Valentino Rossi Presented With Tamiya 1/12 YZR-M1 ‘09 Model

On October 3rd, 2010, representatives from Tamiya, Inc. visited the Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Tochigi Prefecture, host of the MotoGP Championship’s Japanese Grand Prix, to present finished 1/12 scale Yamaha YZR-M1 2009 models to Yamaha’s MotoGP class riders, including Valentino Rossi.

Fiat Yamaha Team rider and 2009 MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi was presented with a finished example of Tamiya’s “1/12 Scale Yamaha YZR-M1 ‘09 Fiat Yamaha Team” motorcycle model. Rossi’s teammate Jorge Lorenzo had also been presented with a finished example of this model during his pre-race visit to Tamiya’s official shop in Tokyo, Tamiya Plamodel Factory – Shimbashi.
In addition, Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team riders Colin Edwards and Ben Spies were presented with finished examples of Tamiya’s “1/12 Scale Yamaha YZR-M1 ‘09 Monster Yamaha Tech 3” motorcycle model, which will be available in Japan in November.
For the Yamaha riders, the YZR-M1 is an indispensable partner in their challenge for the championship title and all of them expressed delight in seeing their bikes recreated with such exquisite detail.

Furthermore, Rossi was shown a prototype sample of Tamiya’s upcoming “1/12 Scale Valentino Rossi Figure (High-Speed Riding)” model, which is planned for release in January. Rossi is known for his love of the modeling hobby and appeared to be very pleased with how accurately this figure model depicted his riding form.