We knew that Marco Lucchinelli won the Battle of the Twins in 1987 on a Ducati 851 at Daytona, but what we didn’t know until we saw this rare video, that he also took part in the 1985 BOTT race and that he battled against four time Daytona winner Gene Church who was riding a Harley Davidson.

Enjoy the video and if you were impressed by Church’s Harley Davidson dubbed ‘Lucifer’s Hammer’ you’ll find a excellent post on the history of this racing bike with some awesome pics on Visual Gratification.

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After Tuesday’s Yamaha release regarding Valentino Rossi’s strange home accident, rumors and speculations have been running rife in websites and forums, so I’ll just add to it.

According to one of Rossi’s close friends, Gianfranco Guareschi, younger brother of Ducati test rider Vittoriano Guareschi, the accident happened more or less as described in the release.

Guareschi who also happens to be an endurance racer and two times winner of the Battle Of Twins Trophy at Daytona on a Guzzi MGS01 said during an Italian TV show that he and Rossi had spent Saturday (day of the accident) training on motocross bikes after which they headed back to Rossi’s home.

Continue reading: MotoGP Gossip- What really happened to Valentino Rossi?

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