Ducati 750 Giulio Sabattini winner 1974 circuit of Vallelunga motorcycle racing

Description

A superb and rare imageive, of the famous
Ducati
750
in
action during the
750cc final
of the
Coppia Biaschelli (Biaschelli Cup) race
which was ridden on the Italian circuit of Vallelunga, near Rome, on the
6
th
of October 1974
. The image shows winner Giulio Sabattini on the famous Ducati 750 desmo V - twin. He wrote history, as he not only won the race, but he was the first rider ever to lap the circuit of Vallelunga in a time that was below 1 minute! In the 19
th
lap he recorded a time of 58,9 seconds. An overall lap record, averaging
63.79 mph
(102.071 km/hr).
Sabattini
won
the 750cc final of the Coppa Biaschelli race that day. It was the 3
rd
race in the championship. Sabattini beat Franco Uncini on his Laverda 750 SFC, who finished second; and E. Elias on a
Kawasaki
, who finished third. Sabattini finished the 20 laps long race in a time of 20’04”5, with an average speed of
61.29 mph
( 98.056 km/hr). It was a terrific result, as he beat the future (1982) 500cc World Champion Uncini.
In the early 1970’s, racing with production based machinery was extremely popular in
Italy
. These events were responsible for the quick gaining popularity of the heavier sports motorcycle, like the Ducati 750 SS, the Moto Guzzi V7 Sport, the Benelli 650 Tornado and the Laverda 750 SFC, but also British machines like the Norton Commando, Triumph Trident & BSA Rocket 3, but also the Japanese superbikes like the Honda CB 750 Four and the Kawasaki two strokes. Riders that would make world fame, like Franco Uncini and Marco Lucchinelli, all participated in these races before they made the steps to the Grand Prix World Championship racing scene.
The Ducati 750 SS was an immense success, its racing versions, like on the image with Sabbatini; made sure the production machine did what it promised. The recently introduced Ducati Sportclassic model series is yet another great tribute to the machine shown in the image. The
Sport Classics were a long time coming since their introduction as concept bikes at the Tokyo Show of 2003.
The Sport Classic range comprises three different bikes: The limited edition Paul Smart 1000, inspired by the legendary Imola 200 winning machine of 1971, the GT1000 (inspired by the 750GT of 1973) and the single seat Sport 1000 which takes its inspiration from the bright yellow Ducati 750 Sport of 1973-1978.
Without doubt this is a rare opportunity to obtain a very nice non period image that reflects a wonderful era of Ducati’s rich history in a wonderful way. This is your rare chance to own this image, therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca. 7.9" x 11.8" (ca.
20 x 30
cm).
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