Rossi’s Mugello “Jolly Joker” Helmet 2010
Location: Mugello, Italy
Date: Saturday/Sunday June 05/06, 2010
Race position: DNF
Valentino Rossi unveiled his latest helmet design at Mugello on Saturday the 5th June. Unfortunately fans were unable to enjoy the design as Rossi was violently flung off his bike in the MotoGP morning warm-up and broke his leg. Cold tyres were blamed for the crash and Valentino Rossi was forced to miss the next four races, effectively ending any hopes Rossi had of challenging a dominant Jorge Lorenzo for the Championship.
The Jolly Joker Helmet:
The helmet is another Aldo Drudi design and features Rossi’s face as the Joker in the center of a playing card. Rossi is also seen to be wearing a jesters hat with the Yamaha logo positioned at front and center. The sun and moon feature on the sides of the design and Rossi’s bulldogs once again can be seen at the back.
Due to the crash, Rossi did not get the chance offer any full explanations as to the reason behind the design.
Valentino Rossi is famously superstitious, so it is fair to assume that fans won’t be seeing Rossi racing in this helmet design in the future – and it is certain that AGV won’t be producing any replicas.
Image Gallery of Rossi’s Mugello Jolly Joker Helmet 2010:
