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Valentino Rossi’s ranch dressed up for Christmas. In Spain they try to copy this model, so far with very bad results.
Valentino Rossi’s ranch is “where passion and dreams mix in a special place“. New motorcycles with Akrapovic exhaust are arriving, a nice Christmas present for the eight riders“ made in Tavullia ”. There is an air of party, a”MagicAs defined by Alessio Salucci, complete with Christmas lights. Because the work of champions and aspiring champions certainly doesn’t stop during winter break, quite the opposite. This is the period in which to invest in personal preparation, in the gym and on a motorcycle, after a restricted period of relaxation due to the Covid-19 emergency. A model of formation and an incomparable example of life, because it is not a simple organized and specially configured structure.
A project born almost for fun ten years ago by Valentino Rossi and Father Graziano. Over time it has become the womb of future rising stars, as evidenced by the presence of Franco Morbidelli, Pecco Bagnaia and Luca Marini in the MotoGP class. The secret is in the empathy that is established in the work group. What does it mean to be part of the Academy? “Be part of a family – explains Marini -, It is a great training group … 80% family, 20% school … I have also grown as a person“. A school that has no equal in the rest of the world, despite the various attempts made so far in Spain. Maverick Vinales was a guest at the Ranch between Misano’s two races and made no secret of his amazement.”Very strange that Spanish pilots do not have something like that. There are many of us in MotoGP and we have a high level… I would like something like this“.
The main Iberian structures
Last September Dorna included the Campus Circuit Parcmotor, a high-performance sports center at the Castellolí circuit, near Barcelona, within the “Road to MotoGP” program. A complex that covers 800,000 square meters of land, with a 4.1 km circuit, which offers the opportunity to train in motocross, dirt track and supermoto. A structure also equipped with classrooms where language, engineering, telemetry, and sports psychology lessons can be taught. The training program was even supervised by Alberto Puig. But the facility is currently closed due to the health emergency.
The alternatives for Spanish riders are Rocco’s Ranch, which was born from an idea by Ricky Cardús that offers a motocross track, a TT track, a large 400-meter dirt oval with an internal dirt track and also an Enduro track. two kilometers. More recently in Andorra they have dusted the Pas de la Casa circuit, located at an altitude of 2,400 meters. However, small dimensions and a severe climate in winter. In fact, these days we have to deal with quite a lot of snow. Until now, Valentino Rossi’s Ranch model remains unmatched: the heart is at the base of everything …
