Ducati Sporting Club Desmo Due Championship
The 'DesmoDue Championship' is a one-make motorcycle racing series based in the United Kingdom. The series was started by the Ducati Sporting Club in 2005 and is administered by them, staging races through New Era MCC meetings in the UK until 2010, and therefater with Hottrax Motorsport.
The motorcycles must be based on an air-cooled 2-valve Ducati twin-cylinder engine produced since 1992. The machines are allowed limited modifications. Most modifications are for safety reasons. The control tyre, which changed to a Dunlop Sportsmax Qualifier for the 2011 season, is used in all weather conditions.
Three capacity classes compete for the championship;
- Class A - 618cc fuel injection based machines
- Class B - 583cc carburettor based machines
- Class C - max 997cc based machines
Riders must hold an ACU racing licence, and be either a Clubman or Novice licence holder absent special dispensation by the race committee.
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