Bayliss Beats Rossi in World Ducati Week Diavel Drag Race
Mon, 25 Jun 2012
Former World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss out-dueled MotoGP star Valentino Rossi in a highly-anticipated showdown to win the Diavel drag race on the Misano Circuit‘s starting straight as part of World Ducati Week 2012 celebrations.
Bayliss and Rossi faced off in the final round after getting through the preliminary rounds which also featured Rossi’s MotoGP teammate Nicky Hayden, reigning WSBK Champion Carlos Checa, Jakub Smrz, Sylvain Guintoli, Niccolò Canepa and Lorenzo Zanetti.
The final between the two multiple-time World Champions saw Bayliss getting off to a clean start while Rossi’s Diavel wheelied off the ground a couple of times. Bayliss completed his run with a time of 6.306 seconds while Rossi was timed at 6.329 seconds.
Hayden was awarded third place by beating Checa.
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[Source: Ducati, video by Motociclismo.it (YouTube)]
By Dennis Chung
See also: World Ducati Week 2012 Draws 65,000 Fans, Carlos Checa Tests Superbike-Spec 2013 Ducati 1199 Panigale at World Ducati Week, 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale Recall Expands to US.