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It is dangerous and unbelievably fast and entirely different from the kind of track I am used to racing on

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Valentino Rossi
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: February 16
Motorcycle Racer
Motorcycle Rider
Race Car Driver
Racing Automobile Driver
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