Valentino Rossi will be at Bonhams’ Stafford Showground auction on Sunday 18 October, but not in person. How can that be? Rossi will be present in the form of a lifesize hardboard image signed by himself.
A promo piece for Yamaha dealers, the image will be auctioned, proceeds to the Rainbows Hospice for children in Loughborough, Leicesterhire.
It is expected to create great interest, especially if the Italian ace clinches his tenth world title this year.
The Rossi cut-out was given to Colin Seeley of Bonhams by solus Yamaha dealer John Humphries of Sondel Yamaha Ltd, London, to help with Seeley’s ceaseless fund raising activities for the Joan Seeley Pain Relief Trust.
Seeley took it to the Goodwood Festival of Speed where Rossi was riding the day after winning the Dutch MotoGP in the hope of getting it signed. Thanks to Bonhams chairman Robert Brooks the deed was done by Yamaha works rider at Sunday breakfast.
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