Another Italian GP at Mugello, and another special AGV helmet for Valentino Rossi.
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Another Italian GP at Mugello, and another special AGV helmet for Valentino Rossi.
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As usual for his home Grand Prix at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Ducati Team star Valentino Rossi is sporting a one-off helmet design. Check out the latest creation of the Doctor's favorite designer Aldo Drudi with this video!
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Like you've never seen before -- this is Valentino Rossi's 2012 Mugello helmet in the hands of designer Aldo Drudi as the pair work on the deigns in his studio. Ever since 2002 Valentino's unveiled a secret, one-off, helmet for the Italian Grand Prix and for the first time we're able to take you behind the scenes as the 2012 creation is assembled.
The film is part of a series of 3 short clips around the 2012 Mugello MotoGP.
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@ValeYellow46 e Aldo Drudi al lavoro per il casco del Mugello 2012
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Ductalk UPDATE: Rossi - "It's a special helmet with a message for the future"
Check out all three Monster Energy video's of the making of this helmet. The final unveiling will be Sat am at Mugelo
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Valentino Rossi's connection with the Italian Grand Prix has never been short of emotion. From his seven consecutive race victories, through to the anguish of 2010 and the return on a Ducati machine to its spiritual home, the race has always left a huge impression on the tens of thousands who come to idolise him. Starting in 2002 the Mugello story took an added twist and tradition of a one-off helmet which was often dedicated to Italy and his fans. Never short on imagination or humour Valentino's delivered a sense of fun and an insight into his private thoughts each year. The 2012 story will be unknown to the world, as is tradition, until Valentino produces the helmet on Saturday morning but the best place to start is to look through some of his own personal favourites form years gone by.
The Mugello story continues with Aldo Drudi and Valentino sharing some of the behind the scenes work that goes into the helmets.
Click HERE for the video
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The AGV Pista is Valentino Rossi's new helmet for 2012. It's due to be unveiled to the world at Jerez on Friday, but we've seen it already, right?
You would think that by AGV paying Valentino Rossi a reported one quarter of a million Euros a year to wear your fine helmets would mean that you would have some control over the rider – though not where he spends his cash. Not complete control obviously, but when you have a spangly new helmet to launch to the world – arguably the biggest news since the AGV GP Tech – you would hope for a bit of discretion.
Alas, Rossi being Rossi and everything he says and does being photographed, Tweeted and reported, trying to keep the lid on the new lid proved to be impossible. Rossi was apparently sent a useable prototype with the understanding that he wouldn't wear it in public. Clearly, that official AGV email must have ended up in the Spam filter of Rossi's email account and he rode at Sepang with the new lid in full view...more
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For Sepang 2 @ValeYellow46 used a new AGV helmet more light and with revised aerodinamics http://t.co/i2aXnyTb
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An overview of the key helmets in the AGV Helmets lineup for 2012. (Including the Valentino Rossi models)
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Rossi's Sepang solo debut was not only the prototype of the Ducati GP12, but also that of a new AGV helmet.
The new 'helmet' looks very aerodynamic, with a pronounced rear spoiler and a large field of view , so that the Pesarese said, on his return to the pits: "Oh, it's like being at the cinema" .
It is not known, for the moment, if and when the helmet will be produced. Sure seems to be very aggressive in this black version.
Read more: http://www.gpone.com/index.php/201201315952/Nuovo-casco-AGV-per-Valentino-Rossi.html#ixzz1l3y31R00
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I brought my helmets home from the garage and took pictures in all angels. The were a total of 42 in the collection.
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Step by step video of making replica of Valentino Rossi's helmet from Suzuka 2002.
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The limited edition of Valentino Rossi’s helmet with the big eye looking onto the world, worn by the many times Italian champion for the Mugello MotoGP 2011, is now available in the shops. A helmet which will attract attention given the unusual graphics developed jointly with Aldo Drudi and showing Valentino’s big blue eye along with the colours of the Italian flag,and certainly out of the ordinary since the Italian champion himself used it to launch an important message: “watch out because sooner or later there’s going to be a change”.
The helmet used for this collector’s piece, limited edition is a model which Valentino wears on a daily basis and is extremely familiar with. The GP-TECH, top of the AGV range, has been designed and developed with the technical support of the nine
times world champion; a helmet produced by merging the best features of the AVG race models (GP Pro, Ti-Tech ) with the Italian company’ racing experience to offer a lightweight, comfortable and extremely aerodynamic, innovative design.
This helmet belongs to the man i pray too...