the commentators on eurosport mentioning the Italians don't really buy dukes mainly because they are built there.
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PostPosted: 15:24 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Duke's are pretty much everywhere. I've seen a few of these Bayliss reps, and they didn't make many.
..Not very common around here.

They only make 400 a year of the Desmosedici RR.
Total output is 40,000 a year.
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PostPosted: 15:54 - 16 Aug 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Barry_M2 wrote:
Silver wrote:
Italy will be full of them!


Well, aparently not! The Italians don't buy (many) Ducati's, just like we don't buy (many) British bikes.


Maybe, but now they've got an Italian multiple world champion on one!

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They only make 400 a year of the Desmosedici RR.
Total output is 40,000 a year.


Yes and the Desmo is very expensive (£40k, off the top of my head). You're not ever likely to see loads of them.

Ducati might be a long way behind Yamaha but, in comparison (and relatively), they're not that far behind Kawasaki in a recent sales chart. I find it odd that people "don't see many of them". I do see them everywhere, but take that in context. I don't mean everyone has got one, but any bike meet, show, race, trackday I've been to has had more than a few kicking about.
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