[SeanAlexander]

brickl asks: "Why the hell would Ducati want to put the 999 out in the middle of a bunch of bikes that are 40rwhp up and 30lbs down on it?"



Aprilia is throwing their Mille, Honda their RC-51 and Triumph their 955i into the middle of that same group, all those bikes make similliar horespower with similiar weight to the Ducati 999.



This isn't simply an inline-4 shootout. Aside from the Ducati, every 2, 3 and 4 cylinder 1000cc supersport available in America is going to be in this test. I think the 999 would have fit right in. Granted, the Inline 4s will be the HP and probably also the lap-time kings, but there WILL be a street portion of the test. Furthermore, the racetrack we are using is very "twin friendly". Overall, I would think that the Ducati 999 would fare fairly well in this shootout, had Ducati chosen to participate in it. -Sean

 

[SeanAlexander]

Re: Who wants to ride to Buttonwillow?

We're doing much the same route the day before, for the street ride portion, on Thursday the 8th. However, I cannot extend an invitation to the MO readers for the street portion, because we need to concentrate on the bikes and the road, with a minimum of additional riders, noise, commotion, etc...

See you at Buttonwillow on the 9th! (or in a bar in the town of Buttonwillow on Thursday night, the 8th) -Sean