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Ducati challenges the Starfighter
Grazzanise, Italy - A race along the runway between the bike which won the SBK World Championship and the Italian Air Force's fighter
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Grazzanise Italian air base (Caserta), where the Italian Air Force's 9th Fighter Wing is located, was involved by an unusual race along the runway between a F-104 Starfighter airplane and a sport competition bike on last October 15, the Ducati 999F04 by which English-native James Toseland won the SBK class World Championship. While accelerating along 400m, the 189 horsepower engine of the bike proved...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency