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Ducati to have a good time all of its 2023 racing successes with Campioni in Festa occasion in Bologna in December
Should you’ll be in Bologna, Italy on Friday, December 15, 2023, then it’s possible you’ll need to make your technique to the Unipol Enviornment in Casalecchio di Rino at round 8 p.m. As with earlier Ducati celebrations of its racing championships lately, admission shall be utterly freed from cost, so you will most likely need to get there early.
Naturally, loads of your Ducati racing favorites from MotoGP, World Superbike, and World Supersport shall be there. Francesco Bagnaia, Álvaro Bautista, Nicolò Bulega, Jorge Martín, and Marco Bezzecchi are all on the checklist of company of honor. Anticipate to see different Ducati luminaries like Claudio Domenicali and Luigi ‘Gigi’ Dall’Igna as properly. There may also be a DJ, so come ready to bop the evening away.
The Italian Bike Federation introduced the 2024 Italian Nationwide Motocross Championship calendar, so this is after we can anticipate to see Ducati’s MX bike race for the primary time
The highest two dates on the calendar are worldwide championships, however the 2024 Nationwide Motocross Calendar begins the weekend of March 16 and 17, 2024 in Mantova. As it’s possible you’ll recall, the Ducati prototype racing motocross machine ought to make use of the brand new Superquadro Mono engine additionally discovered within the Hypermotard 698 Mono.
It is not clear at this level how otherwise it is perhaps ready for racing functions, nor what different modifications is perhaps made. Since we nonetheless have but to see Ducati’s MX machine, although, it ought to be fascinating to see.
Royal Enfield’s whole yearly gross sales are up 13 % worldwide on the finish of October 2023
In accordance with Royal Enfield’s October month-to-month report, gross sales for fashions as much as 350cc rose two % as in comparison with October 2022. The OEM bought a complete of 76,075 bikes in October ’23, as in comparison with 74,828 sub-350cc bikes for a similar interval in 2022.
Enfield’s fiscal 12 months started in April 2023. For the year-to-date, gross sales of sub-350cc bikes have risen 17 %, going from 413,410 in 2022 to 482,271 in 2023.
Fashions with displacement above 350cc paint a barely completely different image. Whereas month-to-month gross sales for October are up by 13 % year-on-year (8,360 in 2023 vs. 7,407 in 2022), year-to-date gross sales are down on this class by seven %. From April to October 2023, Enfield bought 59,150 bikes over 350cc, as in comparison with 63,794 bikes bought over the identical interval in 2022.
Nonetheless, whole month-to-month and yearly bike gross sales present enchancment. In October 2023, the corporate recorded 84,435 whole bike gross sales, as in comparison with 82,235 in October 2022. That is a 3 % gross sales rise, for those who’re counting. 12 months-to-date gross sales from April by way of October 2023 had been 541,421, as in comparison with 477,204 for a similar interval in 2022. That is a 13 % rise in gross sales total thus far this 12 months.
Honda Thanks Day 2023 To Characteristic Marc Márquez Anyway
Breakups are messy generally, we all know. Though MM93 has been testing with Ducati already, he is nonetheless listed among the many riders scheduled to look at Honda Racing Thanks Day 2023 on December 2 or 3, 2023 (actual time dependent in your geographic location). A livestream is deliberate on the Honda Racing YouTube channel, which we have linked above if you wish to watch.
Different riders scheduled to take part embrace Joan Mir, Takaaki Nakagami, Ai Ogura, Somkiat Chantra, Taiyo Furusato, Tim Gajser, Rubén Fernández, Gabriel Marcelli, Jett Lawrence, Hunter Lawrence, Josh Hook, Tetsuta Nagashima, Takumi Takahashi, Teppei Nagoe, Ryo Mizuno, Kainosuke Oshiro, Yuki Okura, Tomoyuki Ogawa, and Seiya Ujikawa.
Bear in mind that Honda does observe that riders and drivers who seem are topic to alter with out discover. What’s going to occur? The one technique to know is to tune in to the livestream (except you are in Motegi).
Lastly, for those who ever puzzled what it takes to plan the Dakar Rally, this is a behind-the-scenes video to indicate you
Crafting a rally raid efficiently additionally signifies that you are capable of write out a transparent roadmap for opponents to comply with. How do you try this, although? Watch 2024 Dakar Rally director David Castera present you the ropes.
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