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SBK, Ducati after the GP, revolution in SBK?
Monday, 18 May 2015 09:19 by Luca Semprini - SBK
Ducati GP after the revolution in SBK? - GPOne.com
Every war is fought on several fronts and, in the case of motorcycle racing, not only geographically but also in terms of time, between the present and the future. In other words, the performance is never a point of arrival, as a concept constantly redefined by technological development. Ducati is no exception, which last week held three days of testing behind closed doors at Mugello. In addition to the official drivers and test drivers of the MotoGP project, he was on track testing SBK team, with Luca Scassa to try for the first time the Panigale in the configuration in which runs the World derived series.
SBK, DEVELOPMENT 360 º - The evidence, of course, were covered by the strictest secrecy. Yet, despite the roar of the engines, you can often pick up some interesting voice. In this regard, it seems to have been proven an embryonic version of electronics 2016, with encouraging results.
"I have a pain in the neck, arms, shoulders, and legs - said the test Scassa after the tests - The tests went well, we tried many changes that I had never experienced. It was all new to me, but I found myself very well with the team, are brilliant and it was easy to work with them . The times were not our goal, but I have lowered my personal record of seven years ago (1'52.7, author's note), because otherwise it was better that I stopped (laughs). "
Continues the work of aging of cycling. According to sources inside the team, earlier in the season the bike was raised and lengthened considerably - there are rumors of a swing arm 20 to 25mm longer than the previous one, half a revolution at this level - and open as steering angle to facilitate the transfer load. We recall, in this regard, that the new electronics developed under Regulation 2015 (price-cap by eight thousand euro) is located under the tank cover, and as a result a portion of the fuel has been moved back, creating some problems initially of handling.
THE TWO FACES OF 1199 - The Panigale Superbike, after two years in ascent, is growing fast . But if the rules of the class, as more and more restrictive, still leaves a good margin for action on the different bikes, the same can not be said for STK1000, where Aprilia is the undisputed ruler to date (with Savadori) while Panigale the playing on equal terms with BMW and Yamaha. The recovery by the competition is being felt even in national championships, where regulations are more similar to the stock. CIV, the team Barni is still helped by direct contact with Michelin but, for example, in the IDM (where Forés is defending champion) team suffered 3C growth of BMW and Yamaha in the first two rounds.
In this regard, we talk about a completely new project in the pipeline for 2017 that would send retired the Panigale. In some ways, business as usual in the racing world, where the turnover is dictated by both competitive and commercial needs , although it is worth mentioning that the 1098 (in its various iterations) raced well as long (six years). If the Panigale, however, the commercial success has coincided with that of sport (a victory in two and a half years). The project is finally paying off, but development costs were higher than expected and, unless they are made other concessions to the bi-cylindrical - take for instance an increase in displacement - will be increasingly difficult to "squeeze "the 1199. As a result, the" revolution "that hit (with undoubtedly positive results) MotoGP project, could be followed by a second movement in SBK. To a question on the subject, last weekend, "Gigi" Dall'Igna replied: "Ducati is historically motorcycle bi-cylindrical. In the future, who knows, " ending the sentence with a laugh. Sometimes, joking, it tells the truth ...
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SBK, Ducati: dopo la GP, rivoluzione in SBK?
Monday, 18 May 2015 09:19 by Luca Semprini - SBK
Ducati GP after the revolution in SBK? - GPOne.com
Every war is fought on several fronts and, in the case of motorcycle racing, not only geographically but also in terms of time, between the present and the future. In other words, the performance is never a point of arrival, as a concept constantly redefined by technological development. Ducati is no exception, which last week held three days of testing behind closed doors at Mugello. In addition to the official drivers and test drivers of the MotoGP project, he was on track testing SBK team, with Luca Scassa to try for the first time the Panigale in the configuration in which runs the World derived series.
SBK, DEVELOPMENT 360 º - The evidence, of course, were covered by the strictest secrecy. Yet, despite the roar of the engines, you can often pick up some interesting voice. In this regard, it seems to have been proven an embryonic version of electronics 2016, with encouraging results.
"I have a pain in the neck, arms, shoulders, and legs - said the test Scassa after the tests - The tests went well, we tried many changes that I had never experienced. It was all new to me, but I found myself very well with the team, are brilliant and it was easy to work with them . The times were not our goal, but I have lowered my personal record of seven years ago (1'52.7, author's note), because otherwise it was better that I stopped (laughs). "
Continues the work of aging of cycling. According to sources inside the team, earlier in the season the bike was raised and lengthened considerably - there are rumors of a swing arm 20 to 25mm longer than the previous one, half a revolution at this level - and open as steering angle to facilitate the transfer load. We recall, in this regard, that the new electronics developed under Regulation 2015 (price-cap by eight thousand euro) is located under the tank cover, and as a result a portion of the fuel has been moved back, creating some problems initially of handling.
THE TWO FACES OF 1199 - The Panigale Superbike, after two years in ascent, is growing fast . But if the rules of the class, as more and more restrictive, still leaves a good margin for action on the different bikes, the same can not be said for STK1000, where Aprilia is the undisputed ruler to date (with Savadori) while Panigale the playing on equal terms with BMW and Yamaha. The recovery by the competition is being felt even in national championships, where regulations are more similar to the stock. CIV, the team Barni is still helped by direct contact with Michelin but, for example, in the IDM (where Forés is defending champion) team suffered 3C growth of BMW and Yamaha in the first two rounds.
In this regard, we talk about a completely new project in the pipeline for 2017 that would send retired the Panigale. In some ways, business as usual in the racing world, where the turnover is dictated by both competitive and commercial needs , although it is worth mentioning that the 1098 (in its various iterations) raced well as long (six years). If the Panigale, however, the commercial success has coincided with that of sport (a victory in two and a half years). The project is finally paying off, but development costs were higher than expected and, unless they are made other concessions to the bi-cylindrical - take for instance an increase in displacement - will be increasingly difficult to "squeeze "the 1199. As a result, the" revolution "that hit (with undoubtedly positive results) MotoGP project, could be followed by a second movement in SBK. To a question on the subject, last weekend, "Gigi" Dall'Igna replied: "Ducati is historically motorcycle bi-cylindrical. In the future, who knows, " ending the sentence with a laugh. Sometimes, joking, it tells the truth ...
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