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• Hi Jim, I just got the book and calendar and I would like to say thanks for the great service. I have had a quick look through it and the photography is amazing. I look forward to many an evening reading about those beatiful bikes. From one Ducatisti to another MILLE GRAZIE!
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Milan, Italy November 13-18th, 2012 - MVAgusta's reply to the Ducati's Streetfighter / Hypermotard premiering at EICMA this year is their new Rivale 800cc which uses the F3 Supersport's 675cc 3-cylinder motor that has been bored and stroked to the maximum.
The Rivale was voted 'Most Beautiful Bike' at this year's EICMA Show....

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Five-strong Honda TT Legends Team Announced for 2013
Release Date: Sunday 2 December 2012 - As the Honda TT Legends team prepares to enter its third year of competition, Honda Motor Europe has revealed a five-strong rider line-up for 2013. The team will once again compete in the Endurance World Championship as well as the Isle of Man TT and the North West 200 road races aboard the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade. 
 
Nineteen-time Isle of Man TT winner John McGuinness, road racing ace Cameron Donald and 2011 fastest TT newcomer Simon Andrews will remain with the Honda TT Legends for the four-round EWC season. McGuinness will be joined by 13-time NW200 winner and three-time TT victor Michael Rutter and three-time TT winner Michael Dunlop to form a three-man Superbike squad for the TT and the NW200. Rutter will also join the team to complete the four-man EWC rider line-up. 
 
The new-look team was unveiled today at Motorcycle Live in the UK as McGuinness, Andrews, Rutter and Dunlop took to the main stage for a Q&A with TT commentator James Whitham. Cameron Donald was unable to attend as he is at home enjoying the Australian summer. The updated livery for the Honda TT Legends machine was also revealed – a tri-colour design that replicates that of the 2013 production Fireblade, re-affirming the close affinity between the race machine and its road-going relative.
 
Neil Tuxworth, team manager - We’re very pleased to have a really strong team both for World Endurance and the road races this year. The team that we’ve put together for both disciplines means we are in a much stronger position than last year. Bringing Rutter into the EWC team is a very positive addition, he’s a rider with a lot of experience, he’s quick but also safe and we feel he will improve the strength of the team all round. Looking at the road racing, we’ve haven’t run a three-man squad for a number of years now. It’s quite significant that not only are we running three riders but we are bringing Michael Dunlop in as one of those three. He’s a young rider that already has three TT wins under his belt and we feel that he is the future of road racing. With Dunlop, McGuinness and Rutter – who of course have both been very successful on the roads – we have a very strong line-up for 2013. 
 
John McGuinness, EWC and road race - I’m really pleased to be involved with the team again. For EWC, I know the tracks, I know the bike and we’re ready to start upping our game even more. We’ve done well during the development stage over the last couple of years but this is the year for us to fight for the podium and challenge for the championship. As for the roads, it’s second nature for me now. I love working with the same crew that I’ve been with for so many years. The whole package just works and I don’t want to change that. I’m ready to get stuck in and hopefully get some more wins. 
 
Michael Rutter, EWC and road race - I’m really excited to be riding with the Honda TT Legends next year. Endurance is not something I have done before so that’s going to be a great experience and I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do there. I’ve obviously got a history with the Louth-based team as I did BSB and the roads with them for a couple of years in 2004/2005, so I’m familiar with the Fireblade and I know the crew well. It will be good to be back with the team and I’m really happy to back with Honda. 
 
Michael Dunlop, road race - This is a big opportunity for me with both Honda and Dunlop and it’s an honour to be riding for them so I’m looking forward to getting started. People are asking me how it will be for me having John as a team-mate but when we get on the bike it will be the same. I get on well with John but I don’t worry about anybody else when I’m on track. As a team we’ve got a great line-up with Rutter as well so it’ll be a pretty good show.
 
Cameron Donald, EWC - I am excited to be part of the Honda TT Legends team for the 2013 EWC season. Endurance has been a huge learning curve for me as its such a unique discipline of racing. I am confident that the 2013 bike, crew and rider line-up will be more competitive than ever and we’ll hopefully be ready to challenge for podiums from the first race. It's unfortunate that I couldn’t be at Motorcycle Live to join my team-mates today but I’m at home in Australia. I’m looking forward to seeing them all at the racetrack in 2013! 
 
Simon Andrews, EWC- I’m looking forward to another season with the team in EWC. I get on well with everyone and it’s great to have Rutter involved this year too. We’re more established now and with some changes to the bike things are looking positive, so we’re in with a much greater chance. It’s a really close knit team and from the outset I think we can improve on our results to better last year’s fourth place finish. 

Ducati Unleashes the 1199R Panigale Superbike
Nov 15th 2012 - The 2013 Ducati Superbike family line-up is now completed with the highly-anticipated arrival of the 1199 Panigale R, the absolute flagship of the range and the machine specially developed with enhanced technical specification by Ducati Corse for World Superbike homologation. The exciting “R” model stands alongside the 1199 Panigale and 1199 Panigale S in the new-for-2013 arctic white colour scheme and
signature Ducati red, in addition to the exclusive 1199 Panigale S Tricolore.

All 2013 year 1199 models are updated with latest generation engine management mapping and Ride-by-Wire calibration, stated to increase low and mid-rage power significantly over the 2012 Superquadro engine, further enhancing the Ducati Superbike riding experience. This ECU software upgrade is also available now to all 2012 model 1199 Panigale owners free of charge through their Ducati dealers, both for standard exhaust system bikes and those upgraded with the DP Termigoni Silencer Kite, and the Complete Race System as now come standard on the 1199R.

For More Go to New Bikes/Ducati: Ducati 1199 Feature Introduction • Ducatii 1199S Track Ride • Ducati 1199R
Design of the 1199 SuperQuadro Engine

Carlos aboard the new 1199RS Superbike which will spearhead Ducati Alstare's 2013-2014 World Superbike foray.

Bernhard Gobmeier appointed as General Manager of Ducati Corse
Paolo Ciabatti Leaves World Superbike to take over Ducati MotoGP Department
• Bernhard Gobmeier becomes the new General Manager of Ducati Corse
• Filippo Preziosi assumes the position of Director of R&D Ducati Motor Holding
• Paolo Ciabatti appointed as Ducati MotoGP Project Director

Ducati SpA, Borgo Panigale (Bologna), Italy, 20 November 2012 – Ducati announces the appointment of Bernhard Gobmeier as the new General Manager of Ducati Corse. Utilising his significant experience in the world of motorsport, including more recently his role as Superbike Director with BMW, the position will draw upon the 53-year-old German’s extensive managerial experience ready to enter the new phase of development for Ducati’s racing activities and to achieve the targets set during the recent acquisition by the Audi Group.
Mr. Gobmeier will report directly to the CEO of Ducati Motor Holding, Gabriele Del Torchio, and count upon the experience and professional support of Filippo Preziosi.
 
Engineer Filippo Preziosi, the current General Manager of Ducati Corse, will now assume the position of Director of Research & Development for Ducati Motor Holding and report directly to Claudio Domenicali, General Manager of Ducati Motor Holding. The prestigious and strategic company role will enable 44-year-old Preziosi to apply the valuable experience of his 18 years in Ducati, 12 of which in Ducati Corse, to the development of new product.
 
Paolo Ciabatti (55) has been appointed the new Ducati MotoGP Project Director. The Italian now returns to the Borgo Panigale headquarters in Bologna to take advantage of his extensive experience in the world of motorcycle competition, which has included coordinating the World Superbike Championship as General Director.
 
After two seasons in the position, Engineer Ernesto Marinelli (39), is confirmed to continue as Ducati Superbike Project Director, with the activities of both Marinelli and Ciabatti coordinated by Mr. Gobmeier.
All appointments will commence from January 2013.
 
 “With these new appointments and the 2013 riders announced in MotoGP and World Superbike, we are well prepared to move forward into the new racing season,” said the CEO of Ducati Motor Holding, Gabriele Del Torchio.  “We are confident that with this new organisation and focused strategy, we will achieve our targets and continue with the fundamentally important transfer of ‘know-how’ from racing into production, an element that characterises every Ducati motorcycle.”

Fast Dates Ducati 1199 Panigale Performance Upgrades - from "S" to "RS"
Dec 1st, 2012 - Our 1199RS project bike has had the finishing touches put to it and we're really excited. Actually it's my personal 2012 year 1199S model which I've upgraded with Ducati Performance and Ducati Corse RS race parts. With the addition of the DP Termignoni Full Race Exhaust System we've got esentially the new 2013 model 1199R sans the Titanium Rods which let the R-model rev 500 rpm higher. The additional RPM will only be an advantage on a factory race bike where hotter cam changes and higher compression pistons can take advantage of the higher RPM to find more peak power. But then, it's almost a moot point a present in World Superbike as the Ducati 1199 Superquadro engines still must run a 52mm intake restrictor on their 58mm throttle bodies to keep the horsepower down to 195hp as on the stock 1199 street bike.

If you have a 2012 model 1199 you know well, the stock exhaust system is burning the hell out of you, particularly in street riding with stopping at traffic lights and the heat risign up off the hear header pipe . In pictures of the new 2012 model, there appears to be an improved non-vented steel heat shield on the rear exhaust header which won't vent heat up to the seat and your legs. Hopefully. But the full DP Termignoni Full Race System uses a non-vented carbon fiber head shield with an aluminum foil inner lining that keeps the pipe from radiating up any heat at all. This heat shield should be offered as standard on all 1199 models. It looks like if you ordered the race pipe's heat shield parts they could be installed on a stock pipe, but don't take my word for it.

It will be interesting to see if the Termignoni Race System comes installed on the 1199R as it is not CARB legal in the USA as there are no catalytic converters. For past Ducati R model Superbikes the full Termignoni came separate in the shipping crate, so you had to have it installed and unfortunately throw away the complete stock exhaust system. And of course it's illegal for your Ducati dealer to install the system on your street bike. But in this case, I suggest not trying to install the Termignoni system yourself as the stock and new race pipe come off and on like a Rubic's cube. Having never done it before it took me about 2 full days which I spread out over 4 days. Ducati dealer mechanics that are experienced doing it, and have the bike up on a lift, tell me it takes them at least 6 billable hours.

Our normal regime on our Dutati's is switch from the stock 525 chain and steel sprocket set to a 2 pound lighter 520 chain with RS rear alloy and drilled steel front sprocket setup improves engine response (rev-ability) just like the R model with its Titanium rods. We always go one tooth small on the front sprocket, and one tooth larger on the rear so the chain length remains the same as stock, yet gearing is dropped slightly for even quicker acceleration.

The new 2013 Ducati 1199's (all models) Panigales come with all-new ECU mapping that gives it a major power increase: 8-10 hp in mid-range, and 2-3 more horsepower both on bottom end off idle and right up on top RPM. Now the short stroke Superquadro engine really feels and performs like a Ducati V-Twin, and not like a peaky 4-cylinder. This 2013 Ducati software upgrade is available to all 2012 year 1199 owners, free of charge. So if your Ducati dealer doesn't call you about it, you need to call him. And while you're there let him take care of some safety recalls on the 2012 bikes, if you haven't done them already. They include a steering damper mounting problem, master cylinder hose rubbing, and a loose swingarm pivot.

Other modifications / upgrades on my bike include the new 1199R saddle which is about 1-inch thicker foam padding with a swede cover and really comfortable for sitting, and looks trick. But for me an my short 28-inch inseam, its more difficult to touch the ground and I don't like the feeling of being up that much higher, so I'll be changing back to the stock seat. Then there's the trick looking Corse billet machined folding adjustable foot controls with higher / shorter pegs needed for extreme lean angles at the track racing on slicks. But to be honest, the stock 1199 foot controls are just fine, and when I was riding with Troy Bayliss at the Misano GP track in Italy, back in September, we never grounded anything with the stock Pirelli Supersport tires.

A few other touches include the RS carbon fibre fairing which saves about 2 pounds and looks cool. And I replaced the 1199's new smaller lead battery (8 lbs) with an even lighter Shorai Lithium battery (1.7 lbs) which takes off anther 6 pounds and at $160 is the most cost effective performance modification you can make to this and any bike. Our street bike's full-up wet weight with 1 gallon of gas is 388 pounds.

I really love my street legal mock 1199RS. It feels and handles like a MotoGP bike- it's so light, powerful and incredible handling. The fact it may haves more power than Carlos Checa's new 1199RS World Superbike is something I never get to to explore on the street, but its cool to know it's there just for the bragging rights! - Jim Gianatsis

The Gianatsis Design photo studio and garage with my Multistrada torn down for the exhuast exchange, my 1199RS and older 1198R in the background.

MIVV Race Pipe Center Section for Multistrada 1200
As you know my favorite bike for all -around bike riding the Ducati Multistrada 1200, from cross country trips to around town trips, especially in grid locked Los Angeles rush hour traffic where I can split lanes and get there in half the time, and park in any tight spot for free. My Multi is the base model, and I've forced myself to keep it box stock because it is just such a great bike as it is (But I did cut 1.0" off each end of the too wide touring handlebars which made it even more comfortable and easier to split lanes without banging car mirrors. And replaced the stock Yusa lead battery added an 8lb lighter Shorai lithium battery).

Well, this past week I did break my promise not to modify met Multi. It started met the sales rep from Akrapovic Exhaust USA at the recent SoCal Ducati Open House where the actual Ducati Multistrada Pikes Peak race bike was on display with its beautiful Akrapovic Titanium Race Exhuast System which sells for a more $3,300. I wanted it so bad, it looked so cool, but the stock Multi has so much power I can never use anyway,and the minimal race muffler that came with it would be too loud for street riding. The Rep mentioned to me that for anyone on a budget, the MIVV Exhast System company in Italy had an excellent Center Section Race Pipe System that replaced the Muti's stock muffler/catalytic converter. Well just by coincidence, the next day I was checking out Multistrda Exhaust Systrms on eBay.com and came across that very same MIVV Multi Center Section being sold my a mail-order company called OMNIAracing.net in Italy. It was priced at just $399! plus $60 DHL air shipment from Italy, so I said "What the Hell" and ordered it easily via the PayPal.com button.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/330560965940?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Left: the stock muffler / catalitic converter mid section with the power valve on the exit pipe on the right side. Right: The MIVV Center Section Race Pipe with the slip-in baffle cone visible inside the rear header pipe. Check out the beautiful machine welds and brushed stainless steel construction.

It arrived the very next day at my house in Los Angeles,which is just 16 hrs by DHL factoring in the time change, which blew me away, as did the quality of the MIVV kit which was a real A+ race quality system in fit and finish, right down to all the necesary fastners, screws, springs and heat sheild mounts, and complete easy to read instructions in English. Weight wise, the MIVV Center Pipe is just 4.25 lbs compared to the stock 17.25 lbs cat/muffer. Included are a pair of slip-in baffle cones to quiet the pipe if needed.

So I installed it on my Multi this past Saturday morning. It wasn't a difficult job and did it in under 2 hours. I pulled off and got a got a good look at the Muti's stock header pipes and they were really nice large diameter 52mm pipes matching the MIVV's 52mm center section. As it turns out though, all the stock bike's quieting is done in the center muffler/cat. The stock Multi's end muffler piece is not a muffler at all, but just a straight-through large flow silencr like on any race pipe, only even less effective in quieting because it is so short. I did not use the slip-in baffle cones thinking the stock Multistrada silencer might be somewhat effective. Boy was I wrong!

When I re assembled the bike and fired it up, it revs and sounds just like my Ducati Superbikes with the full-race Termignoni Exhaust Systrms - and even louder. We've been having a week of rain here in Southern California so I haven't taken the bike out to ride yet to see how it feels with the weight change and how it performs. But I'm thinking I may have to go back and at least install the slip-in baffle cones, as MIVV obviously knew they were needed. As far as ECU fuel mapping needs and changes, I'll know more after I ride it. The Akrapovic Rep told me that they use a Power Comander to modify the fuel mapping on the Multistrada PIkes Peak race bike. And I'm curious how removing so much weight down low on the bike will affect handling transition, negatively or positively.

So for now, all I can tell you is the MIVV Race Center Section removes a lot of weight from the bike, and probably offers more power if fuel mapping is correct, for very little money at just $350 compared to a Ducati Performance Full System (made by Termignoni) $2,700 or a full-race Akrapovic $3,300. Sure you don't get a sexy carbon fibre rear silencer, but I actually like the stealth look of the stock high flow silencers.
And the question remains to be answered, have i screwed up the world's best streetbike and will I end up changing it back to stock. Stay tuned.

My finished Multistrda with the MIVV Center Section installed, having removed the big stock bulky muffler/catalitic converter on the underside, looks so much cleaner and lighter. But now it roars like a Superbike, rather than puring like a Kitten.

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Josh Waters (Left) and James Ellison (right) team up with Yamaha in British Superbike for 2013 with an american sponsor - Milwaukee Tools. And with American riders like P.J. Jacobson going to BSB in 2013, it shows that America's AMA Superbike is no longer a viable racing championship for riders or sponsors. See DMG Kills AMA Superbike!

Ellison and Waters powered up for 2013 MCE BSB with Milwaukee Yamaha
United Kingdom, Dec 3rd 2012 - Shaun Muir Racing (SMR) are ready to challenge for a second MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship title after announcing their 2013 line up of James Ellison and double Australian Superbike champion Josh Waters onboard the newly-unveiled Milwaukee Yamahas. Ellison returns to the team after competing in the 2012 MotoGP World Championship and is a proven title contender; he finished runner-up in 2009 and was in contention for the title in 2010 before a crash left him sidelined with a broken femur.

Waters is set to make his debut in the British Championship after securing his second Australian title this season. The 25-year-old first experienced the series with a visit to the Silverstone round of the Championship this year as a spectator and is now determined to secure a Showdown position in his maiden season.

The team also revealed their new livery to race fans after announcing a new title partnership with Milwaukee Tool Corporation. Milwaukee is an industry-leading manufacturer and marketer of heavy-duty, portable electric power tools and accessories.

James Ellison - “I am really happy to be part of this team and the championship again as I feel that I still have unfinished business. I have seen how the championship has unfolded this year and I am really looking forward to coming back. The level of competition is definitely very high and you could see that from last season, but I know this is a strong team who are hugely capable and share the same goals. I am now looking forward to testing the Milwaukee Yamaha as the technical rules have changed since I last raced in BSB, which should suit me better as I prefer riding without traction control! I know I achieved a lot this year and now I am returning focused and confident about 2013. In 2009 I was second in the championship and I then joined SMR and we would have been fighting for the title if it hadn’t been for injury so I know that together we have the ability to put the Milwaukee Yamaha at the front; I am certainly not coming back to just make up the numbers!”

Josh Waters - “I am really happy and I still can’t believe I have been given this opportunity. I visited the Silverstone round this year and the championship was a big surprise to me as it is much bigger than I was expecting. I won my second Superbike title in Australia this year and I feel like that I have accomplished that goal and now I am ready for a new challenge. I am a realist and know that I am going to have to work hard at it this season but this is a huge step in the right direction for me, especially to work with a championship-winning team. I am hoping that the Showdown format will work in my favour as it gives me a chance to learn some of the tracks and I want to be in the top six. I can’t wait to get started and hopefully we can do enough to be there when it counts. I want to be successful in the championship and I am dedicated to succeeding with the Milwaukee Yamaha team.”

Shaun Muir, Team Owner - “Everyone at SMR have been working tirelessly since the end of last season to ensure that we return in the strongest possible position in 2013. We want to win back the BSB title and with the combination of James and Josh, plus an exciting new title partner with Milwaukee, I believe we have the foundations to return refreshed and ready to come out fighting. It is fantastic to have James back in the team as we know that he is a proven title contender with lots of experience. I am also pleased to welcome Josh for his debut season in the championship; he is a young, fast and upcoming Australian rider who will bring a new dynamic to the team. I want to thank everyone involved with the Milwaukee Yamaha team and now we begin to look ahead to our testing programme to ensure we are ready for the opening round of the season at Brands Hatch.”

Troy Bayliss Sideways on a Motorscooter!
We found this cool photo of 3-time World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss gettering knee-dragging sideways on a motorscooter in this PR shot for the upcoming 24 Hour Scooterthon 8/9 Dec at Gold Coast Parklands Showgrouds, Australia.

"Next week I will team up with Jason Crump in the 24 Hour Scooterthon race 8/9 Dec for charity at Gold Coast Parklands Showgrouds, today I pushed my Scooter beyond its limits, I'm doing it all for charity and will be donating all my rider gear to Mat Rogers and the 4 ASD KIDS Charity Auction."- TB21

Troy is also putting together his first Troy Bayliss Classic in Taree, Australia, Jan 19th 2013 which will feature many of Australia's legendary roadracing stars. You can find out more about both events on Troy's Facebook.com page. http://www.facebook.com/Troy.Bayliss.21

FastDates.com presents the
Edelweiss Ducati Best of Italy Tour with a World Superbike or MotoGP Race 2013/2014
Ever wonder why Italian motorcycle racers win almost twice as many world championship titles as any other nation? Well, there are probably many reasons, but looking at an Italian map you will see one particular reason: beautiful Italian roads weaving through a patchwork of mountains and mountain chains. That, and a passion for buildoing incredible high performance machinery, like Ducati which has won more World Superbike Championships than all the other bike manufacturers combined. Take that Championship winning Desmoquatro motor and place it in one of the world's premier sport touring bikes, the Multistrada 1200, and you've now got an incredible motorcycle to tour central Italy with its beautiful Tuscany region.

FastDates.com Website editor and photographer Jim Gianatsis has experienced the Edelweiss Ducati Best of Italy Tour first hand and recomends it highly, particularly for roadracing enthusiasts, and if you've never been riding or attended a World Championship round in Europe. For any Ducatista the trip to the Ducati factory is just icing on the cake. This tour begins in the birthplace of the most infamous of Italian motorcycles, the Ducati Factory in Bologna where you will tour the Ducati Museum and New Motorcycle Production Line before picking up your bike and heading out across the wine country of Tuscany with your newest friends.

Once underway, you will be busy all day, every day, to make it to places which are, on average, 60 miles apart as the crow flies. Why does it take so long? You'll spend a night in the beautiful cities of Florence, Sienna, Assisi and San Marino. But there's lunch and coffee stops in small villages along the way, plus you'll want to get to your destination city early to take in the sights, then end the day with a glorious dinner. You'll find your luggage waiting for you in your hotel room, having been transported there earlier by the chase van, so you can enjoy the day riding and enjoying the sights, not worrying about anything else. The Multistrada 1200 transforms mobility into art, rendering time and distance irrelevant, that’s why. Art needs freedom, therefore our flight pattern is not necessarily bound to any particular road surface either.

You'll devote a week of your lives to create a team masterpiece of motorised motion, consider yourself part of the Ducati team, and do not expect anything short of Ducati VIP treatment at the World Superbike or Moto Grand Prix round that completes the tour on the following weekend. At the legendary tracks of Imola or Mugello you'll get VIP Parking in the Ducati Village just behind the Ducati Grandstands where you'll have the best seat in the house to watch the races. Then its a short ride back to Bologna that evening for a final evening banquet party with your new closest freinds before leaving for home the next day. For complete information go to: Edelweiss Ducati Italy Race Tour

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DATE/REPORT   TRACK LINK
Feb 24      Phillip Island AUS
Mar 10      India, Buddh
April 7       Spain, Aragon
April 28     Netherlands, Assen
May 12     Italy, Monza
May 26     GB, Donnington
June 9      Portugal Portimao
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June 30    Italy, Imola
July 21     Russia, Moscow
Aug 4       GB, Silverstone
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Sept 29    USA, Laguna Seca
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April 1       Italy Imola
April 22     Assen Netherlands
May 6       Italy Monza
May 13     Donnington, GB
May 28     Miller USA
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Magneti Marelli ECU available to all MotoGP™ teams from 2013
Wed, 26 Sept 2012 -Magneti Marelli will give all competitors in the MotoGP™ premier-class the option to utilise the Italian company’s Electronic Control System on their racing machines from 2013. This landmark four-year agreement will give all teams access to Magneti Marelli’s electronic control system, which includes an engine and chassis control unit with inboard datalogger, as well as the relevant tuning and data analysis tools, dashboard, handlebar toggle switch and inertial platform.

This system, representing the highest technological option in Magneti Marelli’s portfolio, will be backed up by a permanent presence of its technicians on track, as well as continual development and evolution at its MotoGP-specific R&D centre as its Bologna headquarters, which will be set up specifically in light of this agreement.

Carmelo Ezpeleta, Dorna CEO, is thrilled with this latest cooperation: “I cannot hide the fact that I am very happy with this new cooperation with Magneti Marelli. The agreement reached we have reached with the Italian company merely validates MotoGP as a competition that incorporates and encourages the latest and most innovative technology. The experience of this company, which has spent many years at the highest level of competition in motor sport, represents a major step in the premier-class of two-wheel racing.”

Roberto Dalla, Magneti Marelli Motorsport Managing Director, added: “We are very glad to share our know-how and experience in the motorsport field with MotoGP, in order to jointly achieve new objectives in terms of performance and technology development. The main aim is to provide top technology at affordable costs, which is Magneti Marelli’s mission firstly in racing and also in the field of series production. Magneti Marelli has been developing solutions in the electronics and electro-mechanics area for MotoGP teams for the last decade: this new initiative with Dorna represents a further strategic opportunity to enhance the development of our technology.”

Editor's Note" There was no inference to it in this press release, but Dorna has been wanting all the MotogGP Factory and CRT Teams to run the same ECU unit so Dorna can control all bikes power and RPM limits in the future, as a way of making the lower cost production engine based CRT bikes on equal performance to the factroy machines, and return to more exciting racing in the MotoGP class were the entires are down because of the economy, and the CRT bikes are consistantly 2-3 seconds a lap slower than the factory bikes, keeping the racing fairly unexciting.

Dorna needs to see how all the MotoGP temas fare with the Magneti Marelli ECU before the mandate tat all the teams must use them, and then start mandating power output so all the bikes are equal and can race together. Honda has already statd it will withdraw from MotoGP racing and return to World Superbike if the ECU units are regulated.