Civ Misano: rain, young people and a future called Production Bike

It was supposed to be the brightest night of the year. And instead it was the rain that took the scene, turning off the spotlight of the Racing night. The highlights, the Supersport 600 ng and the Superbike/Production Bikethey didn’t run at night. But the paddock was full, people were there. He walked among the pits, asked for autographs, touched the bikes. And this, in the end, is the only statistical data that matters. Because the motorcyclingtoday, everything is played on the relationship. That between motorcycles and pilots, of course. But also (and perhaps above all) the one between paddock and public. And the Civon this, is playing a game different from all the others. This is demonstrated by the crowd that, even without the “Main Event”remained. This is demonstrated by the technical choices of some teams, which focus on sustainable solutions. This is demonstrated by the results on the track, where the concept of “derived from the series” Finally returns to make sense.

Superbike or Production Bike?

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Let’s take the Superbike. Until a few years ago, distinguishing an official motorcycle from a stock was simple like recognizing an eel on a plate of spaghetti: impossible to confuse them. Today is no longer so. The Production Bikewith almost standard components, they are there. They run together with Superbike And, in some cases, they are in front. Just look Lorenzo Baldassarri. With a Panigale V4 s (a step under the R version) closed second in Race 1 and touched the podium again in Race 2. Behind only a Delbianco in a state of grace. And here the question is inevitable: does it make sense to continue running with motorcycles that, to be competitive, cost like a three -room apartment in Milan? In the Civthe answer seems to come from the track. If the goal is to attract young people and contain the costs (two urgencies that have been talked about for years) then perhaps the Superbike They have become a obstinacy. The Production BikeInstead, they are a possibility. Not only that. They are also an idea of motorcycling more consistent with reality.

From the road to the track

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Today, a 1000 cc series motorcycle with almost 220 horses He is demanding to take advantage of the track, let alone on the road. Then it is worth adding control units, exhausts and racing suspensions, transforming it, at a cost not for everyone but reasonable into a real racing object. Yamahawith the project Gyrhas already moved in this direction for some time, proposing various steps of Plug & Pla processingY. Honda Italia is also moving in this direction. Gabriele Giannini, 22, brought the CBR1000RR-R Fireblade At the top of the Superbike after years of absence. He did it with talent, of course. But also with a structured project behind him: that of the Scuderia Improve – Florence Motor, supported by technicians who work in Honda, in Atessa.

Time changes everything, even the protagonists

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And then there is him, Alessandro Delbianco. Born in 1997, 27 years old. Not a debutant, but a pilot in full maturation. TO Misano He won both races, making the most of the two Ko of Michele Pirro. And this last passage deserves an in -depth analysis. Pyrrhus A reference remains. But last year he won a 37 -year -old championship. Congratulations to him. Sincere applause. But from a sporting point of view, that success was also the symptom of something missing: the spare part. Today, finally, something moves. Delbianco He is the protagonist. Giannini grows. In moto 3 there is a Marcos Ruda On the run, but behind him Elia Bartolini works to recover with an unpublished motorcycle. And in pre motorbike 3 Lorenzo Protelli He leads the ranking with the head of a veteran. All young people. All hungry.

The show works, if it makes sense

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And while the talent rises, the show changes shape. There Racing night It is the demonstration. Despite the rain, the public replied. Not by chance. But because the event was thought, built, promoted. Because there was an idea behind. Because the Paddock was open. Because there were no barriers between passion and those who embody it. Sport has become a show. We know this. And the championships must adapt. The problem is that, often, the wrong model is chasing: plus costs, more speed, more complications. But maybe the opposite would be needed. A simpler championshipmore understandable. Where the motorcycles recognize themselves. Where categories are not a rebus. Where the pilots speak and not only guide. Where the public, paying a popular ticketcan go home with a memory and a story to tell. The Civ It already has all the elements to do it. It has good level motorcycles, fast drivers who know how to be accessible characters, paddocks. Has ideas like the Racing nightwhich transform any weekend into an event. Ha young people who push and minor categories full of talent. It is not (again) the perfect championship, but it could become it. As long as you continue on this path. As long as you choose. Why The future does not wait. And perhaps it is already here.