Each of the riders were eager to go out on a high, and they gave
their all in three furious rounds aboard their YZ250F bikes - two
incorporated the entire track and one was an 'American-style' race on
the oval. Ultimately the last Yamaha VR46 Master Camp challenge was won
by De La Vega, ahead of Kalinin in second place, and Patova, who
finished third overall.
It was then time to say goodbye to the VR46 Motor Ranch, but
their young spirits were soon lifted by a visit to the VR46 Store - a
quick shopping stop before the group made their way to the VR46
Headquarters.
Lin Jarvis: "I think that the fourth Yamaha VR46 Master Camp has been a big success. This was our first event with European based riders and we were curious to see what it was going to be like and it went really well. They are all accustomed to being in Europe and in Italy and its society. There was no adaptation period, it was just a matter of getting stuck in and acclimatising themselves to the Master Camp group and getting on with the week. It was great that we had riders from six different countries, all working together as a team under the bLU cRU project. The level of riding skills was pretty high, which is also what I heard from the VR46 Academy riders and Marco Belli when I spoke to them. These riders are all very keen to learn, adapt, and they were open to trying new things. For me the benchmark is looking at the fifth day of riding and I saw the speed they had at the VR46 Motor Ranch in the morning, which was impressive. They are happy, positive and motivated, so it‘s been big smiles all around. It‘s been a fabulous week, without any incidents, because in racing you never know. So everybody is going home happy, content and a lot wiser than when they came and I think with a huge motivation to improve their career."
The riders had one final theory class in the afternoon, given by
Sky Racing Team VR46's Technical Director and Crew Chief, Pietro
Caprara. The technical course was followed by a quick guided tour to
show the students the latest products and the VR46 Riders
Academy and Yamaha VR46 Master Camp bikes. The tour ended back
in Valentino Rossi's office, for the traditional graduation ceremony,
led by VR46 Riders Academy Director Alessio 'Uccio' Salucci and Yamaha
Motor Racing Srl's Managing Director Lin Jarvis. The riders viewed a
summary video of the last five special days, before being handed their
official Yamaha VR46 Master Camp certificate of attendance and some
extra gifts from VR46.
The Yamaha VR46 Master Camp team want to sincerely thank Yamaha,
its partners, Valentino Rossi, VR46, the VR46 Riders Academy and its
riders for their contribution to this project, which gave the six Master
Camp students the opportunity to take the next step in their racing
endeavours. The Master Camp team also sincerely thanks the six riders
for their efforts.
Lin Jarvis: "I think that the fourth Yamaha VR46 Master Camp has been a big success. This was our first event with European based riders and we were curious to see what it was going to be like and it went really well. They are all accustomed to being in Europe and in Italy and its society. There was no adaptation period, it was just a matter of getting stuck in and acclimatising themselves to the Master Camp group and getting on with the week. It was great that we had riders from six different countries, all working together as a team under the bLU cRU project. The level of riding skills was pretty high, which is also what I heard from the VR46 Academy riders and Marco Belli when I spoke to them. These riders are all very keen to learn, adapt, and they were open to trying new things. For me the benchmark is looking at the fifth day of riding and I saw the speed they had at the VR46 Motor Ranch in the morning, which was impressive. They are happy, positive and motivated, so it‘s been big smiles all around. It‘s been a fabulous week, without any incidents, because in racing you never know. So everybody is going home happy, content and a lot wiser than when they came and I think with a huge motivation to improve their career."
Valentino Rossi born 16 February 1979 is an Italian professional motorcycle road racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion. He is one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time, with nine Grand Prix World Championships to his name – seven of which are in the premier class.
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