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23-year-old Rossi tested the Michelin-backed 206WRC he will drive in the Cardiff-based event for the first time on the gravel roads of the Italian Riviera around Imperia along with co-driver Carlo Cassina. "It's a fantastic opportunity
for me to be able to drive in a World Rally Championship round because
rallying is my second passion after motorbikes," said Rossi.
"The kilometres I have been able to do have allowed me to familiarise
myself with my car and above all accustom
"On the other hand the braking distances are very different." Rossi, who has dominated the
2002 MotoGP season on board his Repsol Honda, will have a two-day
test in the Welsh forests early in November prior to the event.
He said that winning was out the question on his debut, adding that reaching the finish after three gruelling days would his target. "I won't be driving 100 percent on the first day of Rally GB," he said. "My objective? I have got about as much chance of winning the rally outright as I have of winning the soccer World Cup! "There will be at least 15 drivers ahead of me fighting for that. I just really want to go all the way to the finish."
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MotoGP
champion Valentino Rossi test drove a Peugeot 206WRC last week
in preparation for his debut in next month's Rally of Gt Britain.
Rossi will drive in the final round of the World Rally Championship
in Britain, which starts on November 14. 
"I
felt very comfortable with the car and felt the same sensations
as I do in MotoGP concerning cornering lines and engine power. 