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VALENCIA: Valentino Rossi has shocked the motorcycle racing community by signing with Team Kawasaki Racing, along side new teammate Andrew Pitt. Rossi's management released the statement early Wednesday morning after a 4 hour meeting in which the $15.2 million dollar contract with bonuses of $1 million for each race win was finalized and signed. The 2 year contracted salary is the largest in motorcycle racing history. "We knew he [Rossi] was open for options and offers, so we decided to spend our next 2 years of racing and development funding on a talented rider who we belive can dominate on our machine" says Fujito Sakumoto of Kawasaki Racing Corporate, VP of Kawasaki's MotoGP racing team.