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It was announced earlier today that WorldSBK rider Marco Melandri will continue his racing efforts with the Aruba.it Racing Ducati outfit for yet another season in 2018.

The 35 year old Italian has proven himself to be quite a rider on board the Ducati 1199 Panigale R with consistent podium finishes and even a race win this season.

Melandri currently sits fourth in the 2017 WorldSBK championship standings with 189 points; just 37 points behind his team mate, Chaz Davies.

Good news from the world of WorldSBK! It seems that the Aruba.it Racing Ducati team has decided to continue with the legendary Italian rider Marco Melandri for yet another season. Melandri will stick with Chaz Davies for the 2018 Superbike World Championship. (more…)

  • Motosikal Superbike Ducati V4 yang baru mungkin sekali akan diperkenalkan lebih awal dari apa yang kami jangkakan berdasarkan sumber beberapa media permotoran Itali yang telah menerima jemputan ke sebuah acara Ducati pada 7 September 2017.
  • Acara yang dianjurkan oleh Ducati itu bersempena dengan pusingan MotoGP Misano yang akan berlangsung pada hujung minggu itu dari 8 hingga 10 September 2017.
  • Ianya telah dikatakan bahawa acara ini akan memperkenalkan “the sound of a new era” yang mana bagaikan merujuk kepada kemunculan enjin empat silinder motosikal superbike keluaran Ducati pada acara tersebut.

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The new Ducati V4 superbike might be unveiled earlier than we expected based on a few Italian motoring medias receiving an invitation to a Ducati event on 7 September 2017.

The event organised by Ducati is in conjunction with the MotoGP Misano round which is happening that weekend from 8 to 10 September 2017.

It is said that the event will be introducing “the sound of a new era” which points to the direction of Ducati’s four-cylinder production superbike engine coming to life during the event.

Ducati Desmosedici

According to a few recent reports made by the Italian international media, they’ve reportedly received invitations to an event organised by Ducati at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on 7 September 2017; a day before the MotoGP weekend starts at the legendary circuit. (more…)

 

  • Sesetengah pihak telah mengatakan bahawa format grid terbalik yang terkini dalam WorldSBK tidak membuahkan hasil seperti apa yang telah diharapkan.
  • Rancangannya adalah untuk meletakkan para penamat di atas podium bagi Perlumbaan 1 dalam kedudukan terbalik dari baris yang ketiga dengan harapan yang ianya akan memberikan peluang kepada pasukan dan penunggang namun ianya tidak berjaya.
  • Hampir 94% daripada kedudukan podium setakat ini telah diisi oleh Jonathan Rea dan Tom Sykes dari Kawasaki Racing Team dan juga Chaz Davies dan Marco Melandri dari Aruba.it Racing – Ducati.

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Some folks have been arguing that the latest WorldSBK reverse grid format has not been working out as well as they had hoped it would be.

The plan was to get the podium finishers of Race 1 to start in reverse order from the third row in hopes that they would other riders and teams a fighting chance was doomed from the beginning.

Almost 94% of the podium finishes so far has been filled by Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes from Kawasaki Racing Team together with Chaz Davies and Marco Melandri from Aruba.it Racing – Ducati.

According to a recent report made by MCN, the big guns over at WorldSBK are seriously contemplating on whether to scrap the reverse grid system which was introduced into the race series earlier this year. It seems that the format is not working out as well as they had hoped for. (more…)

 

 

  • Ianya telah disahkan bahawa motosikal superbike Ducati V4 tidak akan mengambil bahagian dalam sebarang perlumbaan sehingga permulaan musim 2019.
  • Ducati mempunyai rancangan untuk memperkenalkan motosikal ini kepada orang awam dahulu bagi tahun 2018 sebelum sebarang rancangan lanjut dan penyertaan dalam WorldSBK.
  • Walaupun tiada sebarang berita atau maklumat berkenaan spesifikasi motosikal itu, motosikal keluaran Ducati janaan V4 itu akan diperkenalkan pada penghujung tahun ini ketika pertunjukan EICMA di Milan, Itali.

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It has been confirmed that the Ducati V4 superbike will not be going into races until the start of the 2019 season.

Ducati has plans to introduce the bike to the public first for 2018 before further plans and participation in the WorldSBK.

Although there’s no news or information regarding the bike’s specification, the V4-powered production Ducati bike will be introduced at the end of the year during the EICMA show in Milan, Italy.

Image source: WorldSBK

Ducati has confirmed that their future plans to release their brand new V4-powered superbikes will probably go as planned but they won’t be racing them anytime soon, at least not until 2019. (more…)

 

  • Akhirnya, motosikal Ducati Panigale 1299 R Final Edition telah pun dilancarkan di Pusingan Amerika Syarikat WorldSBK di litar lumba ikonik Laguna Seca.
  • Edisi terakhir ini digayakan dengan elegan sekali dalam kemasan ikonik ‘tricolore’ bendera Itali ini secara dasarnya adalah sebuah Superleggera yang dipermudahkan tetapi masih lagi menyengat dengan 209hp.
  • Berharga $40,000 (sekitar RM172,000), Panigale yang dijana V-berkembar yang terakhir sekali ini akan memberi laluan buat motosikal superbike Ducati janaan V-4 yang mana ia mungkin diperkenalkan pada penghujung tahun ini.

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Finally, the Ducati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition has been launched at the WorldSBK US Round at the iconic Laguna Seca race track.

The final edition dressed elegantly in the iconic tricolore livery is essentially a watered down Superleggera but still packs a punch with 209hp.

Priced at $40,000 (around RM172,000), the last ever V-twin powered Panigale will give way to the next V-4 powered Ducati superbike which will hopefully be introduced at the end of this year.

Ducati has finally taken the covers of the highly awaited Ducati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition. As promised, the bike made its official debut at the WorldSBK US Geico Round at the legendary Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca which is happening this weekend. (more…)

 

  • Semasa perlumbaan pertama untuk Pusingan Pireli Riviera Di Rimini WorldSBK di Misano, perlumbaan penuh aksi itu ditamatkan dengan Tom Sykes, Alex Lowes, dan Jonathan Rea melintasi garisan penamat di tempat teratas.
  • Ketika pusingan terakhir, Chaz Davies, Jonathan Rea, dan Marco Melandri yang mendahului perlumbaan pada ketika itu sebelum Melandri terbabas pada pertengahan pusingan itu.
  • Davies mengalami nasib yang sama dengan Melandri dan REa yang mengekorinya dengan rapat tidak dapat mengelaknya dan menggilis penunggang British berusia 30 tahun itu dengan jentera Kawasaki ZX-10RRnya.

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  • Perlumbaan WorldSBK kedua di Misano menyaksikan kemenangan pertama perlumbaan yang menakjubkan buat Marco Melandri (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) sejak 2014 di hadapan penyokong tuan rumahnya.
  • Bermula di kedudukan kesepuluh, Melandri mempertingkatkan rentaknya dan melintasi garisan penamat di hadapan penunggang-penunggang Kawasaki, Jonathan Rea dan Tom Sykes.
  • Chaz Davies tidak dapat bertanding untuk Perlumbaan 2 akibat kecederaan yang dialaminya ketika insiden malang di Perlumbaan 1 antaranya dengan Rea semasa bersaing untuk merebut kemenangan.

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  • Perlumbaan pertama untuk Pusingan Pirelli Riviera Di Rimini WorldSBK yang diadakan di Litar Dunia Misano “Marco Simoncelli” menyaksikan Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) melintasi garisan penamat di tempat pertama pada pusingan terakhir yang dipenuhi drama.
  • Ketiga-tiga pendahulu perlumbaan yang terdiri daripada Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team), dan Marco Melandri terbabas pada pusingan terakhir perlumbaan berkenaan.
  • Alex Lowes (PATA Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) merangkul tempat kedua diikuti oleh Rea yang berjaya meraih kedudukan podium terakhir selepas pertembungan dengan Davies.

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