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Event review - Gresini Launch 2025
18.01.25 Imola, Italy
What a welcome weekend break in Italy! Gresini always put on a spectacular show for the annual launch, and this did not disappoint.
Our CEO Gordon and lead guide Tomoko made their way to the circuit of Imola where we stayed in a simple hotel overlooking the legendary track. A brilliant little restaurant was next door, offering a wonderful relief beer or two after the long drive from Milan airport!
Saturday morning we had an opportunity to visit the lovely town of Imola, including the spectacular cathedral (duomo); a local market where we shamelessly stocked up on brilliant Italian cheese, salamis and even a local wine (€6!!) all followed by an amazing lunch at an unassuming restaurant in the market which in our extensive experience in Italy was as good as any top restaurant we have dined in Italy!
We had no idea what was going to happen at the launch. We gathered initially outdoors in the chilly January day, until we were directed back to our cars. Thankfully (owing to the cold!) we had made a last second decision to take the car for the short drive to the event, because we were all led out to the circuit itself! Tactical delays in the 100+ car parade gave us a few opportunities to test the cornering of our rented Ford :-)
We stopped at a new memorial to Fausto Gresini, with an added prosecco table, enabling his widow to lead a heartfelt toast to Fausto.
Coming off the circuit, we entered the venue through a spectacular hall of photos with various artifacts behind the screens - the winning bikes of Jorge Martin & Toni Elias, an array of trophies, the MotoGP bikes of the Marquezes, and the leathers and bike of Fausto Gresini to name a few.
The next corridor was adorned with dozens of humerous fake movie posters... See the photos!
Finally the launch itself featured all three teams, starting with MotoE riders Ferarri and Finello. We had a good chat with Matteo Ferarri who has invited all our guests to come meet him and learn more about the MotoE tournament! See our video on facebook.
Moto2 introduced the new main sponsor Italjet; and bringing back top rider Albert Arenas and introducing Darryn Binder -- a rider we sponsored for years! We are especially delighted that Darryn is joining us - we and our guests will be seeing a lot of him over the year!
Finally the climax was the MotoGP launch, introducing rookie Fermin Aldeguar and of course Alex Marquez. We spoke to both after the launch. Alex as always super friendly and we know will always be there for our guests. The very pleasant surprise was Fermin -- very nice and very excited to join MotoGP of course; we are looking at the Rookie of the Year (we hope!)
Following drinks and some food, we returned to our hotel to consume the local wine and cheese! A final fwe drinks in the neighbouring restaurant with our new friends turned into a virtual lock-in with several generations of family on hand. Treated like family friends, we were not permitted to pay for anything. This is Italy at its finest!
I really hope they bring the Superbikes back here -- we need an excuse to return to the lovely town and iconic circuit of Imola!
Picture gallery - Gresini Launch 2025
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