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Old 21-Apr-2004, 16:46
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Maybe you're right, skidlids. But, had Laconi had the same tyre as Chili, Chili would definitely NOT have won. Chili knows the 999 is faster, hence he used the 999 engine. He just can't get his confidence on the 999.

Being the size of Ducati as a company, they simply can't afford to produce two Superbikes. They have to move on. I think their direction makes sense.

As far as marketing, branding is hugely important. I would draw the parallel with Ferrari, rather than H/D. Again, I think it's a good thing and vital to their health as a company.
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Old 21-Apr-2004, 17:09
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MCN are saying that he had a modded 998R engine!!

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Old 21-Apr-2004, 17:15
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Yeah, right! MCN = most crap news! The bore and stroke is probably the same, but that's were all similarity ends.
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Old 21-Apr-2004, 17:20
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Maybe Felix but IF Laconi had the same tyres he may have fell off on the first lap, thats racing.
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Chili is on the Ducati website as having a 998RS03, which I suspect is a 998F02 - the same bike Bayliss didn't win the championship on.

Usually the previous year's factory bike (the F bit) becomes the customer spec bike (the RS one) for that season.

So this year's 999RS04 would have been last year's 999F03 - Hodgson's bike.

Ducati won't give the same bikes/engines to it's customers as it has for the factory team - same in MotoGP.

Besides, the engine from the 998F02/998RS03 would indeed be the same 999cc engine from the 999 range, just without the go-faster improvement the factory have made.

As for tyres - it doesn't really matter as Chili made an excellent, experienced choice to run the tyre he did and it worked out right for him in the end.

It's his local track and you can't help feeling that he knew what the weather would do and made his tyre choice accordingly.

Probably!
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