Wednesday Afternoon Moto News - Polaris Purchase & Valentino Rossi's Future

Polaris - makers of the Victory line of motorcycles - has purchased Swiss engine builder swissauto Powersports, who is well-known for producing very high-performance and highly efficient engines. They even had some engines they built win Grand Prix races and several Championships. Polaris only purchased the motorcycle side of the business and it will continue to be based in Burgdorf, Switzerland.

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Once again, Valentino Rossi has stated that he plans on remaining with Yamaha if he continues to race in the MotoGP Championship beyond 2011. Rossi says that this should all be laid out before June of this year - which was about the same time of year they announced his 2009-2011 contract. Many expect him to flee to Ducati, but that is highly unlikely given that Rossi is often a man of his word.

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