Last year Dainese, who is the Isle of Man TT’s Official Safety Partner had the legendary Giacomo Agostini and Valentino Rossi attending the 2009 Tourist Trophy, this year it will be two Spaniards, Jorge Lorenzo and another racing legend the 13 times World Champion Angel Nieto.
Just like Agostini and Rossi, Nieto and Lorenzo will be doing a demo lap the legendary Mountain Circuit ahead of the Dainese Senior TT on June 11th and they’ll be riding Yamaha R1’s.
Jorge Lorenzo said: “I’m very glad to have the opportunity to be at the TT this year and ride the Yamaha R1 together with Angel.
It will be a great honour for me, because this is one of the most famous and epic races, it still keeps all the meaning of real motorcycling and pilots who ride here deserve the biggest respect.
Further more I will bring my experience in testing the D-air racing in MotoGP, as a Dainese Safety ambassador.
”Nieto won 90 GP’s and 13 world championships riding a variety of 50cc and 125cc machines had this to say: “It is many years since I’ve been on the Isle of Man and it will be very emotional to be at the TT Races again.
It is a very difficult circuit and a unique race – very different from MotoGP – and is for only the most talented riders.
To win the TT has always been very important for any racer.
I am very keen to see whether the event has changed since I was last there.
”Dainese was appointed the TT’s Official Safety Partner in 2008 and has used the demanding event as a test-bed for the innovative D-Air system.
TT racer Guy Martin has been crucial in development work and has collaborated closely with Dainese’s engineers in preparing the D-Air system for eventual commercial availability.
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