it seems that the notion that there will be a panigale RR on the books is growing.. if only because Ducati knows that the current one is not good enough to be competitive in WSBK and that the rules , however much they have been changed, does nothing to make the current bike more competitive.. so a new homologation bike becomes more of a reality as now Gobmeyer seems to talk about it openly... they would have to sell 2000 over 2 years... grrrr... 2014 budget under revision?
yep but that one cannot be homologated the current version will become an SP and the RR will be the R ...
That's the killer though isn't it. They slightly overpriced the basic 1199 so to bring in an RR and get 2000 sold in 2 years without any proven winning history is a tall order, unless they piss off existing customers who bought an R and sell it for a couple of quid more
well theres still room for manoeuvre once the RR falls on its arse... they can go the yamaha route and then release the RRsp
this came up the radar.... - Ducati is testing the heir to the 1199R, which, as we know, is disappointing in WSBK. The RR (tentative name) will be modified at the level of cycling that engine, in which details are here: The engine will have new engine cover, stronger and lighter can withstand higher engine speeds (it speaks of 500 laps more, an important value). The new crankcase, since the motor is stressed part of the frame, will also change the stiffness of the bike, and then the feedback with the pilot (another of the problems complained by Checa). A level of cycling will come a swing arm made of cast magnesium (a technology that does not use the time of the Ducati 916R WSBK) while the frame should be, but this is well known, titanium ... A very expensive technology because of the work that the titanium requires at those levels. There is talk of-8kg and about 10-12cv more. The bike, tested on the ring high-speed Nardo, does not seem to have any problems. With the new R the engine of the Panigale will finally be exploited to the end without technical problems. - this is a 65/75K bike.... whoops....
I hate to say this, but if you wanted to gain a few seconds a lap, a cheaper alternative would be to invest your money in training. By doing a load of courses, or even hiring a top racer to give you personal tuition, you'd save a packet and make more progress. But I appreciate that developing the ultimate Panigale is fun in a different way. Sort of depends what the aims of the project are and how deep is the pocket funding it.
