Dainese and Valentino Rossi Remember Marco Simoncelli

At the Italian Grand Prix, Valentino Rossi lined up at his home circuit at Mugello wearing a truly special Dainese suit. With #thisforSIC58 embroidered on the back, Rossi showed his support to the Marco Simoncelli Foundation, an organization dedicated to the memory of his friend Marco. The suit will be put up for auction on Wednesday, June 18.

The suit will be worn by Rossi during the race weekend and will be put up for auction on Wednesday, June 18, at 2 p.m.

All information about the auction and product details will be available on the brand-new Dainese website dainese.com, which goes live on Friday, June 13.

Through the purchase of the nine-time world champion’s suit, the lucky winner will contribute to the support of the Santa Marta Project, a day center for the disabled that the Simoncelli Foundation is building near Coriano, Italy, Marco’s hometown.

Rossi’s suit is the first of many original Dainese products worn by world champion riders that will be available on dainese.com.

#thisforSIC58 was created in honor of Marco Simoncelli and to support charitable projects backed by the Foundation dedicated to his memory.

Each of the items purchased on dainese.com will be delivered to the lucky winners in special display cases, complete with a signature by its first famous owner.

The boards of the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF), Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (SVIA), and the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association (ROHVA) voted unanimously to appoint Scott Schloegel as acting president and CEO of the associations. Diana Sanchez was appointed acting chief operating officer.

Schloegel and Sanchez, whose appointments are effective immediately, will also continue to serve in their current roles as senior vice president of government relations and vice president of operations respectively. The interim leadership was selected to ensure a seamless transition as the associations’ search committee continues to conduct a comprehensive review of the position of president and CEO, and a subsequent search to replace outgoing President and CEO Erik Pritchard.