If there’s one thing that’s guaranteed to spread excitement amongst the diecast community, it’s a one-off paint job for Jorge Lorenzo! This year’s Laguna Seca Moto GP was the scene of Yamaha’s latest imaginative livery and, like Estoril in 2009, Valentino Rossi’s bike was included as well. Since Fiat became Yamaha’s title sponsor most of the team’s one-off colour schemes have involved promoting the Italian car manufacturer in some way. The 2010 Laguna Seca race was no different. To celebrate Fiat’s launch of its 500 model in the USA, Yamaha asked fans to send in photos of themselves which would be used to fill 500 vacant slots on each bike. Unsurprisingly, this offer was heavily over-subscribed! Also on each fairing panel was the ‘500’ logo in a stars and stripes font. Continuing his domination of the 2010 season, Jorge Lorenzo took pole position and then easily won the race after Dani Pedrosa crashed out. On his victory lap he parked his bike at the top of the infamous Corkscrew, popped into the back of an ambulance, and re-emerged wearing a silver space suit and his famous ‘moon’ helmet. He then proceeded to stage a moonwalk at the top of the hill before planting his ‘Lorenzo’s Land’ flag in the run-off area! It was a brilliant piece of showmanship. Out-Rossi-ing Rossi, perhaps? It has been confirmed that Minichamps will be releasing 1:12 replicas of both works Laguna Seca Yamahas. Given that the last three Rossi specials have been sell-outs before release, we have every reason to expect that his Laguna special (DCL2010R) will go the same way. The same is also true of the Lorenzo version (DCL2010L). We are delighted the Jorge will be signing a limited number of this replica for us when it is released.

Product code: DCL2010LS

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