Giancarlo Falappa

[phil911]

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 ...

[Redsps]

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.

[antonye]

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:

[Brogins]

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...

[Brogins]

[Brogins]

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]

[Nattyboy]

Top man..hard as nails..

[Nattyboy]

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

Nat

[Edited on 12-9-2005 by Nattyboy]

[Nattyboy]

Bloody vandal though with that gold pen !!!

[Lily]

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

[phil911]

Please send !!!!!!!!!!!!!

To meet and talk to him, I would give ... an eye !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:o

[logyk]

Originally posted by Nattyboy
Bloody vandal though with that gold pen !!!

Bet that took some polishing out Nat !!!!!:rolleye::lol::rolleye:

[Nattyboy]

Once that infamous gold paint pen comes out mate theres no stopping the bugger !!!

[loony888]

he is my favourite sbk rider for sure!!

[gary888]

It's all his fault that I bought my 888 too! I'll never forget seeing him on the 888 at Donington lifting the front wheel on the power coming onto the start/ finish straight. And the noise........

[phil911]

By the past, he was able to inoculate the "virus" ...

... I will refuse the antidote till end of life !!!:D

[outtacontrolla]

ACTUALLY IT'S TRUE !
BOUGHT THE CHASSIAS OFF OF THE FACTORY AT AUCTION - BIDDING AGAINST THE JAPS ..... THEN THIER MOBILE WENT DEAD AND THE HAMMER WENT DOWN !

S'POSE UR GONNA WANT A PICCY OF THAT THEN?
FALAPPA SIGNED THE FRAME (BUT NOT IN GOLD!)

STEVE.:devil:

[Motobee]

Steve,
Did you buy a complete bike or just the frame? What is the frame number?
Where was the auction? Please post some photos of the bike.

Thanks,
Brian

[Ducman851]

I got to meet the man at DRA in Las Vegs in 2001.

Ducman851 & Falppa
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-11/515468/IM000441.JPG

[Jasper]

I have had the great fortune to meet him a few times and the man still LOVES his Ducatis.If it wasn't for some bad luck he would have been champion for sure.Here we are at Silverstone.the next sequence of photos were at Donington,iasked him for his autograph but he just wouldn't.I can't imagine why!!

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[Motobee]

In typical Ducati fashion, I don't think that the factory realised how important an icon Falappa was, so they didn't keep any of his old bikes.

When they discovered that they needed to represent his achivements in the museum, they put Falappa painted/stickered bodyword on one of Doug Polens 1992 bikes. A few of his other bikes are claimed to be in these collections, but I haven't been able to get any information on them.

http://www.ducati.com/racing/home_news_popup_racing.jhtml?newsId=17799

http://www.supershowevents.com/swt/roadshow/cm02-3.html

http://www.saltarellimoto.it/saltarelliPAGEing.html

This guy did a great replica:
http://www.studiopixel.it/ducatone/

Brian

[Charlie]

Great thread guys, anyone have an idea on the rear wheel HP, bike weight and revs he would have used?

http://www.leonerampante.it/piloti/fotop/falappa.jpg

[racing_926]

Motobee

Have a couple of photos which might be of interest - give me a U2U with your mail address and I will send you a file.

- do you have any info on Pascal Picotte you could help me with?

[outtacontrolla]

ER......
YEP BOUGHT JUST THE CHASSIAS AT WORLD DUCATI WEEKEND IN 2000 !
GOT EX WORKS 1991 926 CORSA ENGINE FOR IT NOW AND SOME BRAND NEW CASES TO REFRESH IT .
BEEN SAVING ALL THE PARTS I CAN TO MAKE IT PROPER!
(ANY PARTS WELCOME !)
THIS IS THE ONE HE CRASHED AT ZELTWEG , I HAVE VIDEO FOOTAGE OF IT -1990 .
CRAP PIC ATTACHED ITS AT THE BACK, LAST TIME IT WAS OUTSIDE IN THE SUN , UNFINISHED.
STEVE.
:rodent::rodent:

[phil911]

AARRRGGGGHHHHHHH !!!!!

I know the best storage location of this chassis ................. Into my garage !!!!!!!!!

:D

Phil911 ... back home !!