Each year in April, we celebrate the most important motorcycle race, something like the Suzuka 8 Hours to the Japanese or the Bol d'Or French. The Daytona 200 were created in 1937 , competing in the beach in California to move to Florida circuit known 1961. The goal is simple: to travel the 322 km posts (5.65 km every turn) in the shortest time possible for a path that has a great cannot that includes part of the oval used cars. This year
Jason DiSalvo has Sportbike made history in winning a Ducati 848 while Blake Young has signed the double in SBK, further swelling of Suzuki honors.
Jason DiSalvo has Sportbike made history in winning a Ducati 848 while Blake Young has signed the double in SBK, further swelling of Suzuki honors.
Apart from this, many other categories round out the weekend, among them the twin cylinder. It is no longer what it was, but we must not forget that in October 1980 in Daytona, Jim France, Jesse O'Brien and Dwayne Williams devised a highly innovative competition format that many of its solutions techniques would be absorbed by the manufacturers for their models of street. Nancy, wife of Jesse, invented the name, the Battle of the twin cylinder , or in short, the BoTT (Battle of The Twins).
first championship The Battle of the Twins GP1 (twin cylinder prototype) was held in 1981 to 8 races, with Daytona (two sleeves) the most prestigious. The schedule was completed with circuits London, Talladega, Elkhart Lake, Pocono, Grattan, Riverside and Laguna Seca . The success was such that there BoTT to 165 pilots over the season. Some just came to show off to Daytona (involved more than 60 runners), the global two-cylinder mecca.
Invention, creativity, finding solutions, carte blanche, hatching of ideas, wit ... The prestige of the machines running in the Daytona BoTT became such that the level was to eclipse the 200-Mile Race star. It was like a mini-twin cylinder world, the best showcase to give free rein to the imagination.
A early 90s, ended Ducati mechanical equality category. His saga 851-888 injection carburettor outperformed the old school. Dale Quarterley (champions '88) Jamie James ('90 champion), Paul Real ('91 champion) and the World Superbike champion Doug Polen left no puppet head.
Dario Marchetti (Ducati 748RS), Vincent Irving or Gianfranco Guareschi (Moto Guzzi MGS01) have been some recent winners. ( + )
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