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Wheelspin at almost 230mph: Why Mugello is MotoGP's wildest track |
Mugello has been the home of Rossi mania and lately a fortress for Ducati… but the Italian circuit is chiefly synonymous for the biggest rush in MotoGP racing
In May 1976 Barry Sheene won the very first premier grand prix at the Autodromo del Mugello. The 'Nations' GP was the third round of ten in that year's championship and his RG500 recorded an average speed of 90mph around the looping course, draped within the shallow Tuscan valley. Mugello has hardly morphed since its creation in 1973 and through the ages where it became a cavernous home for Valentino Rossi yellow, eye-watering smoke flares, a boisterous campsite of revving engines and tents pitched at 40 degrees on the spectator banking (I cannot work it out either)...
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What MotoGP handlebar buttons do: 'Now we have more, you can miss some!' |
Riders have a lot to think about aboard their 300-horsepower MotoGP bikes, including 11 levers, buttons, switches and knobs on the left handlebar alone. No wonder they get confused!
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