Thursday, November 10, 2005
ROSSI’s Racing Suit was on eBay
It’s amazing! Valentino Rossi, the 7-time World Motorcycle Racing champion, together with Dainese, auctioned the former’s racing suit which he wore at the GP race in Sachsenring, Germany. The incredible offer of 38,850 neuro on eBay started last October 27 and ended last November 3 at 12 o’clock noon.
Dainese website made the following write up:
“The process of the auction was captivating, with vertiginous bidding managed by eBay.it which always watched over the correctness of the publications, checking the data of the potential buyers in real time.
In the last few minutes the neck-for-neck race between the British user wj15 and a user in Australia saw the victory by 50 euro of the British bidder who also has an additional reason to be pleased with his purchase. Dainese Spa will devote the whole proceeds of the auction to the financing of a scholarship for a project on motorcycle safety, in collaboration with the mechanical engineering department of Padua University.
As all fans are well aware, the seven times World Champion Valentino Rossi is very jealous of his racing suits and keeps nearly all of them. This is the first time that Dainese, who have provided clothing and protection for their favourite since the beginning of his career, have relinquished such an important memento. As if all this were not enough, the Sachsenring suit has an even more special significance: “The Doctor” returned it to the Dainese Racing Service on 29 July 2005 after his fall at 150 kilometres per hour during the free trials on the German circuit. Protected by that perfect suit, the champion walked away unharmed after flying into the gravel, then took first place in the race to win his 76th success in the top racing category, thus equalling the record of the unforgettable Mike “the bike” Hailwood.”
This is the first time that Dainese, Rossi’s motorcycle apparel sponsor, has given a racing suit with historical interest. The reason behind the auction is to support the study grant dedicated to a motorcycle rider safety project which is in collaboration with the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Padova.
Hail the modern heroes!
Dainese website made the following write up:
“The process of the auction was captivating, with vertiginous bidding managed by eBay.it which always watched over the correctness of the publications, checking the data of the potential buyers in real time.
In the last few minutes the neck-for-neck race between the British user wj15 and a user in Australia saw the victory by 50 euro of the British bidder who also has an additional reason to be pleased with his purchase. Dainese Spa will devote the whole proceeds of the auction to the financing of a scholarship for a project on motorcycle safety, in collaboration with the mechanical engineering department of Padua University.
As all fans are well aware, the seven times World Champion Valentino Rossi is very jealous of his racing suits and keeps nearly all of them. This is the first time that Dainese, who have provided clothing and protection for their favourite since the beginning of his career, have relinquished such an important memento. As if all this were not enough, the Sachsenring suit has an even more special significance: “The Doctor” returned it to the Dainese Racing Service on 29 July 2005 after his fall at 150 kilometres per hour during the free trials on the German circuit. Protected by that perfect suit, the champion walked away unharmed after flying into the gravel, then took first place in the race to win his 76th success in the top racing category, thus equalling the record of the unforgettable Mike “the bike” Hailwood.”
This is the first time that Dainese, Rossi’s motorcycle apparel sponsor, has given a racing suit with historical interest. The reason behind the auction is to support the study grant dedicated to a motorcycle rider safety project which is in collaboration with the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Padova.
Hail the modern heroes!
# posted by j0hn @ 5:01 PM 
