The qualifying round of the 250cc MotoGP race in Mugello saw Honda rider Raffaele de Rosa losing almost total control of his motorcycle after being thrown from the seat. We say almost because what looked like a serious crash transformed in one of the best motorcycle saves caught on tape in a while, if not THE best. The race rider remains calm, continuing to maneuver his bike after being hit two times in the chest and manages to get back on the seat after even missing the footrest once. Unbelievable!
World champion Valentino Rossi won yesterday’s Jerez race in front of a 120.000 person crowd, counting his first win of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship season, the Spanish Grand Prix. Full story
These miniature radio controlled MotoGP bikes shown wheeling and power-sliding look like just as much fun as the full-sized bikes without the implicit risk of riding yourself. There are also onboard cameras so that you can watch the best scenes at the end of an enjoyable day down the RC track.
Because no Yamaha R1 fan is stranger to MotoGP, Yamaha Motor France offers, with the occasion of the Grand Prix of France (15-17 May), four limited edition replicas of the bikes raced by Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo.
Featuring nothing special apart from the racing paintjobs and a corresponsive free replica helmet, the bikes come with a price of 19,990 euros which translates into US$26,600.
