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The story so far... |
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A Passion for Racing Motorcycles |
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Donington Park |
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Dani Pedrosa showed everyone the way round Donington Park in 2006 in absolutely staggering performance; a memorable moment to witness in person. Valentino Rossi’s late charge proved to not be enough but provided a fanastic battle with Marco Melandri.
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Click on the above for one lap of Donington’s club circuit - on board a Ducati with commentary by Steve Parrish. |
A MotoGP circuit ! |
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Our Ducati ex-AMA bike being chased through the second apex at Coppice. |
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The Craner curve section is world famous for its frighteningly fast downhill left hander and Coppice’s double apex corner is one of the most important section to get right for a quick lap time. Derby-Phoenix uses the club circuit, which goes straight at Foggy’s Esses and then a right/left through Goodards onto the start/finish straight. Having ridden both layouts nuermous times, the Melbourne loop seems to do little more than just lengthen the circuit. It’s mainly a stop and go section and not terribly enjoyable. Donington Park underwent a major overhaul of it’s pit building complex during the 2005/2006 off season. The track has also been completely resurfaced and is now very grippy! |