Ducati 1299 Slow in races

jmtucker109 said:

I've read all the posts regarding this topic. It appears to me that you're still chasing set-up and tuning issues that are hampering your riding skills/confidence. If this is your first Ducati/ V twin it takes time to get use to how the bike behaves vs. Japanese bikes. Continue testing set up/tuning options to learn what works best for you. That said, always consider your riding skills before the equipment. FYI: I've been in this sport for more than 30 years including 15 years of club racing. I've been on track with national & world caliber riders and this topic freqeuently comes up. The answer is the same...prep the bike to your preference in order to gain confidence which equals speed.

jmt109

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Diesel737 said:

Hello Chis

Thanks for the advice. With the softer shock at the bike we did 0.5 sec faster on the specific track. I think we can also try to go one setting softer on the shock maybe. We will need to test this. We also did an Rapidbike upgrade with an Dyno. With this ECU update we manage to get an second faster on the track.

All that it now boils to is getting used to the tires and then the driver needs to learn the bike even more. We are changing tire brands every 2 months because there is no stock available.
There is this one S-type corner on this specific track that starts of with an high speed bend and then goes into an 90deg bend. The bike goes into the 6000 revs, so he will need to learn to shift gears to avoid dropping the revs to low.

The Ducati is definitely and superior bike, but setting it up is very difficult at first compared to the Japanese bikes

Thanks for the advice.

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