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Assen Road Trip!
By Ben Cope on 18/05/2011 17:08:54
Not even 5 hours of the flattest most boring scenery could dampen the mood on route to my first ever race in the Ducati Club Races at the legendary Assen
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Assen day two: Qualifying tactics
By Ben Cope on 20/05/2011 09:54:28
It rained for Q1, was dry for Q2 and damp for Q3. Welcome to the tactical world of qualifying, where I got it very wrong
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Max points haul for Morris at Assen
By Ben Cope on 17/05/2011 14:04:16
JHP Ducati claim two spots on the podium in both races
Leon Morris (Buildbase/JHP Ducati) took both wins at Round Two of the Rapid Solicitors Ducati 848 Challenge rounding out a very challenging weekend for all the rider and teams at Assen. The changeable weather conditions made for last-minute tyre
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Assen day one: have you lock-wired it??
By Ben Cope on 18/05/2011 17:44:43
Lesson of the day: if it's got a thread and even if it hasn't, lock-wire it...
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848 Challenge official race report: Assen
By Ben Cope on 23/05/2012 14:09:32
Ducati Manchester and ducati Coventry go head to head
Robbie Brown shared the race wins with a resurgent Darren Fry at Round Two as the Ducati 848 Challenge visited the Assen TT circuit, the first of its two overseas rounds this year.Championship leader Brown (Ducati Manchester) was on imperious form
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Got the van all stickered up
By Ben Cope on 10/05/2011 10:02:27
It's 643 miles to Assen, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes..
Will an 848 fit in a Bedford Rascal? Yes. Am I going to try? No. Why? Because the van's not mine, it belongs to Mike Collis at George White Slough and believe it or not, he uses it to ferry his GSX-R600 around.I'm tempted to buy one for my racing
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848 Challenge heads to Holland
By Ben Cope on 12/05/2011 15:49:11
The ultra-competitive series goes Dutch
This weekend sees riders and teams heading across the North Sea to the famous Assen TT circuit for Round 2 of the Rapid Solicitors Ducati 848 Challenge. After two stunning opening races at Brands Hatch BSB three weeks ago, the expectation
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£4 part (almost) stops play
By Ben Cope on 11/05/2011 20:03:41
...nothing like an added bit of pressure to get the pulse racing!
When I dropped off my trashed 848 to George White, along with a box of parts, I didn't realise how much work would be involved in preparing the bike for the 848 Challenge. If I did, I probably wouldn't have had the front to show up, point to a date
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2011: Ducati 848 Challenge race dates calendar
By Ben Cope on 19/04/2011 16:04:15
Racing timetable for the eight round Ducati 848 Challenge
for the 2011 Ducati 848 Challenge. The series features five rounds at British Superbike events, two rounds abroad; one at Assen in Holland and the other at Monza in Italy and finally a round at Castle Coombe joining the Fowlers Pro Bike National event.
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2012 848 Challenge calendar announced
By Ben Cope on 16/12/2011 11:34:11
Fast-paced one-make championship heads into its third year
The 2012 Ducati 848 Challenge calendar has been announced.The eight-round championship will support the British Superbike championship for six of the eight rounds and will also head to Assen for the third year in a row and also to Misano as part
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