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  1. Hi, this was an problem with the old forum, and I tried it on this version with the same failed results.

    I wanted to search for the text "599" in the forum.  That is the number of my Scura. Now as before, searching for 599 yields no results, although I know that the text 599 is in some forum posts.

    Maybe some switch somewhere or trick to get it to search for numbers ?

     

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  2. On 4/2/2019 at 9:40 AM, Rox Lemans said:

    Im in your boat. Wasn't even thinking about the heat. Im down the road in Marana. Guess there are 2 Scuras in AZ now. 

    2 Scura's that I know of now that Mike L's has left the building.

  3. Went to the Ducati Panigale V4 R release party at Otto Car Club in Scottsdale.
    http://ottocarclub.com/
    The Otto Car Club is for 0.1% rich people who baby their car collections. Think social club with a huge garage attached.

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    Can't argue with free beer and wine, right.  But oddly, no Italian wine nor beer !!  I rode there, so only 1/2 of a beer for me.  Also had wandering waiters handing out small nibbles.

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    Here's my goose in front of some ducks.

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    They did a full on technical presentation of the V4R features, which includes going back to a dry clutch.  I challenged some of the older ducks to a dry clutch rattle off contest.  The single plate Scura (lever out) won handily.

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    The star of the show.  Can you see the winglets at the front of the fairing just under the handlebars?  I think we are not too far away from seeing ailerons and rudders controlling body lean in MotoGP.

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    And finally, some other Ducks on display.

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  4. When you buy your tickets (must pre-buy over phone from COTA), you ask for the Ducati Island Package.  I personally buy the BMW cycle corral package, which includes seats, the lot C (close) parking, swag bag, and track laps.  There's a cycle corral package for each major manufacturer. Any Italian bike is welcome on the Ducati Island package.  The Ducati island package is basically the same as the other cycle corral packages with the exception of being able to park on the Ducati island (grassy area near the amphitheater) and Ducati hospitality tent.

     

    I'm lucky, my best riding bud lives in Austin a few miles from the track.  I do know that they JACK up the prices of hotels for the event weekend and they get crazy expensive.  The further north you go in town, the better the prices are.

     

    As for track workers, the island is not a track worker perk.  I did do track work two years ago, as a flagger in Turn 11.  It was a lot of fun but also a LOT of work.  6AM-5PM days. There is a website you can sign up on if you want to do it.  I had zero prior experience when I signed up.  The only decent perk of track work is you get to watch the races from inside the fence.

     

    http://msreg.com/motogp2019

  5. I'll be there for the sixth consecutive time !!  I ride in from Arizona.  I'll be on my BMW K1600BGA.  It would be nice to bring the Scura, because it would grant me entry onto the Ducati Island, but I Iron Butt the ride home and 1000 on the Scura in a day would be a bit much.

     

    You can find me on the grass on the west side of the tower, on Turn 18.

     

    Anybody but Marquez !!

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