The Althea Ducati team wrapped up a three-day World Superbike test at Motorland Aragon Wednesday, riders Carlos Checa and Davide Giugliano getting some seat time on the 1199 Panigale that will be used in the 2013 season.
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The Althea Ducati team wrapped up a three-day World Superbike test at Motorland Aragon Wednesday, riders Carlos Checa and Davide Giugliano getting some seat time on the 1199 Panigale that will be used in the 2013 season.
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Leon Camier sets the pace on the first day of World Superbike testing at Motorland Aragon, but Carlos Checa isn't far behind on the Ducati 1199 Panigale.
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Take a look at our first ride on the 2012 Ducati Panigale S! The 1199 Panigale is, without question, Ducati’s largest undertaking in decades and is better than its predecessor in every aspect. The next question then, is it the new king?
It’s nearly impossible to overstate how important the 1199 Panigale is to Ducati. Not only does the bike represent the Italian manufacturer’s first attempt at a completely reworked superbike, but it also marks the first time Ducati engineers have done away with the time-honored technology that long made its line of superbikes so distinct. As if the pressure wasn’t already on, the release of the 1199 Panigale directly succeeded the very public failure of Ducati’s similarly constructed GP11 MotoGP bike. Put simply, Ducati engineers need the Panigale to work; if not to put the manufacturer at the top of the literbike class, then to at least reassure it that the time and money invested in developing a monocoque chassis was worthwhile.
It’s not just the bike’s monocoque chassis that separates the Panigale from its 1198 predecessor; rather a slew of technological updates and engine revisions — the 1199 is the epitome of a clean-sheet design. The only engineering concepts that have been carried over, for instance, are Ducati’s 90-degree L-twin engine configuration and proven desmodromic valvetrain. We’ve covered the mass of technical updates in previous issues (Late Braking, January ’12 and March ’12), plus you’ve likely already gone cross-eyed from reading the spec sheet elsewhere, so straight to the important part: what it’s like to ride the Panigale. In case you missed both of our tech-based stories of course, the tech sidebar on page 34 will bring you up to speed.
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The wait is over. The North American premiere of the Ducati 1199 Panigale was last night and today is a full schedule of test rides.
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Road Test Editor, Adam Waheed, reviews the 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale.
Make no mistake about it: motorcycle racing is at the nucleus of Ducati. Never is this more evident than the release of the 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale Superbike. This fifth generation Italian-built sportbike makes use of radical technologies born from success in World Superbike and MotoGP competition. For the full tech analysis read the 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale Superbike First Look and 2012 Ducati 1199 Superquadro Engine Info analysis as this review focuses on the hour-long riding impression aboard the up-spec S model ($22,995) from the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
ERGONOMICS:.......For the whole review click on the headline link above
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WSBK News.Althea Racing's Carlos Checa set to test new Ducati Panigale 1199 for first time at Mugello in June
'The Panigale is a different bike and the feel is different too, so we do not want to take Carlos' concentration from the championship' - Ernesto Marinelli
World Superbike champion Carlos Ducati has yet to test Ducati's new Panigale 1199, but is set to ride the exciting new Italian machine during a test in June.
The Panigale was in competitive action for the first time in the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup race at Imola, when Eddi La Marra put the bike on the podium in third place.
Ducati is adopting a tried and tested development strategy with the Panigale, with the Superstock class used as a testing ground as work continues on the Superbike version.
Reigning champion Checa, who completed the double at Imola, has a test on the Panigale – Ducati's most radical model for some time – scheduled for Mugello following the World Superbike round at Misano....more here: http://www.crash.net/world+superbikes/news/178481/1/june_date_scheduled_for_checa_panigale_test.html