The Aruba - It Racing Ducati Team Starts Its 2016 Campaign With A Two Day Test in Portimão

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23/01/2016

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23January2016

TheAruba.itRacingDucatiteamstartsits2016campaign
withatwodaytestinPortimo
Afterthecustomarywinterbreak,theAruba.itRacingDucatiteamkickedoffits
ontrackactivitiesfor2016withatwodaytestinPortimo.BothChazDaviesand
DavideGiuglianocompletedtheirrespectiveprograms,postingencouraginglap
times.

DaviesandGiuglianocompletedatotalof119and77lapsrespectivelyonthe
2016specificationofthePanigaleR,layingthefoundationsintermsofabase
setupfortheupcomingseason.Asforthelatestupgrades,theWelshmanandthe
Italiangaveapositivefeedbackonbothchassisandelectronics,focusing
primarilyonthenewOhlinsfrontforksandthelatestversionsofantispinand
enginebrakestrategies.

TheAruba.itRacingDucatiteamwillreturntothetrackonJanuary2627in
JerezdelaFrontera(Spain).

ChazDavies(Aruba.itRacingDucati#7),142.7
Inthefirstday,wefocusedentirelyonthenewelectronics,especially
consideringthatweonlyhadhalfadayoftracktimesincethetarmacwashumid
inthebeginning.Wevefoundsomeadvantagescomparedwith2015,butwestill
havesometweakstomake.Also,weconfirmedthatwereheadingintheright
directionwiththenewfork.Today,wewrappedupthesessionwitharace
simulation,whichwelearnedalotfrom.Ingeneral,weworkedmethodically,
withoutrushinganything,tounderstandthenewparts.Imdefinitelysatisfiedand
readytomoveforwardinJerez.

DavideGiugliano(Aruba.itRacingDucati#34),143.6
Wetriedseveralupgradesinthesefirsttwodays,focusingonsetup.Physically,I
feelgoodandImgettingbackintomybestshape.Also,wereworkingwell
togetherwithmynewtechnicians,usingadifferentmethodcomparedwithwhatI
wasusedto,andImsureitllpayoff.Wereintheprocessofdefiningthe
completepackage,takingstepsintherightdirection.Wellmakefurther
evaluationsinJerez,thenwelldrawmoredefinitiveconclusionsinAustralia.

ErnestoMarinelliSuperbikeProjectDirector
Inthesefirstcoupleofdaysof2016wefocusedonthenewOhlinsforks,
availableintheirfinalspecification,andthelatestelectronicupgradesdeveloped
duringthewinter.Despitethelongbreak,bothDaviesandGiuglianoareontop
form,andwemanagedtoquicklyachievethesamecompetitivenessshown
duringthepostracetestshereinPortimolastJune.Ourworkhasjustbegun
andwewillmoveforwardwiththeprograminacoupleofdaystimeinJerez.
PhillipIslandisquicklyapproachingandwehavetoprepareourselvesproperly.

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