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Ducati Cleaning House??

Discussion in 'General' started by TwiztidR6, Nov 10, 2012.

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  1. TwiztidR6

    TwiztidR6 Well-Known Member

    TwiztidR6, Nov 10, 2012
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  2. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    Not real surprising, Audi doesn't like losing and under the current people Ducati isn't winning.
     
    Mongo, Nov 10, 2012
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  3. Dave K

    Dave K DaveK über alles!

    What I find most Interesting is if they are actually going to have Suter build the chassis for next year.

    These could be perfect for an engine lease bike for 2014.
     
    Dave K, Nov 10, 2012
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  4. ryoung57

    ryoung57 Off his meds

    Should have been done a few years ago. Hopefully this turns out to be a good thing for Nicky and Ben.
     
    ryoung57, Nov 10, 2012
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  5. TwiztidR6

    TwiztidR6 Well-Known Member

    Yeah, but it did say seperate, parallel project. So, are they just going to take all the good data they get from the Suter and then build their own in-house? If anything, should help speed up development.
     
    TwiztidR6, Nov 10, 2012
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  6. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    Without a new engine design Suter is screwed too.
     
    Mongo, Nov 10, 2012
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  7. Dave K

    Dave K DaveK über alles!

    Yeap, but if they are doing the chassis for Ducati and Ducati agrees to lease the engines to a private team, Suter would be in a prime seat. Lots of ifs in that and shit.

    Got to wonder what Aprilia would do if the CRTs give way to the Honda production racers, Yamaha engine lease bikes and whatever Ducati comes up with.
     
    Dave K, Nov 10, 2012
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  8. HPPT

    HPPT !!!

    Suter is gonna be busy as hell. They're designing a Moto 3 chassis andengine for Mahindra.
     
    HPPT, Nov 10, 2012
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  9. Jedb

    Jedb Professional Novice :-)

    +1
    Changing the manufacturer of the frame does nothing if the inherent reason for the problem is the engine design/structure/layout.

    I'm guessing that at some point the engine will no longer be an L and be more like a V.
     
    Jedb, Nov 10, 2012
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  10. kneedragger29

    kneedragger29 Well-Known Member

    Has anyone ever wondered why, of all the things they have tried, did they not just build it into a damn V & see what happens? They've tried everything else but the one thing that riders & engineers are saying is the issue.
    Yes, there is the issue of tradition, but come on, the thing is two L's side by side. Who really gives a crap at this point? Do they think they will alienate their fans? Please.
     
    kneedragger29, Nov 10, 2012
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  11. SPL170db

    SPL170db Trackday winner

    Happy trails Pretzels
     
    SPL170db, Nov 10, 2012
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  12. Steeltoe

    Steeltoe What's my move?

    A little late.
     
    Steeltoe, Nov 10, 2012
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  13. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    My guess is it's a rumor or someone has talked to Ducati and Suter about sourcing engines and building a CRT machine. The nuking of Preziosi and the Suter rumor could be separate, I can see them not having faith in Preziosi but it doesn't make sense to have a chassis builder in house and outsource it while keeping what pretty much everyone agrees is the problem area in house.
     
    Mongo, Nov 10, 2012
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  14. Steeltoe

    Steeltoe What's my move?

    Hah! Has anything they've (Ducati Corse) done in recent years made sense?
     
    Steeltoe, Nov 10, 2012
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  15. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    Nope but this isn't Ducati according to the article, it's Audi so I'm trying to think German and racing at the same time :D
     
    Mongo, Nov 10, 2012
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  16. CB186

    CB186 go f@ck yourself

    I'm thinking they might be having Suter design and build chassis' for them s well as doing their own as see which works better.
     
    CB186, Nov 10, 2012
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  17. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    Seems like a good idea but I can't see the Germans going for that kind of expense without more of a potential of Suter getting it right. What do they have that Ducati doesn't for engineers or experience?
     
    Mongo, Nov 10, 2012
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  18. CB186

    CB186 go f@ck yourself

    I think audi is going to do whatever it takes to get it right, cost be damned(within reason).
     
    CB186, Nov 10, 2012
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  19. Mongo

    Mongo Administrator

    Could be, I truly hope so.
     
    Mongo, Nov 10, 2012
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  20. I'm with Stupid

    I'm with Stupid Banned

    Swiss people :)
     
    I'm with Stupid, Nov 10, 2012
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