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Title: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: Speed 3 Pilot on August 28, 2010, 12:05:13 PM according to MCN...
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/ (http://www.motorcyclenews.com/) Title: Re: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: DRKWNG on August 28, 2010, 06:53:23 PM Thanks Nori.
Title: Re: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: Speed 3 Pilot on August 28, 2010, 07:55:25 PM Thanks Nori. Ben broke his will last year, like Rossi did to Sete Gibernau...actually I think it's the bike, 'cause Fabrizio's not doing very well either... Title: Re: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: MadDuck on August 29, 2010, 10:08:18 AM They will probably spend the savings on new product development, the MotoGP bikes and their new rider. It might also be a power play to get FIM to change some rules in their favor.
Title: Re: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: teddy037.3 on August 29, 2010, 03:12:05 PM It might also be a power play to get FIM to change some rules in their favor. letting twins go past 1200cc? more engine dev for twins vs. multis? non-ducati riders must race with lead boots? Title: Re: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: MadDuck on August 29, 2010, 03:23:38 PM They've been penalizing them by making them run heavier weights & throttle plate restrictors.
Title: Re: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: teddy037.3 on August 29, 2010, 03:36:43 PM I thought twins were lighter? or is that just motoGP?
Title: Re: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: DRKWNG on August 29, 2010, 04:00:08 PM I thought twins were lighter? or is that just motoGP? No twins in MotoGP. They're all fours, and Yamaha is the only mark using an inline... Title: Re: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: teddy037.3 on August 29, 2010, 04:02:04 PM No twins in MotoGP. They're all fours, and Yamaha is the only mark using an inline... I just meant as far as rules were concerned... Title: Re: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: MadDuck on August 29, 2010, 04:15:59 PM I just meant as far as rules were concerned... No restrictions or requirements on number of cylinders in MotoGP. Bikes have to be prototypes and cannot share any parts from production bikes. The rules that govern that might be amended soon, possibly, or so I have come to believe from something, somewhere. Title: Re: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: teddy037.3 on September 01, 2010, 04:37:40 PM ok, not GP, I was confused... and probably drunk...
I could've sworn I read some rule about twins being lighter than 4's for sbk Title: Re: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: MadDuck on September 01, 2010, 08:22:06 PM Nevermind confused and/or drunk.......you did read a rule in there. If the twins won enough times to upset the balance of things, and that happened last year, they were required to add weight. It was the addition of weight and throttle plate restrictors that were supposed to be the equalizers for having the additional displacement. Yada yada yada. Except for the efforts of the satellite teams Ducati would have sucked this year. Wait, they do suck this year. Hmmm. Maybe they might go away and pout until the rules get changed. [popcorn]
Title: Re: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: teddy037.3 on September 01, 2010, 09:17:40 PM I'm just happy that I'm not crazy (more than normal)
or that I'm not drunk... (more than normal) Title: Re: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: IdZer0 on September 01, 2010, 09:40:12 PM Probably Ducati just didn't see any merit in spending a lot of cash in WSBK as they're not competitive right now and rather spend the money in MotoGP and development of the superquadrata, which they will use in 2012 WSBK.
Title: Re: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: MadDuck on September 02, 2010, 09:36:16 PM Welcome to our little corner IdZer0. A little out of the way from your home turf, but still welcome none the less. Just don't tease us with great riding roads or great local beers. LOL. [laugh]
Title: Re: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: DRKWNG on September 03, 2010, 02:16:50 AM Just don't tease us with great riding roads or great local beers. LOL. [laugh] Oh, is that bad? Title: Re: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: MadDuck on September 03, 2010, 04:43:19 AM Title: Re: Ducati Quits WSB... Post by: MadDuck on September 03, 2010, 04:46:19 AM Ducati was all over the top of Free Practice 1 at Nurburgring today. Except for that Biaggi guy. Use those engines up guys.
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