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DJ Down Under
04-01-2007, 07:57 AM
News just in..hot off the press..BMW have signed up Rossi to ride for BMW in Moto Gp for 09.

Wow!!!...Rossi on a BMW...Wow!!!...:eusa_clap:


April 1, 2007 -
BMW Motor Co. Ltd just sent us a "delighted" press release to announce that Valentino Rossi will race next year with its factory team in the MotoGP World Championship. Rossi will continue to spearhead BMW's Grand Prix challenge and bike development, as BMW enters a new era of 800cc racing in 2009.

The Italian has taken back-to-back championships with the YZR-M1 since shifting from Honda for 2004. 2006 has proved more difficult for the World Champion, with just one win so far this season and a series of "unfortunate occurrences", their words not ours.


“I'm very pleased to be moving to BMW next year”, announced the 27-year-old from Tavullia, “These past two years with Yamaha have been two of the best of my career. I believe I have made the right choice and I am very excited about the challenge working with BMW.”


Rossi went on to rave about the new R1300R HP that is due out in 09.."It will have the oil coolers back on the tank..and a new beak shaped front fender"

Here is a sneek pic of Rossi and the bike that made him want to move from yamaha to BMW.. http://members.optusnet.com.au/~djp1/mypic2810.jpg

DJ

BobFV1
04-01-2007, 08:04 AM
This announcement comes on April 1 :rolleyes:

What a coincidence!

Thanks DJ!

DarthRider
04-01-2007, 08:57 AM
This will give the Old Hoon a stroke...

Deans BMW
04-01-2007, 08:57 AM
Good morning DJ................................................ ..................................


I see you have already hit the bottle............

Don't drink and drive...........................................

Steve Carlton
04-01-2007, 09:14 AM
You had me going, there. I've just been reading his autobiography "What if I had never tried it," about how he sought challenge switching to the underdog Yamaha and the opportunity to be more central to the development of the bike. Plus, at MotoGP at Laguna in '05, Chris Hodgson said BMW really was trying to hire him and wouldn't enter MotoGP without him.

Good one!

Ed K
04-01-2007, 10:55 AM
Good one DJ!

A few of us can remember the first time you posted that pic of Rossi! (Has it been a couple of years possibly?)

supermotoC
04-03-2007, 08:39 AM
DOH! Made me look..........