Dale:
" I haven't seen a modern Ducati competing in much other than road racing... "
See AMA Pro Flat Track racing.. -they run good ! cheers, "Dirt Track
Doug" in So. New York,
-18 miles from Square Deal Raceway,
-20 miles east of Action Park Speedway,
-60 miles northeast of Champion Speedway
-105 miles south of "the Syracuse Mile" ...
-265 miles north of Williams Grove Speedway
-2425 miles due east of the Bonneville Salt Flats
and never more than a few feet from a cold one
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Speedway Bikes, Harley D's and Minibikes rode with equal joy,
Dog Training, Murdersickel parts, Emergency Zeppelin repairs,
Aerial Surveillance, Politics exposed for what it is, Sprint Cars,
-and "Slide Jobs" appreciated for the FINE ART that they are
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> Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 16:52:49 -0700
> From: dmirror3@yahoo.com
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Land-speed] ( Dear Jack ) & LOOK MA: NO Valve Springs !!!!!
>
> Ducati has long been building and racing a series of "Desmo" valve bikes. As
Rich stated, not all Ducati are Desmo yet all of the modern Ducati are so
equipped. Also, all modern Ducati are two cylinders.
> I haven't seen a modern Ducati competing in much other than road racing
where they have a considerable history of success. Besides the valve system,
the trellis frame also makes the Ducati unique. Though not the first to use a
trellis frame, they were one of the earliest to build a production trellis
framed bike.
> Would love to try a modern water-cooled 4 valve per cylinder Ducati but I
would be surprised if it could be a record beater. Though I prefer two
cyclinder bikes and my everyday bike is a 97 Ducati Super sport, my opinion is
that a twin isn't capable of beating the 4 cylinder Japanese bikes at LSR.
>
> For Ducati racing heritage;
> from http://www.ducatiDOTcom/heritage/anni50/storia.jhtml
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