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Franco Farne
Ducati's long time engineer and assistant to Dr Engineer Fabio Taglioni has died. Franco played a big part in the development, building and preparation  Mike Hailwoods 1978 Ducati F1 TT machine that he won on. He also led the team that gave Carl Fogarty Four WSB titles. RIP Franco.
05-03-2015, 06:39 PM
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RE: Franco Farne
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His history is the history of Ducati. He won his first race in the 50's as a rider and was still working on WSBK bikes until recently.

No deeper well of Ducati knowledge could be found than this man.


Here is a link to a section of the Ducati website that highlights the background and experience of Franco Farne.

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