[Ducati] re: NCR - Ducati Victory at 85th Loudon Classic Races Supertwins

[Joe M Ribaudo]

I was THERE :-)    I met Joe (and his Dad) from NCR Corse....a couple of
terrific guys (Italians living in Canada).  Very nice gents...Gave me a
"tour" of the bike (absolute Beauty).   That was just the beginning.
Hearing this thing come down the front straight was just unbelievable!!!
I've never heard such a sound of THUNDER.   Seriously, this thing could
take on any comers at a "Ducati Idol" contest.  As Eric Wood developed a
massive lead, the bike would blast down the straight.....then.....10
seconds later a group of four bikes would come by (two 1098's and two
Aprilia 1000's).  The NCR bike made this pack of four bikes look and sound
tame in comparison.  The NCR guys were so proud!  You had to stop and thing
to yourself..."This is an AIR Cooled twin?!?"
NCR also had a truck on hand with a nice display of NCR titanium parts.
(Many super-light and beautiful pieces....but wow, the price tags....$1,300
for a set of rearsets...but $$'s aside...they looked worth the price.  One
interesting thing they do with rearsets is have the pegs spring-loaded
(folding, like most "stock" pegs") but also provide you with a Pin you
could insert to Lock the peg...like most racing style "Fixed" rearsets.
That way you could choose either to run a folding or fixed peg.....awesome
(just don't crash...$$$$$$'s  :-)
Regards,
Joe
996/1098s

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Subject: [Ducati] NCR - Ducati Victory at 85th Loudon Classic Races
             Supertwins
NCR  teamed up with Ducati North America, racer extraordinaire Eric Wood,
tuner  wizard Bruce Myers and Cliff's Cycle Revolution to race the NCR
Millona 07
in  the oldest motorcycle race event in North America. Eric first rode the
bike on  Thursday and quickly set out to set up the suspension to the track
and
to his  preferences with the help of Bruce Myers. The NCR Millona's power
to
weight  ratio was quickly evident because Eric was able to approach the
overall
air  cooled tack record of 1:13.8.
With pole position in Supertwins, Eric was able  to lead a charge into the
first turn and quickly started to leave the field  behind by turning a
blistering pace in the high 1:13's. Early int he race he  broke the over
track record
for air cooled motorcycles with a 1:13.455 and  finished over 12 seconds
ahead
of  the field. Eric noted, “This bike is  simply amazing and so much fun
to
ride. The NCR acts like a 250GP bike. You can  carry momentum into the
corner,
then just think and it turns! And the brakes,  the brakes are phenomenal.”

...I want to thank Joe from NCR Corse, Chris from  Cliff’s Cycle
Revolution, and Jason from Ducati NA for putting this together so  quickly.

Bruce did a great job setting up the bike to run fast and I can’t wait
to see
what they bring next year!”


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