MotorValley at Professional Motorsport in Cologne.

Posted on 15th January 2019 by Alessandro Zattini

The Professional MotorSport World Expo is the exhibition dedicated to motor sports stables, engineers and race car drivers.

With more than 230 exhibitors present and 7000 visitors expected – all exclusively motorsport restoration professionals – the fair has been created to allow stables and builders to have enough time to analyze and evaluate the technologies to be integrated into their 2019 programs.

Being an event reserved only for insiders, exhibitors will have time to concentrate on detailed technical discussions and analysis.

Participants are mainly technicians and engineers who deal with motor sports, race car manufacturers, managers and heads of stables, suppliers and distributors of equipment. Although 75% of visitors come from Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, visitors usually come from around 50 countries, making the international event.

The novelty this year is Motor Valley’s participation in the fair, who will be present with an information desk open to the public, with the aim of becoming well-known abroad as well as in Italy.

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Vintage cars and motorbikes: Motor Valley at the Padua Fair.

Posted on 15th January 2019 by Alessandro Zattini

The 35th edition of the Padua Fair, dedicated to cars and vintage motorcycles which has gone from a small exhibition fair to a great exhibition that attracts insiders and enthusiasts from all over Europe. Last year the 100,000 people participated.

The participation of Motor Valley

This year Motor Valley will also be present at the 35th edition of vintage cars and motorcycles. On display there will be one of the most famous cars of the land of engines: the Pagani Huayra Coupé, whose name is inspired by the God of the winds of the Argentine Andes. Elegant and majestic, the Huayra on display is equipped with the Storm Package that provides a significant upgrade in terms of aerodynamic behavior of the car and unleashes the full power of the 730 horsepower Mercedes AMG engine. A symbol of the great passion for the automotive art of this land of engines.

The fair

The British luxury Bentley fair, will see the return of FCA heritage, Maserati with the historic Eldorado, McLaren, Mercedes, Porsche and Volvo, as well as the important role and participation of historical Clubs in vintage cars and motorcycles, both in the stands as well as in the pavilions.

After the wonderful reception from the 2017 edition, the Bonhams Auction returns with an impressive range of classic and collectible cars. In fact, the auction lots feature some classic Italian one of a kind models, 1950s roadsters belonging to celebrities, and ultra-light racing cars.

There will also be a prestigious showcase of 23 Italian and European companies dedicated to the whole spectrum of car care, where advanced technology meets the know-how of the oldest crafts. At the end of the event, the 3 dealers who have carried out the best restoration will be awarded.

Motocross, Autodromo di Imola: 35 thousand enthusiasts at the MXGP of Italy.

Posted on 15th January 2019 by Alessandro Zattini

There were officially 35,240 people at the successful Italian MXGP, the last round of the Motocross World Championship held this weekend at the Enzo e Dino Ferrari International Circuit, with the track built between the Paddock and the Rivazza Hill and a technical and spectacular track that allowed spectators to enjoy an almost total view of the track.

Kiara Fontanesi Motor Valley pride

The public present on Sunday was lucky enough to witness the wonderful conquest of the sixth world title by Kiara Fontanesi.
After winning second place on Saturday, the champion from Parma born and raised in the Motor Valley, literally unleashed herself in race 2 conquering the Italian Grand Prix and the WMX world title, then celebrating the victory together with her fans coming to Imola.

The Herlings dominance and Cairoli’s forfeit

In the MXGP, an accident immediately in the qualifying round forced Antonio Cairoli to forfeit, making it even easier for the world champion Jeffrey Herlings who for the umpteenth time did not leave his opponents get past him and won both races at the GP.

The satisfaction of the organizers

“It was an exceptional weekend, the races were incredible and the atmosphere was unique, we are very satisfied with the organization of this Grand Prix and extremely proud to have MXGP in the ‘temple of engines’ in Imola.” – declared Giuseppe Luongo (President of Youthstream, promoter of the series).

“A spectacular event worthy of the great test fields in the MXGP world. The realization of a sporting event of this magnitude was determined by the audacity and tenacity of a compact and united team in the pursuit of success, together with all the staff of the promoter of the Youthstream series. “- continued Uberto Selvatico Estrense (Formula Imola President).

The Checco Costa Museum exhibition

The weekend of the event opened with the inauguration of the exhibition “1948-1998 / 50 years of motocross”, organized by the Checco Costa Museum, with about eighty bikes that have made the history of motocross and a gallery of 300 photos that tell the story of this discipline starting from 1948, the year in which the first international competition was held in Italy, in the Parco delle Acque Minerali.

Dallara Academy: a new educational center for all Motor Valley students.

Posted on 25th September 201815th January 2019 by Alessandro Zattini

The arrival of autumn represents the beginning of a new adventure for Dallara: the inauguration of the Dallara Academy. Real and tangible concretization of the cultural and training project created by the founder and president of the company, Giampaolo Dallara. An innovative structure where you can share and transmit the knowledge of a story born and grown around the passion for racing cars.

The Academy

The new building, designed by architect Alfonso Femia, stands in Varano de ‘Melegari, next to the company’s factory and houses several themed spaces. The first section is dedicated to schools with educational workshops, where middle and high school students can experiment with the laws of physics, with particular reference to vehicle aerodynamics. A second area hosts the second year of the Master’s degree course in Racing Car Design, one of MUNER’s six master’s degrees.
Finally, a third section houses the historic Dallara cars, an exhibition ramp where with the help of a guide you can admire, among others, the Miura, the X19, cars born in collaboration with the Lancia, the Indycar that they run in the United States.

The words of Giampaolo Dallara

“We want to invest in the growth of knowledge within the Motor Valley”, explains Giampaolo Dallara. “Youngsters will have all the structures of the companies available as test benches: Dallara provides the wind tunnel, the driving simulator, the carbon research center, and the state-of-the-art facilities that no university could afford to purchase and make available also a part of the teaching that will be carried out by our managers “.

“There is this incredible opening of the universities of the territory, which have asked to deal with the companies of the Motor Valley, such as Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Toro Rosso, Ducati, Dallara, Magneti Marelli, Haas” – explains the founder and president of ‘company. “The companies have understood that this collaboration with the universities could lead to good results, the universities have understood that the best way to train young people was to understand the needs of companies and create a partnership in which everyone wins. The universities will train good professionals, the students will have the opportunity to compare their experiences, the companies will be able to choose youngsters full of enthusiasm”.

An exceptional guest

The living legend Alex Zanardi will be present at the inauguration of the new Academy, who wanted to thank Giampaolo Dallara for having designed and created his Handbike that allowed him to win the gold medal at the last Paralympics in Rio De Janeiro. He did it with a gesture that left everyone moved, giving Giampaolo Dallara that same Olympic medal so hard won.

Record numbers of riders born in the Motor Valley at the OCTO GP San Marino – Rimini Riviera at the Misano World Circuit.

Posted on 15th January 2019 by Alessandro Zattini

Not long now until the OCTO Grand Prix in San Marino and Rimini Riviera scheduled for the Misano World Circuit from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 September. To start off the events in the program, the Riders’ Land Experience are preparing to color the stands the Misano World Circuit, while the drivers of the Motor Valley are preparing to get on the track from Friday onwards with the first free practice.

Record numbers recorded for the Motor Valley riders in Misano

Also this year the San Marino GP and the Rimini Riviera will feature many riders born in the Motor Valley. There will be 10 representatives in all three GP categories: Andrea Dovizioso from Forlimpopoli fourth in the Moto GP world, Mattia Pasini and Stefano Manzi from Rimini and Federico Fuligni in Moto 2. In Moto 3 instead together with the leader of the ranking Marco Bezzecchi from Rimini we will find his fellow citizen Enea Bastianini, Nicolò Bulega from Montecchio Emilia, Andrea Migno and Niccolò Antonelli from Cattolica and the very young Kevin Zannoni who will participate as a wild card. Demonstration once again of the prolificity of this land in terms of talents baked in two wheels in these years.

The Riders’ Land Experience program

In the meantime, the Riders’ Land Experience program has begun, with events that will accompany the OCTO Grand Prix of San Marino and the Riviera of Rimini until Sunday 9 September. A unique offer in the world motoring context between official events and many others that have been spontaneously organized. Friday 7, in Misano from 6.00 pm at Arena 58 the “MotoGP Moped Race 2018 & Partners” will be held, with food stands and various exhibitors, as well as performances by Matti di Corinaldo, big shows and elaborate Ape races, and the Proto-Kart and Taxi Drift. Admission to the public is free.

World Classic Racing Bikes

World Classic Racing Bikes is a non-profit association that gathers over 250 Grand Prix motorcycles and collectors from all over Europe. MWC Hospitality Riviera will host the exhibition “The weapons of heroes”: from Pasolini, Agostini, Saarinen to Troy Bayliss. A series of Italian motorcycles that can be admired in the area next to the paddock. Scheduled meetings with riders and technicians who have made these bikes great and iconic. The exhibition is connected to ‘Renzo Pasolini, the Man, the Driver, the Legend, a local Hero’ scheduled in Rimini. The two exhibitions will be merged from October 5 to 7, also on the Misano circuit, during the Misano Classic Weekend. The bikes present: Mv Agusta 500cc 3 cil 1970 driver Giacomo Agostini; Benelli 250cc 4 cil 1969 driver Renzo pasolini; Benelli 500cc 4 cil 1972 driver Jarno Saarinen; Paton 500cc 4 cil 2000 driver by Paolo Tessari; Aprilia 250cc 2 cyl 1993 driver Loris Reggiani; Cagiva 500cc V594 1994 driver John Kocinski; Gilera 500cc 4cil 1963 driver Benedicto Caldarella; Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP 2005 rider Loris Capirossi.

Misano, MotoGP: three Italians win in front of a record audience.

Posted on 15th January 2019 by Alessandro Zattini

The last weekend at the Misano World Circuit was one to remember. Three Italians on the top step of the podium with Andrea Dovizioso in MotoGP, Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia in Moto2 and Lorenzo Dalla Porta in Moto 3 who raised the Italian flag triumphing in all three classes of the OCTO Grand Prix in San Marino and the Rimini Riviera. To frame the splendid sunny Sunday there was a spectacular audience that from the early morning stormed the circuit and then invaded it at the end of the race at the opening of the gates.

Record numbers

Not only were there memorable results on the track for this edition of the San Marino GP at the Misano World Circuit but also extraordinary numbers in the stands. In fact, there was the audience record of all editions with more than 159 thousand spectators on the weekend, confirming for the third consecutive year on very high levels of influx. There was also an extraordinary audience also on competition day with over 96 thousand on Sunday, with the third overall result in the MotoGP season after Le Mans and Assen.

Italian triumph on the track

In MotoGP the champion Andrea Dovizioso, the only representative of the Motor Valley won the race with an extraordinary management ahead of Marc Marquez and Cal Crutchlow, who took advantage of Jorge Lorenzo’s crash in the final.

Francesco ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia, wins as dominator in Moto 2, who started in pole position and was in front of all the others right from the start. Behind him was Pasini, a long second, ending fourth overtaken in the final by Oliveira and Schrotter.

In Moto 3, instead, Lorenzo Dalla Porta won his first race in Moto3 ahead of Jorge Martin and Fabio Di Giannantonio, at the end of a breathtaking race, marked by an accident at the start and by the fall one lap from the end of Marco Bezzecchi while he was ahead. In the final Dalla Porta came out well from the last corner and in speed managed to precede Martin for a handful of thousandths.

The satisfaction of the promoters

“We are all very satisfied, the Grand Prix in San Marino and the Rimini Riviera continues to grow on all fronts and this year’s record was a great result. To the appealing sportsman who attracts audiences all over the world, we have added ingredients that are in our DNA and that are now perfectly integrated, guaranteeing widespread benefits all over the territory. “

The initiatives and events that accompanied the Grand Prix have allowed us to further expand the size of the MotoGP in San Marino and the Rimini Riviera with The Riders’ Land Experience, Bottura’s Slowfood, the sustainability of the Pit Lane Walk and the garden in honor of Nicky Hayden.

The promoters finally thanked all those who professionally and voluntarily worked for the success of the event with special praise to the police for the commitment and professionalism they gave in the local area.

DTM in Misano: more than 15,000 visitors over the weekend. Alex Zanardi finishes 5th in race 2, “An incredible emotion”.

Posted on 15th January 201915th January 2019 by Alessandro Zattini

Success that surpassed expectations with over 15,000 people who participated in the DTM weekend. The elite motorsport has been the absolute protagonist in Misano, with many extraordinary emotions, from the concert by Nannini, to Alex Zanard’s return to track – for the first time without a prosthesis. Only Saturday, August 25, in fact, more than 6,000 people were at Gianna Nannini’s who closed her tour with her performance at the DTM at the MWC. Grit, emotions and chills, especially when all the audience sung together “Sei nell’anima”, one of her hit records, that Nannini wanted to dedicate to Marco Simoncelli.

DTM and Formula 3, the results of the weekend

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Saturday was close to perfection for Paul Di Resta, who after the pole position on the wet track won Race 1 of the DTM on the night of Misano. The Scotsman managed well the exciting first phases, keeping the lead to the pit stop, then going up the slope in the central part of the race also characterized by two neutralizations with Safety Car a short distance from each other. The first career victory in the DTM came for Joel Eriksson in a thrilling Race 2 full of twists and turns in Misano, where the rain continued to shuffle the cards. He began twelfth on the grid, the BMW RBM Team driver benefited from a perfectly spot-on strategy that saw him stop exactly when a violent rain shower forced most of his opponents to make a second pit-stop to get wet tires.

Zanardi phenomenon

The most beautiful story of this two-day Italian is that of Alessandro Zanardi, who after the good test on Saturday night in race 1, brought his BMW M4 DTM to an unexpected fifth place at the end of race two of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. Fast from free practice, the Bolognese driver interpreted perfectly the events of Sunday night delaying the break and staying in the lap of the leader before the entrance of the Safety Car (exit to recover Lucas Auer’s car after a straight). Zanardi became the protagonist of another great company at the Misano World Circuit with a result above the expectations for Zanardi himself who, on the eve of the race, had ironically promised Sky Sport microphones to close the race “at least in front of the Safety Car “. With 2 US Champ Car World Championships, 15 GP USA Champ Car, Italian Super-Champion Champion, 4 Paralympic gold medals and 8 para-cycling world championships on the road, the Bolognese athlete is already preparing for a new challenge: in January we will see him again in a 24-hour race track in Daytona aboard a BMW M8 GTE. Knowing him, it will definitely be fun.

FIA Formula 3 European Championship

The event, broadcast live by SKY Arena, showed beautiful television images and an appreciable audience frame for the show. The cars from the FIA Formula 3 European Championship also performed spectacularly, at the seventh round of the season. After pole position, victory on Saturday in race 1 for Mick Schumacher, a very strong rise in the championship with three victories in the last three stages. At the head of his Dallara F317 Mercedes Benz of the team Prema Theodore Racing, Mick Schumacher, son of the great German driver Michael Schumacher, has commanded the race from the first to the last lap. On Sunday instead, first, in race 2, the eighteen year old Estone Jüri Vips of the Motopark team. While on the same day, in race 3, it was the compatriot Ralf Aron of Prema Theodore Racing to win the highest step of the podium.

Andrea Albani’s satisfaction

“This is a challenge that we wanted to face – declares Andrea Albani, Managing Director of MWC – during an exceptionally high 2018 international level. The DTM is the most competitive car championship in the world, with many cars and great drivers, able to attract fans, especially from Germany and Northern Europe. And now, after this important event for the four wheels, the highlight of the season awaits us in a few days: the MotoGP, which will be held on the weekend from 7 to 9 September “.

American solar challenge 2018: Emilia 4, the UniBo solar car wins.

Posted on 24th July 201815th January 2019 by Alessandro Zattini

The solar car designed and built by the University of Bologna, ‘Emilia 4’, has triumphed at the American Solar Challenge, a competition reserved for solar vehicles developed by universities all over the world. After 2,700 miles through the Rocky Mountains, from Nebraska to Oregon, the Solar Wave team, the only European team in the race, has indeed closed the gap by winning first place. And there were also two special prizes: better mechanics and use of composites and better battery design.

The solar car

The vehicle, developed by the Onda Solare team, has a similar appearance to that of a traditional car, but with a big difference in consumption: Emilia 4 uses an amount of energy similar to that needed to run a hair dryer. With two electric motors positioned inside the wheels, it is powered by five square meters of high-performance solar panels connected to the latest generation lithium batteries.

Records hit

Emilia 4’s challenge began on July 6, with a series of preliminary tests on the circuit (for a total of almost 500 kilometers traveled), all passed with excellent results. Then, on July 14th, the actual race started. The solar car, born from U

World Ducati Week 2018, the Frecce Tricolori salute the red event with record numbers.

Posted on 23rd July 201815th January 2019 by Alessandro Zattini

A massive crowd stormed the Misano World Circuit for the World Ducati Week 2018: the manifestation of the company from Borgo Panigale that, for the tenth time, brought together all the Ducati fans on the racetrack.

The Frecce Tricolori race in the sky at Misano

Clashes, unmistakable rhombs and thousands of Ducati’s in the paddock and on the track to demonstrate what goes well beyond a simple passion. Demonstrating an all-Italian display made in the Motor Valley, the Frecce Tricolori also wanted to greet the Ducati drivers with three passages on the pit-lane and the inevitable green, white and red trail with all the riders of the Rosa deployed for a totally unique experience.

The winner of the Race of Champions is …

Then there were the centaurs, Andrea Dovizioso, Jorge Lorenzo, Danilo Petrucci, Jack Miller, Tito Rabat, Xavier Simeon, Karel Abraham, Marco Melandri, Xavi Fores, Michele Pirro, Michael Ruben Rinaldi and the Ducati legend Troy Bayliss, to take to the track for the Race of Champions, the main event of the World Ducati Week 2018. The winner was Michele Pirro, who preceded Tito Rabat and Xavi Fores before the rain interrupted the race-performance of the riders in front of the circuit named after Marco Simoncelli.

Record numbers

And if Pirro knows the new V4 better than anyone else, it seems that Tito Rabat even wanted one to prepare himself as best he could. But WDW is above all a community, the sense of belonging to a brand that is much more than just a brand. Only in this way can Misano Ducatists from 5 continents be brought to Misano, also including those who have traveled 7,500 km in seven days. In the end, among pilots like Stoner, Dovizioso and Lorenzo, the most beloved seems to be an engineer: Gigi Dall’Igna. On the other hand, there were more than 91,000 people in Misano alone. Record numbers of people came out for this great edition organized by the motorcycle factory of Borgo Panigale for all its fans.

“Easy Rider. The legend of motorcycles as art “: the Motor Valley motorcycles on display at the Reggia di Venaria.

Posted on 15th January 2019 by Alessandro Zattini

From July 18th the most iconic motorcycles from the Motor Valley will be exhibited at the Reggia di Venaria, where “Easy Rider, the legend of motorcycles as art” will take place, the exhibition that wants to celebrate the motorcycle world with art.

From Italian companies like Ducati and Moto Guzzi, to the American legend Harley Davidson, passing through British class and the Japanese efficiency, for a journey around the world that traces 150 years of the history of two wheels.

The exhibition

For the occasion, the Motor Valley, represented by Ducati and the Museo Nazionale del Motociclo will take part in the exhibition with some of its most precious and significant pieces.

Many models will be on display, evoking legendary films, such as the Easy Rider chopper or the Triumph Bonneville that Steve McQueen drove in La Grande Fuga. There will also be racing models like Giacomo Agostini’s MV Agusta, Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha and Casey Stoner’s Ducati. Other pieces will be on display as a symbol of travel and adventure, such as Bettinelli’s legendary Vespa that has traveled 24,000 km from Rome to Saigon or the specials that have crossed the desert sand of the Paris-Dakar.

The exhibition unfolds in nine sections: Italian style, form and design, Japan and technology, Mal d’Africa, Speed, Travel, London Calling, The American myth, Earth, mud and freedom, and Bikes in cinema.

Bikes immersed in art

The fifty-some models of motorcycles will be placed in a contemporary artisitic context, between explicit references and indirect suggestions. Many important names among artists and works of art will be present such as Antonio Ligabue with “Self-portrait with motorcycle”, Mario Merz with “Acceleration = Dream”, the great sculpture “Vejo” by Giuliano Vangi, the unpublished photographs of Gianni Piacentino High Speed Memories which witnesses his activity in sidecar racing and the sculpture “Self Portrait Race”. There will be authentic paintings by Paul Simonon, a former bass player of the Clash, a passionate motorcycle collector. Photographs, stills and movie posters tell a world that expresses a 360-degree vision for two-wheels.

The exhibition – produced and organized by Arthemisia and Consorzio delle Residenze Reali Sabaude, sponsored by Città di Torino and curated by Luca Beatrice, Arnaldo Colasanti and Stefano Fassone – will be hosted at the Reggia di Venaria in the Citroniera delle Scuderie Juvarriane spaces from 18 July 2018 to 24 February 2019.