Giancarlo Falappa
 

I've got a basic inquiry :

In case some of you have pics of this tremendous Ducati pilot, please don't hesitate to send them ...
I saw him for the first time in 1991.
Thanks to him, I discovered Ducati and more especially 851/888.

Together with Polen and Roche, they built an important part of Ducati story, IMHO.

I rely on you ...

yep totally agree with you, Ducati owe one hell of a lot to those guys, oustanding.
PS:
any spare pics you can forward them onto me aswell.;););)
thank you kindly sir.

He's a legend and Ducati look after him very well - he's always at the WSB rounds and is always really friendly at the "Meet the Team" nights.

He gives out cool stickers and likes the ladies too :lol:

You can find few on the net...
 

Was a great rider and is a good man..he is always around the Ducati factory and if you guys are going to visit the factory the chances to meet him are not few..
In Italy was done for gone, after 1994 in Albacete crash.. most believed that he would have died..but he fought as he was fighting every race and may be luck, may be something else..he made it. His nickname was the lion...

another..
 

another...
 

and there is an italian website as well..
give it a look and if you want some translation..let me know...
Ciao

http://www.giancarlofalappa.com/

[Edited on 11-9-2005 by Brogins]

Top man..hard as nails..

Reunited with his old steed..should have seen the look in his eye !!

Nat

[Edited on 12-9-2005 by Nattyboy]

Bloody vandal though with that gold pen !!!

i have a few pictures of me with him although he is looking a bit older now :D