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Phillip Island 2005

2006 Valencia Nicky Hayden Motogp, http://www.daidegasforum.com/forum/foto-video/552674-nicky-hayden-raccolta-foto-thread.html

nicky hayden || prairie in the sky

5. Le Mans 2003 +0.165

insp @bikefuckersoftheworldunite set <3

WEST COAST - LANA DEL REY - LAGUNA SECA (2005-2013)

-the infamous “corkscrew” at turn(s) 8 / 8a sends riders down a steep hill, dropping 59 feet (or about 5 & a half stories) from entrance to exit. due to the angle that they enter the corkscrew, riders are forced to take the turn “blind”: without being able to see where they’re going to end up when they start.

[most quotes are autotranslated from spanish or italian]

Vale at Mugello 1998

Mugello TODAY, http://www.daidegasforum.com/forum/pista/632790-prove-libere-mugello-8-gennaio.html

i love looking at old race posters and i think this one for the 1993 detroit grand prix might be one of my favorites

[story behind that podium]

enjoy this video of vale preparing for the most controversial celebration of that time ... beach day in mugello 1998

At Mugello that year, I was racing in 250 and Marcellino Lucchi won the race. I had decided that I would go to the podium undressed, that is, in beachwear: swimsuit, sunglasses, towel around my neck. And I made the mistake of doing it even though I hadn’t won. At the time, I didn’t think much of it because I was very happy with the outcome of that race: Lucchi had won at 43 years old, so the event was special, while I had beaten Capirossi and Harada, my real rivals. So I thought there was something to celebrate anyway, and in the end I did my little scene. And I went to the podium in “beach” mode. The next day in the newspapers, I read total disapproval. They wrote that I had behaved in an egocentric and selfish way because I wanted to take visibility away from Lucchi; I had prevented him from enjoying that beautiful moment, because I wanted to be the center of attention anyway. Naively, I just wanted to have a bit of fun.

Valentino and his first attempts at the English language

1998 Mugello,GP250 Valentino Rossi, Marcellino Lucchi more at: http://www.daidegasforum.com/forum/f162-foto-video.html