franco morbedelli  had the same rear tyre problem. martin also had the same problem in practice coming in complaining that his team had fitted an old tire not the new tyre he asked for. there have been other problems with michelins during the year - bridgestone never had a problem with quality control   1. Re: Qatar Race - Martin question (Brian Adrian)   2. Re: sad news (Vicki Smith) So what happened to Jorge Martin at the start of the Qatar race?He blamed the rear tire, but did his Launch Control not work? Did he not engage it?I’m sure they at least had Traction Control? Nobody else on the same tires had that problem.Come on, Jorge, admit you screwed up.  They sure closed the garage doors quickly after the race. Thoughts? BrianA.  Jerry was a special guy, with absolutely mad skills, he could build a perfect, vintage Ducati out of thin air if that’s all he had to work with. So sad. Vicki On Nov 20, 2023, at 7:53 PM, phil hitchcock <beveltracker@yahoo.com> wrote: i first met jerry at mid ohio ducati days - could talk about ducati for hours Obituary for Jerry R. Dean | Tredway-Pollitt-Staver Funeral Home (tredwayfuneral.com) phil hitchcockpre 1990 ducatis a speciality with the emphasis on bevel singles & twins road and race motorcycle engineering 2 bon mace close berkeley vale nsw 2261 australia www.roadandrace.com.au         SALES@ROADANDRACE.COM.AU Check out Ductalk.com for an addictive mix of the best Ducati news items. Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net %(web_page_url)slistinfo%(cgiext)s/%(_internal_name)s