MotoGP Question

[benVFR]

So the MotoGP guys are already testing like crazy with their 2007 teams.

e.x. Casey Stoner is already out testing the 800cc Ducati in his Honda leathers with the patches ripped off!

Here is what makes me curious:

Haydens 800cc V-4 is painted up with #1.

Why the heck has Rossi not been running the #1 plate at all all these years? Rule change? Personal preference?

I guess it remains to be seen what # Hayden actually races with next year.

[OreoGaborio]

just personal preference. he decided to keep the 46

Hayden will most likely run the #1 plate but I wouldn't be suprised if he kept the 69

[Doc]

He said in an interview with Greg White that he was going to run the #1 plate.

They have the option.

When do the numbers come out for LRRS? Anyone got #911?

#343?
#222?
#116?

[OreoGaborio]

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[ChR1s]

Originally posted by benVFR
So the MotoGP guys are already testing like crazy with their 2007 teams.

e.x. Casey Stoner is already out testing the 800cc Ducati in his Honda leathers with the patches ripped off!

Here is what makes me curious:

Haydens 800cc V-4 is painted up with #1.

Why the heck has Rossi not been running the #1 plate at all all these years? Rule change? Personal preference?

I guess it remains to be seen what # Hayden actually races with next year.

Ask Wikipedia!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentino_Rossi

[benVFR]

He has always raced with the number #46 in his motorcyle grand prix career. Rossi has stated that the original inspiration for this choice of number was a Japanese "wild card" racer whom he saw on television speeding past much more seasoned riders in a wet race. He later found out that it was the number his father had raced with in the first of his 3 grand prix career wins, in 1979, in Yugoslavia, on a 250c Morbidelli. Typically, a World Championship winner (and also runner-up and third place) is awarded the #1 sticker for the next season. However in an homage to Barry Sheene (who was the first rider of the modern era to keep the same number), Rossi has stayed with the now-famous #46 throughout his career. The text on his helmet refers to the name of his group of friends: "The Chihuahua Tribe", and the letters WLF on his leathers stand for "Viva La Figa" or Long Live Pussy. He traditionally also incorporates his favorite color (fluorescent yellow) into his leather designs. Rossi wears the #1 reserved for the reigning World Champion on the shoulder of his racing leathers.

I love it!

[SVRACER01]

i beleive someone already has #911



when Hodgson won the title in WSB he ran #100 in the US for #1 in '00