MotoGP Valencia 2006, the GP of records: Bayliss, Hayden and the Ducati dream

Fifteen years ago, on October 29th, a day with epic contours for MotoGP was consumed: the 2006 Valencia GP. wheels. The mind immediately goes to the extraordinary victory of Troy Bayliss, triumphant as a wild card on the saddle of Ducati, and to the world champion success of Nicky Hayden, who was crowned World Champion precisely at Ricardo Tormo. But the importance of that GP goes beyond the two splendid statements mentioned above, so much so that perhaps we can even speak of a before and an after Valencia. An exaggeration? Not at all: let’s see why that daring race can be seen as a kind of turning point, a pivotal moment in the history of the Regina Class.