Rossi regularly welcomes riders from various disciplines at his ranch near Tavullia and looks forward to hosting Marquez in the future. "We often chat about how and where we train in between GPs, but if there's a small opportunity to, I will go there!" It would be interesting for sure," said Marquez. "Valentino already invited me a while ago, but I never managed to plan it well enough. Valentino Rossi's Moto Ranch - which combines a dirt oval and a motocross track, also known as "la biscia" (the Snake) - could be the set of another encounter between the Doctor and MotoGP™ rookie revelation Marquez, as Rossi recently reiterated his invitation to the Repsol Honda rider. Marquez and Rossi considering off-road battle Kung Maka Podium si rossi sa assen ngayon, indeed tama ang hinala ko, May hidden connection si Rossi sa pagbabalik at Development ng Suzuki. I've never done the big races here but the pace that I could keep and times marked make me happy. The result is important especially in Aragon, a circuit that is not one of my best. It 'an important aspect for qualifying, because it allows me to force the brakes. I can not wait to get to Assen to see if this improvement will also be true of other tracks. I am happy because before today I had never felt so safe on the brakes, I always had a few minor problems. I also tested other small things in the end we managed to put together a good package that gives me feelings really good, especially under braking. After that, I tried the new swingarm like Jorge, is a bit 'stiffer than I'd like. "First, we have changed a bit 'the setting of the bike and the settings of the fork and now I feel more confident on the brakes, I can brake later and stop the M1 better - guaranteed - For me this was the biggest improvement.
Like many riders, Marquez adds motocross to his training schedule, along with cycling and gym sessions, getting his laps in at the Segre track near his native Cervera in Spain.Doctor is sure the improvements achieved. He explained, "Last year, we were there with Colin (Edwards), Corti, Corsi and a lot of Italian riders - we might organize something again this year - I don't know when yet as we have to check when it will possible but maybe before Misano when Marc is in Italy."
Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi may face each other on a different kind of race track later this year, as the MotoGP™ rookie sensation has been invited to the nine time World Champion’s favourite playground.