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Various celebs turned up for Dorna's annual celebrity PR day at Valenica. Several former world champions were able to ride MotoGP bikes, including Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Gardner and Randy Mamola, who, actually, never won a world championship.



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Kevin Schwantz talks with longtime Suzuki wrench Stu Shenton while Ben Spies seems to be hoping to get some time with the engineer.


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Ducati head Mike Schumacher rode the Ducati MotoGP bike, clocking an incredible 1:37 lap time.

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Schumacher and some other car car guy (okay, Gerhard Berger) enjoy a busman's holiday at Valencia.





all pics from
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2007/mgp/valencia/test/4.htm

berger looks like he's been eating all the pies:val

Took this from Gustav O on SBF... :crash

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:lol:r1lover

that's gonna make for an embarrassing story in someone's magazine....:lmao

:lmao

thats just tooo funny to me

I bet he does not feel like a "Number 1" now :crash

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Honda debuted the new version of the RC212 yesterday at Valencia. It's new from front to back, and actually looks like a normal person can sit on it comfortably.

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Lorenzo's Yamaha debut drew crowds.

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Capirossi starts anew at Suzuki, where he replaces John Hopkins.

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Nakano: the man in black.

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Stu Shenton explains how it worked with Ballington, Gardner, Schwantz and others. No going in the water until two hours after you've eaten.

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Michael Schumacher rode the Ducati and made brains hurt the world over when he actually ripped on it.

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'The bikes are Green!?'

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Anthony West was ripping on the Kawasaki until it all went wrong and he placed the machine next to the wall in a violent spill.

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New Suzuki and old Suzuki. One of these things is not like the other.

and of course all pics are from the soup


http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image/2007/mgp/endofseasontest/1/index.htm

Yep that has got to be embarrassing and that new Honda if fuggly.


Ride safe.

Great pictures!! Man, how dumb did the guy feel that dropped the Honda. :lmao

kewl

Couple more pics :sing:
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thank dan

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Two ex-up-to-no-gooders were cornered in one of the garage and made to confess. It took hours.

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Lorenzo, surrounded by a group of mechanic/ruffians, tried to eat his cookie until they went away

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All wet.

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Top scientists have proven if Ant West piles that Kawasaki into the Armco the resounding thud will sound quite loud.

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De Puniet: he's on a Honda with his old Aprilia 250 team.

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Hopkins: elbow down because Spies is coming.

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Lorenzo: the man in white.

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Honda's 2008 RC212. Wider, longer and more spacious than before.

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The topic of when he'll get married always has the same affect on Schwantz.

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Melandri on the Ducati: dark horse for the 2008 title?

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The Car Guy and Ducati designer Filippo Preziosi.

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Ladies and gentlemen, we now have the answer.