Rossi rally's it up !

well lets see if rossi has improved from his first attempt in Wales 4 yrs ago, in the Rally Great Britain ! ???? and the question has to be how will he fair against the likes of Mcrae and co ??

Rossi to face Colin McRae in Monza Rally
News, 15/11/05

Valentino Rossi will enjoy some four-wheel fun in next weekend's Monza Rally, driving a WRC-spec rally car in the event held at the famous Italian circuit.

The Yamaha rider had a shakedown in last weekend's Moto & Miti Championshow in Pesaro, where he took part in rally and karting events alongside several MotoGP stars. Rossi has had several rally outings in the past, and even took part in the British RAC Rally three years ago.

Rossi will team-up with an experienced co-driver, Carlo Cassina, a former World Champion alongside Mike Biasion. Driving a Subaru Impreza WRC, Rossi will be one of the main stars of the event along with WRC Legend Colin McRae who will be driving a Skoda Fabia.

Rossi and McRae will also face the best Italian drivers in the event finale, the Master Show, a competition held on a 1.5 km course set on the main straight of the Monza circuit.

Several well-known figures from the MotoGP paddock will also take part in the Master Show including Yamaha Factory team manager Davide Brivio, who will be joined by Graziano Rossi in another Subaru Impreza. Brivio's brother Roberto, who also works in the Yamaha garage as Colin Edwards's mechanic, will enter the event in a Fiat Punto alongside Alessio Salucci - better known as Uccio, Valentino Rossi's close friend and ‘right-hand man’.

well Rossi has proved me wrong and gone and beaten Colin Mcrae ? and by some 43 secs finishing 2nd,well forget F1 !if Rossi does go any where, it will probably be to the world rally championship [WRC].


Rossi beats McRae at Monza Rally
November 21st, 2005
MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi finished his first competitive outing in a Subaru WRC car with an impressive second overall - ahead of former World Rally Champion Colin McRae - at this weekend’s Monza Rally Show.

Although far from a ‘full’ rally - the event uses parts of the famous Italian racetrack and its access roads to create asphalt stages - the event attracted top drivers and machines, with Rossi and his Subaru facing a two-pronged attack from the Skoda WRC entry of McRae and former Le Mans winner Rinaldo Capello.

Rossi would finish 5.6secs down on overall winner Capello by the end of the event, with McRae a further 43secs back. The rally consisted of a 13.75km ‘junior’ stage and a 26.75km ‘grand prix’ stage, both of which were used repeatedly to give a total of seven stages. Of those, Rossi would win four and Capello three.

However, Rossi would go on to beat current DTM driver Capello in Sunday’s ‘Master’s Show’ semi final - a form of knockout superspecial competition that ends the rally - putting him in a straight head-to-head battle with McRae in the final. The Factory Yamaha rider would then win the ‘Master’s Show’ final by 1.4secs over the Scotsman.

Rossi plans to make further outings in the Subaru, which are expected to include a further ‘exhibition’ event at the Bologna Motorshow and then perhaps a snow or gravel rally in between his MotoGP pre-season testing commitments.

Monza Rally Show – overall standings:

1. Rinaldo Capello/Luigi Pirollo Skoda Fabia WRC 1h 21m 53.1s
2. Valentino Rossi/Carlo Cassina Subaru Impreza WRC 1h 21m 58.7s
3. Colin McRae/Glen Patterson Skoda Fabia WRC 1h 22m 41.9s
4. Andrea Dallavilla/Daniele Vernuccio I Peugeot 206 WRC 1h 23m 46.3s
5. Pierfranco Uzzeni/Danilo Fappani Subaru Impreza WRC 1h 24m 55.7s

yes my own opinion would be WRC,but even there he would really have to be good,to cut it with these guy's,but i think it will be here,if anywhere, where Rossi will get this grale of two different world motorsport titles !