The Belgian Ducati rider Robin Haesen is almost prepared for the new season:
“This season I’ll be racing in the Belgian Superbike Junior Championship, ONK Dutch Superbike Championship and the Dutch Ducati Dealer Cup”.
If you want to see Robin and the his Ducati, you must visit the Racing Expo on the 5th February at Heteren (NL)
A new SBK season, again a new season in the most prestigious series in the World Championship! And also a new name for the SBK team from Andrea Petricca, from today it will be the Red Devils Roma!
The Red Devils was the name from the first team from Petricca, the early beginning in the racing world.
Andrea Petricca: The name reminds me on the beginning of my career, the time with riders like Alde Presciutti.
The new team will test in Vallelunga on January 28th and the 29nt, and it will be the last test session for Canepa before the official test in Phillip Island!
The race will be on 24-25-26 February, don’t forget to put your television on!!
Objective : personalized athletic preparation for the team riders
The three musketeers of Liberty Racing, Maxime Berger, Sylvain Guintoli and Jakub Smrž, gathered on Tuesday the 17th in Bergamo, where they made themselves available, to the sports medical team, kicking off the Medical Check project: a sports preparation and analysis program, surmised and wanted by the CEO of the Liberty CZ Group, Mario Bertuccio.
The Medical Check is in fact a picture of the athletic, physical, mental and current state of the riders. It is an analysis carried out by a dedicated team of medical specialists, supported by innovative instruments, that will calibrate the training program to the specific needs of each athlete according to his physical responses, constantly monitoring and assisting the preparation of the riders.
“This is a project to which I am particularly fond of – said the CEO, Mario Bertuccio of Liberty Group CZ. I do not deny, in fact, everything that I do and that we do as a team has implied a willingness to aim for maximum potential, without neglecting any detail, because these details do have their importance, and I will not underestimate anything. The Medical Check Program has been tailored to the riders of Team Effenbert, so we carefully followed the preparation of our boys in the terms of athleticism. I would like to thank the specialists for supporting us and I also appreciate the availability of our riders. We have confidence in them and they in us, this is the best basis for our interaction together . Our aim is to maintain excellent team work, both on and off the track. ”
The first day of Medical Check’s began at 9.30am at the center “Medicina dello Sport degli Ospedali riuniti di Bergamo ” where doctors Fabio Lorenzelli and Giacomo Poggioli , the Professor Matteo Arzuffi and the project coordinator Emmanuele Airoli, have gathered to complete a series of check-ups on the riders, between then, In particular, a VO2 test.
After lunch, at the sports center “Wet Life” in Stezzano, the program continued with:
- Coherence test while resting and when under stress, an analysis of the sporting targets and of the training methods by Effenbert’s Team coach Emmanuele Arioli
- Study of the details for the planning of individual training, by prof. Matteo Arzuffi and Giorgio Venturini .
- Check up with Nutritional Testing by Dr. Andrea Pedrocchi
- Test and exercises of reactivity by the ITB (time intelligences bag), under the supervision of Dr. Mariano Manti.
- Preparation of specific training programs, integrating the individual activities already planned , work on the “Functional” with the TRX Rip and TRX for the activities of maintenance and recovery of physical condition , both pre and post races
“So far, our riders have marked their training with a methodical general preparation, following indications that were certainly adequate but were not specific – said Emanuel Arioli, coach of the Effenbert Liberty Racing Team – Obviously this is an excellent starting point, but our team wanted to do something more for them, that is, to manage their training in a more focused way and to set their individual physiological needs. These tests that were performed have given us a general framework. With the support of the medical team, we are linking the various findings, so that each rider could start to work on their personal characteristics that will be reprogrammed in various steps. ”
The results, amounted to an optimal state of physical fitness of the subjects are now being revised to follow the planning of their individual training goals. The athletes, therefore, will specifically follow guiedlines provided from the results of the medical evaluation, so that they may optimize their performance for the forthcoming World Superbike Championship in 2012.
The Pata Racing Team, which will take part in the 2012 Superbike World Championship with Lorenzo Zanetti, was given its launch at the Motor Bike Expo show in Verona, Italy over the weekend. The team was represented by Marco Gobbi, Sporting Director and Pata Snack company owner.
The event, which was followed by the Expo visitors as well as guests and media, reached its high point when Lorenzo Zanetti unveiled the newly Pata-liveried Ducati 1198 with which he will be making his debut in World Superbike this year. Also on hand for the launch was Ducati Corse engineer Ernesto Marinelli, who joined the rest of the team on the stage.
Team manager Andrea Prando declared: “This presentation has been a great success and I’d like to thank everyone who has taken part. Our bikes are now ready and in a few days time they will be sent to Australia for the first round of the Superbike World Championship.”
His words were echoed by rookie rider Zanetti, who this year will have the unenviable task of taking over from Noriyuki Haga in the Pata team. “It’s important to know that there are people around who believe in me and I’d like to thank Pata for this great opportunity. I am aware that it’s going to be a tough challenge and that I’ll have to give my all and do what I do well, that is go fast on a bike: the years of experience of my new team will for sure help me in my job.”
source WorldSBK
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Bike made in Borgo Panigale factory in Bologna has a new 1000 ccm engine with power around 250 HP, which corresponds to a new rules in the MotoGP class for 2012 season.
The name is derived from atypical engine valve system, so-called desmodromic (valves are opened and closed by camshaft). Sedici is „sixteen“ in Italian and indicates the number of valves in the engine.
Comparison of Ducati Desmosedici GP12 and GP11
Ducati Desmosedici GP12
Weight: dry 155 kg
Max. speed: >360 km/h
From 0 to 100 km/h: 2,6 s
Power: 250 HP
Ducati Desmosedici GP11
Weight: dry 150 kg
Max. speed: >340 km/h
From 0 to 100 km/h: 2,7 s
Power: 235 HP
Technical data of Ducati Desmosedici GP12
Engine
Water-cooled four-stroke engine with four cylinders and four valves per cylinder which are controlled by desmodromic valve system. The cylinders are formed in an angle of 90 degrees.
Capacity: 999 ccm
Electronics: Magneti Marelli
Gearbox
Six-speed, with the possibility to adjust the ratio of degrees.
Clutch: Dry, multi-plate
Chain: Regina
Chassis
Ducati aluminium frame
Fronf fork: Öhlins with a diameter of 48 mm
Rear suspension: Öhlins
Brakes: front four-piston Brembo calipers, 2x disc Brembo with a diameter of 320 mm, rear two-piston Brembo caliper, Brembo steel disc
Discs: 16,5“ magnesium Marchesini
Tyres : Bridgestone
Fuel tank: 21 litres
Fuel: Eni
Czech motorcycle rider Karel Abraham will ride with more powerful and faster bike in his second season in the MotoGP class. The new Ducati Desmosedici GP12 is powered by four-stroke 1000 ccm engine with four cylinders and power of 250HP, which allows maximum speed of 360 km per hour.
Comparing to the last year’s model, the new bike has completely modified concept. For example, carbon chassis is replaced by deltabox aluminium frame. „At first glance it may appear that the bike is similar to the last year’s model, but under the fairing is a series of significant changes,” says crew chief of Cardion AB Motoracing Marco Grana, who spent two weeks in Bologna with his colleagues from the Czech team.
Also the external part of the bike is slightly modified, but the design is still based on a combination of blue and white colors. „In 2012 we decided to return to the blue color a little bit, but I think that our bike will be still well recognizable,“ continues Karel Abraham. Atypical wings, which he used on the fairing of his bike in 2011 to increase the pressure on the front wheel, will disappear this year.
Most of the components on the new bike are from the same manufacturer as last year. Suspension of Abraham’s bike is provided by Öhlins while the brakes are from Brembo. All teams from the premier class use Bridgestone tyres. „I tried the new bike during the post-season test in Valencia, but the first real test will be held at Sepang in Malaysia at the end of January. We need to be well prepared for the first test because we want to try a lot of things. We also must work on the set-up of the bike because the 2012 MotoGP season kicks off in Qatar on April 8th,“ added Karel Abraham.
According to the provisional entry list for the 2012 MotoGP World Championship, the Cardion AB Motoracing rider will compete against eleven bikes from Ducati, Honda and Yamaha. Other nine positions on the grid will be filled by CRT teams using bikes based on serial machines. Between many rookies are also Abraham’s old friends from the Moto2 class, for example reigning Moto2 world champion Stefan Bradl. „Thanks to the increased number of riders, the MotoGP will be more attractive for spectators and for us. It’s great that I will ride against my old rivals and friends, but I’m concetrating on my goal – be on the front positions as much as possible, regardless the factory machines or a CRT bikes.“
In a ceremony hosted at the Palazzo Mezzanotte in Milan, home to the Italian stock market, Ducati has received the Brand Recognition Award from the UK Government during the UK-Italy Business awards, officially marking the Italian motorcycle manufacturer’s outstanding business performance.
Presented by Mr.Vic Annels, Consul General and Director of UK Trade and Industry in Italy, the highly coveted Brand Recognition Award comes in the same week that Ducati UK announced a significant growth in business during 2011, recording sales levels unseen since 2003 and achieving a best-ever market share in the UK’s over 500cc market. While Ducati in Italy increased investment in research and development, Ducati UK invested in purpose-built headquarters at Silverstone circuit to become the fastest growing motorcycle brand in the UK.
Representing the famous Italian motorcycle brand, President and CEO of Ducati Motor Holding, Gabriele Del Torchio said: “I am very proud to collect this prestigious award on behalf of Ducati, an award that has clearly recognised the value of a brand which is as loved and respected in the UK as it is all around the world.”
When presenting the award, Mr.Vic Annels, Consul General and Director of UK Trade and Industry in Italy, said: “We are delighted to present Ducati with the Brand Recognition Award and equally delighted that such an exciting and innovative brand has chosen to invest further in its UK operation. Ducati has a rich history of success on the track in the UK and we are now pleased to see that reflected in their business also.”
UK Trade & Investment is the Government Department that helps UK-based companies succeed in the global economy. It helps overseas companies bring high-quality investment to the UK’s dynamic economy acknowledged as Europe’s best place from which to succeed in global business.
UK Trade & Investment offers expertise and contacts through its extensive network of specialists in the UK, and in British embassies and other diplomatic offices around the world, providing companies with the tools they require to be competitive on the world stage.
The Ducati Test Team, directed by Technical Director Filippo Preziosi, has completed three days of testing on the Spanish circuit of Jerez de La Frontera, with Carlos Checa and Franco Battaini followed by in the pit garage by Team Manager, Vittoriano Guareschi.
The two riders completed a “shake-down” of the GP12, which will be tested in two weeks by the official riders, Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden.
During the three days, in which weather conditions were cold but fortunately dry , the work program was completed without any problems enabling the team to complete all checks in preparation to start the winter tests in Sepang, Malaysia from 31 January until 2 February 2012.
For the SBK 2012 Provisional Entry List click here (pdf)
