Rossi to race Rainey, Roberts, Lawson at Laguna MotoGP…on karts

Valentino Rossi will race Wayne Rainey, Kenny Roberts and Eddie Lawson at this year’s US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca. When we first heard that they’d be racing on karts and not MotoGP bikes we were pretty disappointed, but then we saw that they’re 100bhp TZ250 race karts capable of lapping within two seconds of Casey Stoner’s fastest lap there last year.

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