Su Cesena Bikers, per una precisa linea voluta da chi scrive si è parlato pochissimo di "attualità motociclistica", allo scopo di dare spazio soprattutto alla storia di questo sport. A volte però nel presente del motociclismo, accadono degli avvenimenti che affondano le loro radici nel passato, facendo riaffiorare dalla memoria immagini di gare viste in adolescenza e che probabilmente per questo, sono scolpite nei ricordi di chi come me, ai tempi in cui le "viveva" era un diciassettenne. Dopo aver volutamente omesso di pubblicare qualcosa in merito al ritiro della Ducati in veste ufficiale dalla SBK (onde evitare di fomentare ulteriormente le aspre polemiche che si sono accese a tal riguardo); mi trovo con gioia a scrivere invece di un gradito ritorno nel mondo delle gare per le derivate dalla serie ossia quello Castrol Honda Team. In a strange twist of fate, the same year we see the alternation of these two myths SBK .. The Castrol Honda Team (or so if you like, the Honda in an official capacity ..) withdrew from the Superbike at the end of the 2002 season because of friction between MMSA and the Group Flamini. After so many years, controversy has been muted tones and positions are largely returned. This year's return is not true of HRC Superbike but it's a great deal of collaboration between the world's largest racing division, Team Ten Kate (who for years Terraced House wing of the movement in gold Superbike World Championship) and the historic sponsor of the Honda in this category. The Team was presented in London in late January with great fanfare and, of course, for this 2011 season by the two riders Jonathan Rea and Ruben Xaus we expect great things. In order to better understand my decision to write and publish this post, I enclose the glorious history of the Team Castrol Honda 1994 to 2002 that has deployed its distinctive motorcycles on the track, led by some of the greatest champions of all time who competed Superbike:
Castrol and racing bikes: a marriage that has lasted for years. Just since 1959, when Honda took part in the first quasi-anonymously to the Isle of Man TT to see the famous green and white livery of red dye the hulls of a Honda on the track It was not until 1994, with la nascita della formazione del team Honda-Castrol Superbike ossia quello che mise in pista le due mitiche RC45. In quell'anno la casa inglese di lubrificanti (oggi di proprietà della BP) entrò ufficialmente con il proprio nome in ambito agonistico e non più solamente come sponsor tecnico (cosa che da anni peraltro già faceva..). Le Honda Castrol furono immediatamente riconoscibili per la loro inconfondibile veste e per lunghi anni furono tra le protagoniste assolute del Mondiale Superbike. Il team, con base in Inghilterra ma dal fortissimo legame con la HRC (ossia il reparto corse della Casa di Tokyo), ottenne non poche soddisfazioni. Nel 1994, i piloti in sella ai gioielli nipponici dai propulsori a quattro cilindri a V, ossia il neozelandese Aaron Slight and the U.S. (former two-time world champion with Ducati Superbike 888) Doug Polen came third and fourth respectively in the final standings. Slight in particular ended up with a gap from the winner, Carl Fogarty on the Ducati 916, only 28 points. Although at the end of the RC45 Championship boasted the capture of eight second places (!!!), the success did not come into any of the heats sailed. To deprive it of satisfaction this year was the debut of another jewel that was born in that season that the Ducati 916 to riding with the phenomenon of English, he formed an unbeatable champion who won the iris. In 1995 the New Zealand regained third place in the World Superbike standings. But this time he took his own satisfaction to capture two wins: Sentul, in Race 2 and Albacete, in Race 1. In 1996 Aaron closed the World Cup in second place but won a single victory at Hockenheim, in Game 1. The second race was taken into the RC5 by Carl Fogarty in the meantime had left the house in Bologna, with whom he had won the two previous world to seek his fortune elsewhere. Foggy RC45 obtained with four wins, but because of his inconsistency in performance on the bike Japan (with whom he did not at any at home), at the end of the championship turned out only the fourth in the standings. A triumph in the World Championship that year was once again the Ducati, but this time in the saddle was the Australian Troy Corser. 1997 was the year of change. Carl Fogarty at Ducati and returned, this time to support Aaron Slight in-Castrol Honda team, came the phenomenal John Kocinski. In addition to the change in the pilots, the team also saw changes also its directors: the command was in fact taken by the former British pilot of the 500 GP Neil Tuxworth. Tough and determined character (for which he was saddled in the paddock the nickname of "lumberjack" ..) Neil was able to instill in the team's character and determination needed to win. Kocinski dominated the world, imposing on Fogarty is bent (it was the first and the only success), although the Englishman ran back to his beloved Ducati. The pilot of Arkansas got nine wins, seventeen podiums total, signing three pole positions. Slight was again third in the standings with two victories. In 1998, John Kocinski crazy horse, left the team to return to racing in the premier class of GP. His place was taken by the young and very fast Colin Edwards, "stolen" from Yamaha. Showed slight to merit the status of team leader and was overall faster than the younger and less experienced teammate. At the end of the championship is once again in second place, beaten again and the coupling Carl Fogarty Ducati 996 for 4.5 points. In fact, Aaron Slight lost world that not so much his fault as to the accused by the shell defaillance Michelin fitted to his bike, right in the deciding race in Japan on the track at Sugo. The following year, the title of fastest in the team passed into the hands of Colin Edwards, who finished second in the standings relegated to third place team-mate. In 2000, the turning point. Honda VTR 1000 put on track the twin. The bike "socks" to brush up Colin Edwards, who dominated the season with eight statements. In 2001 the U.S. had to abdicate the throne in favor of world champion Troy Bayliss and his Ducati. In 2002, the year the last official participation of the Team Castrol Honda saw the most beautiful Superbike duel that we've ever given. Bayliss champion left immediately and very strong began ringed wins victories. For his part Edwards managed not to lose too much ground in the standings by rival often occupying the place of honor. From mid-season onwards, thanks to the super work of Japanese engineers, the wheel turned and it was the American to win repeatedly relegated to the positions of the strong Australian thereat. He then came to the last round of the World at the beautiful circuit Dino & Enzo Ferrari in Imola. In particular, Race 2 of that appointment, will forever remain in history for fans. The struggle between the two possessed challengers for the title will be etched in the memories of the eighty thousand crowded along the circuit Santerno. After a full range of motion without overtaking, controsorpassi, pull the edge and ATM Edwards won thanks to his talent and also to a VTR 1000 SP2 fully prepared by the HRC. The bike had the time, on a system of very advanced traction control. Texas Tornado, could get out of slower corners of Imola with traction and exciting progression. Nothing could Bayliss, despite his own stunts. To give an idea of \u200b\u200bwhat kind of duel was that, considering that the two together win 25 of 26 races. Makoto Tamada only managed to win a race apart from them. Since that race then there's been no Superbike Castrol Honda, despite the English House has remained present in the small Superbike sponsorship e con le ovvie forniture tecniche dei suoi validi prodotti ai team principali.
Ecco spiegato il perché, per un amante della Superbike, questo è un gradito ritorno!
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