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Rossi continued to race karts and finished fifth at the national kart championships in [[Parma]]. Both Valentino and Graziano had started looking at moving into the Italian 100cc series, as well as the corresponding European series, which most likely would have pushed him into the direction of [[Formula One]]. However, the high cost of racing karts led to the decision to race minimoto exclusively. Through 1992 and 1993, Valentino continued to learn the ins and outs of minimoto racing. | Rossi continued to race karts and finished fifth at the national kart championships in [[Parma]]. Both Valentino and Graziano had started looking at moving into the Italian 100cc series, as well as the corresponding European series, which most likely would have pushed him into the direction of [[Formula One]]. However, the high cost of racing karts led to the decision to race minimoto exclusively. Through 1992 and 1993, Valentino continued to learn the ins and outs of minimoto racing. | ||
In 1993, with help from his father, [[Virginio Ferrari]], Claudio Castiglioni and [[Claudio Lusuardi]] (who ran the official [[Cagiva]] Sport Production team), he rode a [[Cagiva Mito]] 125cc motorcycle, which he damaged in a first-corner crash no more than a hundred | In 1993, with help from his father, [[Virginio Ferrari]], Claudio Castiglioni and [[Claudio Lusuardi]] (who ran the official [[Cagiva]] Sport Production team), he rode a [[Cagiva Mito]] 125cc motorcycle, which he damaged in a first-corner crash no more than a hundred meters from the [[pit lane]].<ref name="Rossi9394">Rossi, pages 93–94</ref> He finished ninth that race weekend.<ref name="Rossi9394"/> | ||
Although his first season in the Italian Sport Production Championship was varied, he achieved a pole position in the season's final race at [[Misano Circuit|Misano]], where he would ultimately finish on the podium. By the second year, Rossi had been provided with a factory Mito by Lusuardi and won the Italian title. | Although his first season in the Italian Sport Production Championship was varied, he achieved a pole position in the season's final race at [[Misano Circuit|Misano]], where he would ultimately finish on the podium. By the second year, Rossi had been provided with a factory Mito by Lusuardi and won the Italian title. | ||