On thursday Valentino Rossi took part in a SuperKart ‘exhibition’ race on Thursday at Laguna Seca against previous MotoGP legends Wayne Rainey, Eddie Lawson and Kenny Roberts Sr. All four used to race for Yamaha.

Rossi won the race by a significant distance, and we have posted a great video of some fan footage of the Superkart event taken at the corkscrew below.

“We had a plan, and it didn’t quite work. We were all going to stay together, but suddenly we looked round and said ‘where did Valentino go?” said Lawson, according to MotoGP’s official site. “It was a lot of fun, getting to race against these guys, and against Valentino for the first time. I maybe wasn’t so fast today…fourth fastest.”

Valentino Rossi said:
“Honestly I was bit nervous about the Superkarts before because I know how fast these things are! I sometimes drive one in Italy with friends, just for fun, but I know that Kenny, Eddie and Wayne like to race and they’re quite serious! Also this isn’t the easiest track… Anyway, it was great fun and I enjoyed myself a lot. The kart is quite incredible; the gearbox is very good and in the hard braking areas it’s really impressive. It feels very fast and it’s possible to have a lot of fun. I’m looking forward to getting back on my bike tomorrow however

Video of Rossi, Lawson, Rainey, and Roberts Sr at the corkscrew:

KSBW video of Rossi and Rainey at the Laguna Superkart event: