VOL. 50 ISSUE 3 JANUARY 22, 2013
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY
BY HENNY RAY ABRAMS
T
he Wrooom International
Press Ski meeting marks
the unofficial start of the
racing season for the Ducati
and Ferrari teams. High up in
the Brenta Dolomites of north-
ern Italy, Phillip Morris invites the
media to one of the best parties
of the year, and also to introduce
the teams they sponsor - Ferrari in Formula One and Ducati
in MotoGP. The media are given
access to the riders, drivers and
team bosses on separate days,
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making sure the workload isn't
too strenuous to guarantee plenty of time for winter sports.
Two years ago Wrooom was
the coming out party for ninetime World Champion Valentino
Rossi, the Italian icon who'd be
riding an Italian motorcycle in
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The Ducati
MotoGP team
for 2013:
(From left to
right) Andrea
Dovizisio, Nicky
Hayden, Andrea
Iannone and
Ben Spies.
