Contemporary hearsay has been thrown on the infamous day that Marc Marquez spent at Valentino Rossi’s ranch.
Essentially the most heated rivalry in MotoGP historical past got here after 2014, when Marquez made the journey to Tavullia.
It’s broadly believed that their relationship modified perpetually after a day at Rossi’s ranch.
“It began on the dust observe,” defined Scott Redding to the Motorsport Republica podcast.
“I’ve by no means been however, from what I’ve heard, Rossi has totally different bikes, totally different producers, for various circumstances. It wouldn’t shock me as a result of these guys go 10 out of 10 to get the very best.
“Marc turns up with a HRC truck and a full crew! Full manufacturing facility! It upset Valentino as a result of it disrespected the explanation for being there.
“That was the beginning of the tic, tac, tic, tac…
“It saved boiling increasingly more. However Marc received’t give an inch.
“Which riders would undergo a brick wall? I’d say one or two, and one could be Marquez.
“He wouldn’t even give it some thought, he’d decide to the trigger.”
Tales of what really occurred on that 2014 day in Italy have been advised time and again.
Chad Reed, the supercross rider, advised MCN on the time: “We rode there the Tuesday after Misano, Marquez within the leathers he had crashed in, Vale nonetheless hung over – and so they had been actually able to die to set the quickest lap!”
Marquez and Rossi’s rivalry stays related to today as a result of the Spaniard is chasing down the Italian’s document of 9 world championships.
And he’s doing it because the teammate of Pecco Bagnaia, who was the primary VR46 academy graduate to win the MotoGP title.
Motocross a severe enterprise for Marc Marquez and Spanish riders
However Redding, who shared a MotoGP observe with Marquez and Rossi, tried to elucidate how significantly dust observe racing will be taken in Spain.
He recalled his personal story, whereas residing in Spain, of attending a motocross observe session solely to grasp the opposite riders had been taking it way more significantly.
“I turned as much as a coaching day factor,” he defined. “I acquired the rule e-book, it says ‘decrease the entrance fork, take the entrance mud guard off, 17-inch wheel, drill a gap to decrease the rear’.
“It was very fundamental.
“I turned up and so they had Ohlins suspensions on entrance and rear, and traction management!
“I believed: ‘what the f***!’”
Marquez was lately noticed coaching in motocross – on a Honda.
Using a CRF450R, it’s now the one time that Marquez shall be seen driving Honda equipment.
However even that may very well be an period which is about to vary, as a result of Ducati have launched their Desmo450 MX. You’d count on Marquez to present it a strive quickly.
Grime observe driving is extra than simply enjoyable and video games for Marquez.
It’s the place he experiments with the boundaries of bike management, and the place he practices manoeuvres which could ultimately be seen on the MotoGP observe.
