Who does not know the Italian rider, International Race start in 1996 until now. Yes ... The phenomenon of the Doctor "Valentino Rossi". This time we will provide information on the significance and uniqueness of a Helmet "The Doctor"
The Sun and Moon Helmtet (1996 for 125cc Class)
This is where it all began - the original sun and moon design that Rossi will remain as a persistent theme throughout his career. The sun and moon are used Rossi to claim that they are a reflection of the two sides of his personality.
The Sun and Moon Helmet (1997 for 125cc Class)
In 1997 Rossi won the 125cc championship race largely stuck with the helmet design from 1996 that displays the sun and moon on the side of the helmet, the 'number 46' his racing number on the top of the helmet.
Suzuka 1997 AGV Helmet
Rossi came to the second race the 1997 season in Japan, sunrise design dominates the top of his helmet.
The sun and moon design design driven down to make room for the sun of Japan.
AGV Tricolore (Imola 1998 250cc Class)
250cc race at Imola in 1998 saw Rossi plays the game began to emerge Tricolore color scheme painted on his bike and helmet. Rossi won the race with Loris Caprirossi came second.
AGV Helmet Rossi Sun and Moon (1999 for 250cc Class)
The sun and the moon remain a constant design in 1999, and Rossi wore number of variations on the same basic design. This version is the dominant helmet and used for most of the season.
AGV?? Peace & Love?? Helmet (Mugello 1999)
Rossi took his second victory at Mugello in 1999 and comes as a tribute to 'Peace and Love'.
1999 World Champion Helmet ( I Am World Champion)
In 1999 Valentino Rossi became the youngest driver ever World Champion, riding Aprilia. To celebrate the achievements of a special helmet designed for the Championship.
Rossi Sun and Moon (Official 2000 Helmet Class 500cc)
Bringing the design of the 250cc Championship, Rossi brought the sun and moon design for the 500cc class,
took second place in the championship and collect 2 wins race in Britain and Brazil.
AGV Rossi Sun & Moon (Official 2001 Helmet Class 500cc)
In 2001 Rossi helmet design to maintain fairly consistent. Rossi Helmets authorized for 2001 are based around the sun moon and ordinary design, sun to the front of the helmet, and the moon in the background. It is popular with fans and helmet replica most.
AGV Mugello 2001 ( Hawaiian)
500cc race at Mugello red flagged due to severe rain and Rossi failed to finish the race after crashing twice. Rossi took the bike helmet designed Hawaiian and combinations.
Sepang and Rio Helmet
Valentino Rossi claimed the world championship before the last two rounds in Sepang and Rio, and celebrated with a different helmet design adaptation of the 2001 design of the Sun and Moon. Rossi won the second race in Malaysia and Brazil.
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Over the course of his 20-year Grand Prix career, Valentino Rossi has
slipped his cranium into countless helmets, each with its own design.
Most regular-season helmets incorporate the Sun & Moon motif first
seen in his freshman GP year. Other helmets are one-off designs created
for special events such as his hometown race at Misano, winter testing,
Marco Simoncelli tributes, etc. Regardless the occasion, the Aldo
Drudi-designed helmets are usually delicious looking lids recognizable
by their attractiveness and flamboyancy. Here are my 10 favorites.
10. Tribal Sun (2001)
2001
was the year Rossi won his first premier-class championship. With the
switch to four-stroke MotoGP looming, 2001 was also the final 500cc
two-stroke Grand Prix championship. To commemorate the event, Rossi
sported a new design for the final few rounds. Based on his
regular-season lid, the adaptation featured a tribal sun in place of the
cartoonish sun at the front of the helmet, while the back was a yellow
moon on a black background. This was also the helmet he wore during
post-season winter testing.
9. Snowman (2016)
Rossi’s
winter testing helmets have recently taken on a life of their own. Run
in the steamy heat of Malaysia – where it doesn’t feel remotely like
winter – Rossi makes fun of the situation with his Snowman helmet from
this year. Posing for pictures, Rossi donned a similar yellow scarf and
hat to that of the snowman on the top of the helmet.
8. Wood (2004)
After making the switch from Honda to Yamaha,
Rossi won the first race of the season in 2004 – the first rider to win
back-to-back races aboard different bikes. However, he followed that
win with a pair of fourth-place finishes. Rossi mocked the situation by
insinuating he’d won the wooden medal. His helmet was designed to
resemble wood with a large, wooden medallion engraved with the roman
numeral IV.
7. Birthday (2008)
Merry
B-day, Vale! With a February 28th birthday, Rossi oftentimes spends the
event testing a new bike for the upcoming GP season. For his 29th
birthday in 2008 during winter testing, Rossi wore this birthday cake
helmet. Among the candles at the top of the helmet is happy birthday
written in Italian, “Buon Compleanno Vale.”
6. Boxer (2012)
When
Rossi switched from Yamaha to Ducati, he couldn’t recreate the same
success he enjoyed when switching from Honda to Yamaha years earlier.
After a winless season-and-a-half aboard the Duc, Rossi was on the
ropes. His one-off Misano helmet in 2012 showed exactly that – a
battered and bruised Valentino Rossi. Written on the boxing gloves he’s
wearing on the helmet is the word “Semprelast” – wordplay on the
Everlast brand, as well as his dismal results, sempre being Italian for
“always,” Alwayslast. On the lower back of the helmet, Rossi’s two
bulldogs were also wearing boxing gloves.
5. The Doctor (2005)
After
the University of Urbino presented Rossi with a láurea ad honorem
(honorary degree) in communication and publicity, Valentino henceforth
became known as “The Doctor.” According to a report, Rossi was given the
award “in recognition of the positive influence he has set as a role
model, also to commemorate his achievements as one of the best riders in
recent years.” Rossi commemorated the event with a special Doctor
helmet at the 2005 Mugello Grand Prix – a race he won over Max Biaggi
and Marco Melandri.
4. Wish You Were Here (2013)
Rossi
has had a few Marco Simoncelli tribute helmets, but we like the one he
wore in 2013 the best. Using elements of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here
album, the helmet is one of Rossi’s more somber and subdued designs.
While the Wish You Were Here title is an obvious statement from Rossi to
Simoncelli, we must also assume Rossi to be a Pink Floyd fan, which ups
Rossi’s cool factor for having excellent taste in music.
3. Wooly Hat (2015)
Think
of it as the helmet version of the ugly Christmas sweater – although
it’s not really all that ugly. Fashioned to look like a real stocking
cap, the Wooly Hat helmet is simply a super-cool design Aldo Drudi
created that incorporates all your X-mas favorites including reindeer,
Christmas trees and snowflakes. Rossi’s 46 flows with the wintery theme,
only the AGV and Monster logos uglifying the design.
2. My Face (2008)
Each
time the camera landed on Rossi during the 2008 Mugello race you had to
smile, if not laugh. The open-mouth image of Rossi’s face on the top of
his AGV lid is one of the most comical things of the modern MotoGP era.
“I have to be honest about my helmet,” said Rossi, “it was Aldo Drudi’s
idea this time but I think it’s one of the best ever! It’s not a
drawing, it’s a real picture of my face at the braking end of the
straight here, and I think it’s very funny!”
1. Sun & Moon (1996)
When
an 18-year-old Valentino Rossi entered Grand Prix competition in 1996
in the 125cc class aboard the Scuderia AGV Aprilia, this is the helmet
he was wearing. The original Sun & Moon motif set the precedent for
future helmet designs, as well as the asymmetrical features of his
leathers. This is the helmet design that began his career-long
partnership with Aldo Drudi, who has designed all of Rossi’s helmets. It
is the helmet he was wearing when he won his first GP – at Brno that
same year – as well as his first GP championship in the 125cc class in
1997. Rossi continued with this design through two years of 250cc
competition – including one championship – and his first year in the
premier class. Rossi has always worn AGV helmets and many of his past
and present designs can be purchased today at RideNow Chandler.
Source Article by ridenowchandler.com
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