Valentino Rossi et tout un groupe de jeunes pilotes, dont ceux de la VR46 Rider Academy, ont participé aux ‘100 kilomètres du MotoRanch’ le week-end dernier sur la piste de ‘La Biscia’ (le serpent), sur les terres du nonuple Champion du Monde.
Les pilotes formaient 16 équipes de deux. Chaque équipe disposait de deux motos mais d’un seul transpondeur, que les coéquipiers devaient se passer tous les cinq tours. Avant le coup d’envoi, Rossi avait rappelé les règles à tous les concurrents, dont l’interdiction de prendre des raccourcis et la disqualification immédiate en cas de perte du transpondeur.
La victoire est revenue aux Italiens Niccolo Bulega, sixième du FIM CEV Repsol Moto3 cette année, et Lorenzo Baldassarri, qui passe du Moto3™ à la catégorie Moto2™ pour 2015.
Vainqueur en 2013, Rossi a pris la deuxième place avec Andrea Migno tandis que Danilo Petrucci et Mattia Pasini complétaient le podium.
The racing season may have been over, but there was no shortage of action as Valentino Rossi invited a number of familiar faces to his Tavullia MotoRanch last weekend.
Wrapping up the campaign for 2014, Rossi and a number of youngsters – including those of the VR46 Rider Academy – took part in the now annual ‘100 kilometres of the MotoRanch’ at his ‘La Biscia’ (The Snake) dirt track.
Riders competed in 16 pairs. Each duo had at its disposal two bikes but just one transponder, which team-mates had to interchange after every five laps. Prior to the start Rossi reminded all competitors of the agreed rules, which included strict bans on shortcuts, while the loss of a transponder would result in instant disqualification.
The intense fight ranged on until sunset, with the winning pair proving to be the all-Italian combination of Niccolo Bulega (sixth overall in the 2014 FIM CEV Repsol Moto3 category) and Lorenzo Baldassarri (stepping up from the Moto3™ World Championship to Moto2™ for the 2015 season).
Second place went to 2013 winner Valentino Rossi, this time paired up with Andrea Migno, while the podium was completed by Danilo Petrucci and Mattia Pasini.
