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Ducatis given weight parity with four-cylinders in World Superbike

Twin-cylinder machines competing in World Superbike were given another 3kg weight cut-- making them identical to the four-cylinder machines-- after the FIM and WSBK reviewed results of the last three eventsTwin-cylinder motorcycles competing in the World Superbike Championship (which basically means the six Ducatis in the field at this point) have been given a further 3kg minimum weight reduction after race officials reviewed race results from the Miller Motorsports Park, Misano, and the recent Brno round and found the “average value of the event averages over the last three events… favors the 1000cc 4-cylinder motorcycles by more than 5 points.� Thus both four-cylinder and twin-cylinder motorcycles now have identical minimum weight requirements of 162kg (357 pounds). The twins were originally given a 3kg weight break before the Miller round after a similar finishing average favored the four-cylinder machines in previous events.


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