Anyone want to buy a 2020 Panigale WSBK?

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RickD996 said:
Well Steven, as JetPrime and Spider, are both Italian, I thought they'd fit well. Obviously, the latte machine will only work when the V4 is running. Goes without saying. And, a third party manufacturer would make handles for it (maybe raceseats.it). Each latte machine would only work on specific model years, and would not be compatible with others (although, the chassis and hardware will probably be the same, but you'll need to find this information out on random forums, where the posters don't quite give all the information)
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Clearly you’re not a serious Ducatista, the WSBK bike has a very specific startup procedure that requires some cranking if I understand it properly, the whole setup is engineered to use the steam from the espresso maker, (or is it the milk steamer) to spin a turbine that cranks the starter. It’s a totally different setup than the AiM side mounted GPS activated latte maker that auto brews when you arrive at the track, or you weekly Ducatista meetup. The latter has a wind activated pinwheel that attaches to the winglets, so the faster you go the more the system charges, thereby shortening the latte cycle times.

As an aside I think Motoxcambri can match your winglet latte pinwheelss to you custom bike livery.

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Steven31371 said:
Going the Chuckwalla this Friday, 1st time there, any tips?

Do they have power outlets or should I bring the generator?
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This Friday is the practice day before CVMA Round 5 Saturday and Sunday races. It'll run CCW and 4 groups (racer 1, racer 2, track 1, track 2) of 20 minutes each, so your start time will shift every hour. Bring a generator as there is no AC unless you reserve an RV stall. They have decent restrooms and showers too, and I think a food truck. New racer school will be happening in racer 2 group, and if you stick around until 4:30, you can see their 3-lap mock race, which is usually pretty fun. The track was resurfaced like 6 months ago and is smooth and has good grip. The track is completely opposite to Auto Club Speedway, as it's all about carrying speed through turns and the straights are much shorter. I don't consider it a hard braking track and I'm learning to be lighter/longer on the brakes to carry more entry speed. I spend most of my time in 3rd gear. I advise not even trying to go fast through T9 (crash corner). This turn is way off-camber and gets a lot of people. Just get through that one and have fun everywhere else. The Bowl (T13) is pretty unique and awesome. Try to use the painted rumble strips as markers, as the desert tends to look the same in every direction. They also usually have apex cones that can be helpful. I'll be there Friday and will say Hi if I see you. Have fun.
 
Right on guys thanks, been watching track vids for weeks to try to get a bit visually familiar with it ahead of time, but vids can’t tell you about stuff like turn 9
 
@Fry "Try to use the painted rumble strips as markers"

That is a pro tip right there.....turn in at the beginning of the white painted curbing on the outside and stretch your eye to the END of the exit curbing's white paint. Until you start picking up the corner worker towers and a few other far out reference points the curbing is a game changer, especially with all the double apexes.

Some fast and talented people at that track, get ready for people to be very close!
 
Jolly Roger V4 said:
Come on Kev, that was you. Sandbagger!!!
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I can run that pace at a 5/8 scale! My god the entry speed into the bowl is serious....my biggest take away is the rider using his cursor to show the slowest part of some of the longer turns, really breaks it down and gives a nice target on entry.
 
Kev242 said:
Waiting to hear back @Steven31371 experience at Chuck yesterday....pro racers, snow?, more corner time than straights by a hefty magnitude....do tell!
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I really like that track, lots of late apex’s and double apex’s, very short straights but tons of different kinds of cornering including some elevation changes, a banked bowl that’s a blast and an off camber kink that’s challenging, took till the end of the day to really get the line right all the way around the track, but when you do it’s a very satisfying feeling at that track, cause you just flow around it. Weather was perfect, slightly chilly in the morning but alternating sun and clouds and temps in the mid 60’s.

I went backward a bit on my fundamentals but was dialing it back in by the end of the day, great track to work on your cornering, because there’s a pretty wide margin for error except for turn 9. (Crash Corner) That one almost bit me once on my 3rd lap, the 1st one after the sighting lap where it snuck up on me lol. And there are a ton of flowing cornering to practice on.

I was in the slow group, a lot of 1st timers at the track in that group, when you start to get the line the only thing to watch out for is trying to pass people who are going off of and then back onto the line in some unexpected ways, but overall it’s a pretty easy track to pass on, I can see why it would be fun to race there. There are several corners that you can just go full send on that are a blast, and it’s a more aggressive crowd there so people don’t get their panties in a bunch for passing going into corners as much as they seemed to do at AutoClub Speedway, though in all fairness you have much more room to pass at Chuckwallah.

Overall, can’t wait to go back and will book more dates there.

Also the cheeseburgers at the snack shack hit right about mid-day lol
 
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Kev242 said:
Waiting to hear back @Steven31371 experience at Chuck yesterday....pro racers, snow?, more corner time than straights by a hefty magnitude....do tell!
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I'll supplement on this. Yes, pros were there for the weekend races. MotoAmerica guys. Corey Alexander won the stock 1000 shootout with a 1:45 best lap, Lugnut Anthony Norton got 2nd, Ezra Beaubier 3rd, plus another 20 expert/pro 1000 and 600 no-names were running all the races and damned near just as fast. My buddy Igor got 5th in the stock 1000 shootout on his V4R, running 1:48 for nearly the entire 10 laps for a cash payout. Saturday was essentially dry but it got very cold with nasty wind around noon. My canopy got destroyed, as did others'. Racing in it was sketchy!! Sunday was gorgeous with near perfect conditions, sunny and no wind. I'm a second year amatuer on a '19 Panigale V4 and realistically have 5th place best pace but got the hole shot on Saturday and somehow led for the entire first lap, over-riding with my hair on fire and blowing every apex, haha, before the race got red flagged. That was exciting! Sunday, I calmed down, got a PR and had my best ever pace for P6, with nearly everyone ahead of me running 1:52's or better. Lots of great riders even in the amateur classes. And now we have five CVMA racers running Panigale V4s, so that is great to see. I think those new BMWs are formidable though. Guys are pretty fast on those.
 

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