Re: Austrian MotoGP track

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fheckerduc
Sat, Aug 26, 2023 5:56 PM

Austria added the chicane before turn two after an incident there. Rossi nearly got clobbered by a rider flying over him after Rossi made it through turn 2....Cars, like F1, do not use the chicane.Fred H.
-------- Original message --------From: clay velut v2win.duck@gmail.com Date: 8/25/23  8:28 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: ducati@list.ducati.net Subject: [Ducati] Austrian MotoGP track Did a new "kink" get added to the Red Bull Ring track?  I don'tremember the quick right-left being there in last month's F1 AustrianGP.   In any case it doesn't seem to slow Ducati riders.VR46 Racing (Valentino Rossi's) did very well.  I did not realize theteam road Ducati bikes.  I thought VR46 was all Yamaha because theteam uses Yamaha for the Moto2 support class.  I really don'tunderstand how race teams and factories manage operations for MotoGPand support classes.  I see KTM and Yamaha in multiple classes.Ducati factory team doesn't appear to participate in support classes.(or maybe the factory has an arrangement with VR46 racing? )-- Clay VelutTo get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news:http://www.ductalk.com/andhttps://www.facebook.com/ducnet_____________________Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.netTo unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.netMailto: %(user_address)s

Austria added the chicane before turn two after an incident there. Rossi nearly got clobbered by a rider flying over him after Rossi made it through turn 2....Cars, like F1, do not use the chicane.Fred H. -------- Original message --------From: clay velut <v2win.duck@gmail.com> Date: 8/25/23 8:28 PM (GMT-06:00) To: ducati@list.ducati.net Subject: [Ducati] Austrian MotoGP track Did a new "kink" get added to the Red Bull Ring track?  I don'tremember the quick right-left being there in last month's F1 AustrianGP.   In any case it doesn't seem to slow Ducati riders.VR46 Racing (Valentino Rossi's) did very well.  I did not realize theteam road Ducati bikes.  I thought VR46 was all Yamaha because theteam uses Yamaha for the Moto2 support class.  I really don'tunderstand how race teams and factories manage operations for MotoGPand support classes.  I see KTM and Yamaha in multiple classes.Ducati factory team doesn't appear to participate in support classes.(or maybe the factory has an arrangement with VR46 racing? )-- Clay VelutTo get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news:http://www.ductalk.com/andhttps://www.facebook.com/ducnet_____________________Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.netTo unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.netMailto: %(user_address)s