Moto Guzzi Fast Endurance Trophy 2020: return to the track at the weekend in Vallelunga

The new season of Moto Guzzi Fast Endurance Trophy atVallelunga racetrack. Fifty participants are expected, forming 25 crews, racing on Moto Guzzi V7 III models with GCorse Racing Kit and Pirelli Phantom Sportscomp RS tyres.

New

As mentioned in a previous one article, there are several innovations connected to the new edition. Highlighting compliance with the provisions and safety, to avoid any cases of contagion. Five races in total, two of which are "Fast Endurance" already in this first weekend on the Lazio track, both lasting 60 minutes. Furthermore, the two rounds of 20-minute timed tests for each driver are useful for defining the starting grid for the two races. The first appointment with the characteristic “Le Mans” style start is scheduled for Saturday 18 July 2020 at 18.20 pm, while the second is scheduled for Sunday 19 July at 17.20 pm.
Each driver cannot drive for more than 15 minutes, so three driver changes are expected in the pit lane. Points are awarded to the top 15 ranked teams.
Il GCorse Racing Kit developed by the Guareschi brothers, well-known Moto Guzzi preparators, it is one of the other characterizing aspects of the Trophy. Along with safety features such as underpan and front brake lever protection, this identical kit for participants includes a package of modifications and the equipment also includes a specific mapping of the engine control unit and dedicated front brake pads. The updates for this season concern the braking system, introducing a larger front disc, then the elements (screen with housing for the headlight and additional rear light) to compete in thedate night. Another interesting novelty proposed on the route Adria on September 5, as reported.

Various protagonists

Among the faces registered at Moto Guzzi Fast Endurance Trophy several friends brought together by the passion for two wheels and competitions, ready to share the Moto Guzzi V7 III with Kit Gcorse like DJ Ringo, back on track in Vallelunga together with Pierpaolo Vivaldi in Team Virgin Radio. But there are also families like Lupo Racing where there is a father and daughter (already present last season), or Team Gaffe and VMS Racing where fathers and sons are still present.
There are also names already known in the sporting scene: Stefano Bonetti and Francesco Curinga on the V7 III of the Stylecar Racing Team or Genesio Bevilacqua, historic team manager of the Superbike World Championship, together with Stefano Fugardi in the “Moto dei Miti” Team. Also present was a crew from beyond the Alps made up of the French Eric Perouse and Thierry Stapts. Also competing are Guzzisti enthusiasts from the "The Clan" community, represented on the occasion by the duo Alessandro Moro and Francesco Grillandini and the friends of the Team “On Motorcycles with Africa” Marco Visonà and Nicola Andreetto, engaged in a solidarity initiative.

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