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Burgess: Control tyres won't slow Rossi

By Michele Lostia and Matt BeerWednesday, November 12th 2008, 09:56 GMT

Jerry Burgess, Valentino Rossi's chief engineer, says the switch to single tyre rules in MotoGP next season will only make the Italian more dominant.
In an interview with Italian magazine Motosprint, Burgess said he believed the series' commercial boss Carmelo Ezpeleta had promoted control tyres as a method of improving the racing because the Michelin runners had been significantly slower than the Bridgestone riders at some Grands Prix in recent years.
But Burgess reckons Rossi's rivals would be better off trying to beat him with different equipment.
"Carmelo is trying to orchestrate everything, including the spectacle, but the problem is that Valentino is better and always will be," the Yamaha engineer said.
"Casey (Stoner) and Dani (Pedrosa) are not at his level, so making regulations to even out the playing field is useless. Valentino remains always the number one."
Bridgestone will supply the whole MotoGP field next year after Michelin decided not to tender for the single tyre contract.
Rossi had previously switched from Michelin to Bridgestone at the end of 2007, with Pedrosa following suit for the final races this season.
Burgess said he normally agreed with all Rossi's decisions but felt his enthusiasm for control tyres was misguided.
"Usually I do (agree), but there are times when I don't: the things Ezpeleta has got into many people's heads, Valentino's too, I don't agree with," he said.
"The single-tyre rule is a big mistake.
"This is a sport for prototypes where technology gets developed, so we need the confrontation between the highest possible number of technical partners. Not the other way around.
"We must not force the teams to make certain technical choices, also because the teams usually make the right choices on their own.
"You only need to look at this tyre case: Ducati, Yamaha and Honda have all gone for Bridgestone autonomously. No need to be forced by a rule book."

thx Larisa
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Valentino Rossi helmet of the day: Che Spettacolo

By Rob Hull
MotoGP
01 November 2008 10:30
To celebrate the launch of MCN’s exclusive 132 page Valentine Rossi tribute bookazine available on November 11, we’ll be bringing you a Valentino Rossi helmet of the day for you to poll on.
The MCN bookazine is a celebration of the career of the man himself with exclusive words written by Valentino and an introduction from the eight-time World Champion and his father, Graziano Rossi.
Priced at £7.99, it’s a limited edition glossy title written by the top names in the Grand Prix paddock – a must for every MotoGP and Valentino Rossi fan.
You can find it in newsagents from November 12 - or you can order your copy direct from Tower by calling 0845-6012672 or by visiting www.subscription.co.uk/products/rossi (Quote code: ROSI). An extra charge for postage and packaging applies to mail order purchases.
Keep your eye on the Rossi lid of the day, as on November 11 we’ll be running a very special competition for one MCN online reader to win a Rossi replica AGV K3 helmet and ten runners-up will get a copy of the Rossi book to celebrate the book launch.
Today we’re bringing you the helmet worn by Valentino after winning the 2004 Australian Grand Prix, and with it his first MotoGP title for Yamaha.
Rossi changed into the plain white helmet with the words ‘Che Spettacolo’ written across the back and his famous 46 across the top during the cool-down lap after beating Sete Gibernau to the chequered flag.

On sale now: 'Rossi- Celebrating the Greatest'

By James Keen
Other
12 November 2008

Starting with an introduction on Valentino by his GP-winning father Graziano, the bookazine goes on to look at the making of Rossi and how a skinny kid from Tavullia, Italy went on to dominate the world of motorcycle racing.
Read all about Rossi's biggest influences and heroes, look back at a run-down of his crowd-pleasingly eccentric post-race celebrations and take a trip into the psyche of a riding god as Rossi reveals his thoughts on speed.
Valentino's team mate and racing veteran Colin Edwards talks about Rossi's riding and uses his unique position and experience to explain just what it is that puts him in a different league. Plus Rossi's best mate and right hand man Uccio is interviewed on life in the paddock and his relationship with childhood friend Valentino.

• Click here to order your copy now

Rossi is famous for his style and expression, so see a visual history of Rossi's career, painted on the bikes he rode, the helmets he wore and the intimately personal custom stickers he's known for.
This limited edition bookazine is on sale now, you can find it in Asda or Sainsbury's, at your local Shell petrol station, at WH Smiths and in other good newsagents.
Alternatively you can click here to order online or call 0845 6012672 (Quote code: ROSI) and get it delivered straight to your door.

Thank you for posting Jossik

Well, a skinny kid? That is funny.

Oh, thank you so much, Jossi!

Thanks for the info jossik . . I've now ordered my copy and cant wait to read it

Grazie Mille!!

Rossi- Celebrating the Greatest - page 5

you can zoom it and read all 15 pages here

Thank you so much for posting this Trossik, youre