Donington serenaded in the sunshine
by the sound of the World’s largest gathering
of Desmosedicis
2nd July 2009
 Over
150 guests witnessed the World’s largest ever
gathering of Desmosedici owners at Donington Park
as 45 Desmosedicis from all over Europe took to the
track.
This exclusive Desmosedici-only track day saw owners
from UK, Germany, Switzerland, Holland and France
congregate at the Derbyshire track for an historic
day boosted by perfect weather.
A number of special guests were present adding to
the wonderful day. Alan Jenkins, Desmosedici designer,
gave a seminar giving an insight into the production
and development of this unique machine. Ernesto Marinelli,
the Superbike technical director, gave a presentation
on the Ducati Corse organisation and Donington Circuit
owner, Simon Gillett, presented the development plans
for the Donington circuit.
 Off
course the main focus of the day was the incredible
bike itself and the Desmosedici owners enjoyed nearly
two and a half hours of track time on the full GP
circuit with optional one to one training from DRE
instructors that included ex racers David James, Marco
Luchinelli and Dario Marchetti.
For those guests who weren’t riding there was
also a chance to have a thrill of a lifetime aboard
a specially adapted two-seater Desmosedici. Riders
and guests also marvelled at the skills of factory
test rider, Vittoriano Guareschi, as he took to the
circuit for some demonstration laps aboard a borrowed
Desmosedici!
 This
fantastic day was topped off by the generosity of
those present who raised £5,500 for Riders for
Health. Ducati UK would like to thank all the owners,
guests and participants for making this a hugely successful
and historic day and would also like to thank them
on behalf of Riders for Health.
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