You’ve probably already seen videos from Valentino Rossi’s Biscia ranch, where he occasionally invites young Italian riders from the Moto3 and CIV championships to train and have fun on his personal track.
Apparently watching and riding with these teenagers has prompted the former nine time World Champion to try to help fledgling riders, and also help increase the number of Italian youngsters that want to race motorcycles.
According to Moto.
it, Rossi is already making plans for when he retires – in a few years – and he and his friends have decided that VR46, Rossi’s merchandising company, will follow and help train several young Italian riders, giving them the opportunity to race in several lower feeder classes, with the hope that one day that some can make it to the big leagues of GP racing.
Rossi’s ranch will be used as a base and the youngsters will be schooled by Valentino and receive advice and tips from an athletic trainer and from all of Rossi’s staff.
It seems that Rossi and the FMI (Italian Motorcycle Federation) have already reached an agreement on the project, with only a few details to be ironed out.
