(paging Champ) A Brit ducatista in the Barcelona 24 hours 50th anniversary

Does by mercy anybody know the happy and proud owner of a Ducati T 175,
looking like this?

http://www.moteros.net/index.php?module=Filexplorer&func=display&f=/usr/dome
nec/brit24hr.jpg

Seen yesterday and today during the celebration of the anniversary of the
race in the ancient circuit of Montjuic [1].

Subliminal message: Champ, see you in Montmelo 24 hours 2006 ;-) To get an
idea, TT Man-ista El Bayeta and friends this year raced a '91 CBR600
shitebike (Ohlins and race can was all the preparation, there was no money,
amigo) at a steady 2'10" (slow but safe, this is resistance) to finish 47
among some 80 teams.

[1] The Paneuropean of Barcelona city police opening the tour of the oldies
but goldies racers has marked a nice 2'12", followed by '85 and '86 winner
Joan Garriga, former GP250 racer on a 748, who some minutes before stated to
me "I hate those blue cunts". I've had a feeling of deja-vu with Joe Bar
Team...

 

That'll be Chris Bushell, on of the DSC lot.
He's the guy in the middle of the picture.

At last count he had 17 Ducatis, in various states of repair,
littered around his home. He also has some *very* special bikes,
and competes in the MotoGiro as well, as a guest of Ducati iirc.
One of his bikes is also on display at the Italian embassy here
in London. So yes, he knows his Ducatis.

 

antonye ha escrito:

Wow! Thanks for the info. I must add: He and friend and missuses (?)
where nice people.

At last count, all the ducatisti I know have a single Ducati, each in
various states of self-destruction )

 

Yes, he is one of the "founding fathers" of the DSC, and also
the man behind the Desmo Due race series which I'm in. He's
also very good friends with Federico Minoli, which kinds of helps!

 

antonye ha escrito:

[FX: Googles for "Federico Minoli" /]

il Presidente e Amministratore Delegato di Ducati, Federico Minoli
www.ducati.com/docs_it/DW_ editorial_repository/china/china.jhtml