Yamaha boss, Capirossi's dad, Uccio ride MotoGP!
Among those lucky enough to be invited to ride a MotoGP machine at Valencia earlier this week were Yamaha Racing managing director Lin Jarvis, Loris Capirossi's father and Valentino Rossi's best friend 'Uccio'.
Jarvis (top picture) oversaw Rossi's shock switch from Honda to Yamaha at the end of 2003, but got to ride the M1 himself, while Capirossi's father (middle picture) experienced the factory Ducati with which his son took three race victories in 2006.
Among those lucky enough to be invited to ride a MotoGP machine at Valencia earlier this week were Yamaha Racing managing director Lin Jarvis, Loris Capirossi's father and Valentino Rossi's best friend 'Uccio'.
Jarvis (top picture) oversaw Rossi's shock switch from Honda to Yamaha at the end of 2003, but got to ride the M1 himself, while Capirossi's father (middle picture) experienced the factory Ducati with which his son took three race victories in 2006.
As well as being Rossi's best friend since childhood, Alessio Salucci - better known as 'Uccio' - is Rossi's right hand man at the race track and can be found alongside the Italian in the factory Yamaha pits during a grand prix weekend. He also climbed aboard a 990cc M1 (lower picture), which Rossi took to second place in the 2006 world championship.
