Valentino Rossi was thrilled with the result of the motocross event he arranged in Cavallara on Sunday, over 10,000 spectators aided in making the day successful.

The event, titled ‘motocross dei Campioni, 30 anni dopo’, was claimed by Andrea Dovizioso, with other Italian racers such as Marco Melandri, Loris Capirossi, Marco Simoncelli and Mattia Pasini, also the 125cc World Champion Julián Simón and prior 500cc title holder Kevin Schwantz participated.

Organised by the 2009 MotoGP World Hero to raise funds and awareness for a children’s hospital located in Pesaro that aid leukaemia sufferers, Rossi was extremley please with the result in numbers.

“This was important because it was a charity event for children. We are thrilled by the response, and it is exciting to see all these people here in Cavallara. It’s also nice to compete with the other riders!” explains Rossi. “I thank all the riders who wanted to come. I think it was a good show and we’ve been fortunate this year because it didn’t rain, so we’ve all thoroughly enjoyed it.”

Revealing his plans for the rest of the month, Rossi adds, “I will still race. Later this month I’ll participate in the Monza Rally, in a Ford, and the week after I’ll be at the Bologna Motorshow, also with a Ford.

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Jorge Lorenzo is one of 12 celebrities to pose for the eighth issue of the Talita Foundation’s calendar for next year.

The 22 year-old, who arrived second in this season’s MotoGP World Championship, was thrilled to take time and share his image to a cause created for helping children and young people with Down’s Syndrome.

Already an ambassador with the ANIMA Foundation for youngsters with leukaemia having worked on last year's calendar, Lorenzo was photographed with Anna Marlasca and enjoyed a fun shoot that was done by Óscar Fernández Orengo.

Also being photographed for the calendar next year were actor Santi Millán, footballer Gerard Piqué, chef Carme Ruscalleda, model Eva González, presenter Susanna Griso, designer Antonio Miró, singer José Luis Perales, journalist Luis del Olmo, writer María Vallejo-Nájera, tennis player Fernando Verdasco, and comic Andreu Buenafuente.

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The initial steps for Héctor Barberá and Álvaro Bautista ahead of their moves into MotoGP next season were enjoyed on Monday in the finale season testing at Valencia, with the former testing his satellite Ducati and the latter trying his new Suzuki at the Ricardo Tormo track.

Barberá, who arrives from Valencia and was victorious in the last ever 250cc GP event at home on Sunday, was excited to test his new Desmosedici 800cc machine which he will compete on for the fresh Aspar MotoGP squad next year. The Spaniard took 63 laps and claimed a decent best effort of 1’36.204 to finish the day 3.5s off Casey Stoner’s quickest time.

“This is like a dream,” states Barberá after the session. “This is an amazing moment in my career and we are looking to meet the very highest standards possible. I feel very comfortable in the Aspar team box again and the bike is amazing. It is very rigid in terms of drive which is similar to my old 250cc, but the grip is incredible and it feels like the straights are so much shorter. I’m still adapting of course, but you can feel the bike lifting up and it’s still hard for me to open the throttle fully.”

He adds, “The key objective was to make sure I did not crash. I felt pretty good on the bike and we went pretty fast, but I need to go step by step in order to get used to the bike which is at a similar level to the factory machines. It’s my first time on a four stroke bike and I didn’t know the lines to take but I’m learning quickly.”

Bautista added 52 turns on his new engine and lapped half a second faster than Barberá on an initial day of testing with the Rizla Suzuki squad.

He said, “I had a day of learning how to handle the machine and enjoyed myself out there. The bike is so powerful and it is not easy to ride at first but I think it’s easier than a 250cc machine. The main differences are the traction control and the tyres, which last much longer, so the feeling on cornering is much steadier.

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The fresh Brutale keeps perfect lines of the model that has touched fans over the years, whilst expanding the technological content, almost all of the aesthetic components have been toally revamped.

The Brutale exceeds the limits of research and technology with its new season models, the 990R and the 1090RR.

It incorporates state of the art components, the 2010 Brutale gives maximum performance and easy riding, whilst staying with the “Made in MV” formula incorporating a commitment to excellence in the design of MV Agusta.

“We are writing a new chapter in the glorious history – rich in tradition and victories – of MV Agusta.

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