Ducati returns to track day action in 2021, with not two but three of the best UK circuits to choose from.

The 2021 World Championship season has just started, with teams Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3, Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 and Indonesian E-Racing Gresini MotoE sporting the new brand RidingStyle that will provide all teamwear for both squads in 2021.  

This is a partnership with the company director Tedy Suryadi that gets to its seventh year, making it a natural continuation of a historical working path for Gresini Racing and RidingStyle, two institutions united by passion, experience and competence.
TEDY SURYADI - RIDINGSTYLE DIRECTOR
“It is always an honour for me and RIDINGSTYLE to work hand in hand with GRESINI RACING, a world-class company that has been involved in the Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and MotoE world championships. I have interacted directly for 6 years in providing the needs of the Gresini's team uniform in a family atmosphere, called the #gresinifamily. The interaction makes me have a real feel like part of the Gresini family. Both RIDINGSTYLE, my brand, and GRESINI RACING share common vision, mission and passion, which is to build and advance the business, the family and also the Nation through the MotoGP world championship. I would like to thank Gresini Racing for providing this great opportunity for RIDINGSTYLE, a start-up business company with its world-class qualified competences to become a technical supplier for Gresini Racing through the Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3 Team and Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 team projects. This collaboration does not only bring benefits to each party in the MotoGP world championship but also encourages the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs/UMKM) in Indonesia. "We are Gresini Family, Terimakasih!"
CARLO MERLINI – GRESINI RACING COMMERCIAL & MARKETING DIRECTOR
“We are really delighted to announce the partnership with RidingStyle. We know Tedy for long time as we have been working together in the development of the Gresini’s team clothing and merchandise already for 6 years now, therefore it came natural to embrace the opportunity to keep the partnership going also in connection with his new brand Riding Style. The experience that Tedy brings is extremely important to understand the specific needs of the team. Gresini Racing, as a world level team, is always on the quest for improvements and R&D and RidingStyle has proven to be the right partner to meet such demanding requirements. Welcome RidingStyle among the technical partners of Federal Oil Gresini Moto2, Indonesian Racing Gresini Moto3 and Indonesian E-Racing Gresini MotoE teams!”.

The British Motor Museum is all set to reopen its doors on 17 May in line with Stage 3 of the Government’s roadmap.  Having been awarded the ‘We’re Good to Go’ industry charter mark by VisitEngland, the Museum is confident that everything is in place to ensure a safe and enjoyable visit. 

The Museum will be open 7 days a week from 10am – 5pm with limited numbers per day and pre-booking is essential for all visitors including those returning with an annual pass. There are 10am, 11am, 12noon and 1pm arrival slots available and once at the Museum visitors can stay as long as they wish until closing.

New for 2021, the E-type Evolution Exhibition from the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust (JDHT) commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the Jaguar E-type. The Exhibition tells the story of the car from the racing C and D-types of the 1950s, the E2A Prototype, its launch at Geneva on 15 March 1961 and finishes with two very successful Racing V12 E-types from the 1970s. The exhibition runs to the end of June and is included in the standard Museum admission. 

For the May half-term week from 29 May – 6 June, the Museum will be hosting a full programme of family friendly activities to celebrate the Jaguar E-type’s 60th Birthday. Visitors will have the chance to meet Dotty or Dougie, the car designers from the swinging 60s and explore this amazing car and it's design.  Younger visitors will also have the chance to take home their very own cardboard cut-out Jaguar E-type! There are also online celebratory activities for those not able to visit the Museum.

The ‘Gaydon Gathering’, a free monthly evening gathering aimed at motoring enthusiasts, will return on Tuesday 11 May. The first gathering took place last October and the Museum plans to fun this friendly event on the second Tuesday of every month until the autumn. Pre-booking is essential. 

The Museum is also gearing up to run a full schedule of motoring shows and events this summer, all in line with Government advice. Over 14 shows and rallies are being planned to include the return of several popular events such as the Land Rover Show, Retro Truck Show as well as some brand-new events including ‘Autolicious’ on 29 August. This event presented by Audi-licious is a rare opportunity to see an array of stunning cars on display including Audi, Aston Martin, Ferrari, Bentley, Porsche, Mercedes, Lamborghini and VW.

Jeff Coope, Managing Director at the British Motor Museum said “We are delighted to be able to re-open our doors and welcome back visitors after being closed for such a long period. Thanks to funding from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund and the success of the furlough scheme, the Museum is in a good place and is now keen to get back to business. We’re looking forward to seeing the return of our much valued and loyal visitors as well as the staff, some of whom are already hard at work preparing to re-open the Museum once again”.

2021 admission prices remain the same as in 2020 and are: Adults £14.50, Concessions £12.50, Children £9 (5-16 years), under 5’s free, and a Family ticket £40 (2 adults & up to 3 children). If you Gift Aid or donate your entrance fee you receive an annual pass at no extra cost. All visitors must pre-book tickets so the Museum can fulfil its NHS Test and Trace commitment.  Visitors must adhere to the ‘Rule of 6’, wear a face covering at all times and observe social distancing.

For more information on keeping visitors safe please visit www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/news/welcome-back

Those with annual passes will automatically have their passes extended by the number of days that the Museum was closed. More information about this and to book tickets please visit www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/plan-your-visit/book-tickets. Museum tickets will go on sale on 11 May.

FORMULA1 AND MOTOGP TOGETHER FOR A TRIBUTE TO FAUSTO GRESINI

Imola, Portimao - 18 April 2021. The last farewell from the motorsport world to Fausto Gresini was a commemorative event done together by Formula1 and MotoGP.  

For the first time in history – and live worldwide – The Formula1 and MotoGP World Championship have joined together in the memory of Fausto Gresini by linking together the Portimao and Imola grids in what was a heartfelt goodbye to the Gresini Racing team principal.

A big thank you goes to Stefano Domenicali (Formula1 CEO) and Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna Sports CEO) who advocated for this initiative that linked the two biggest worldwide motorsport series in the memory of Fausto.

STEFANO DOMENICALI – CEO FORMULA1
“To remember Fausto Gresini means to scroll through some of the most beautiful sporting pages of our hometown Imola. The passion for motors and motorsports has tied us together from an early age. Fausto not only has been a World Champion, but also an incredible scout of extraordinary talents, who left their mark into two-wheeled motorsport. He will never be forgot.”

CARMELO EZPELETA – CEO DORNA SPORTS
“Fausto has been, without a doubt, among those who most contributed in bringing MotoGP to the level it is now. He was first of all a good friend and one of those key figures of our paddock. With his charisma and smile, he built one of nicest and best equipped teams of the paddock, and my goal is to keep his memory alive. He left a great family both outside and inside the paddock and we will miss him a lot. We celebrated him in Qatar with a heartfelt minute of silence, and I think this shared event with Formula1 is the ultimate proof of how important his figure has been in the whole motorsport world.”

NADIA PADOVANI – GRESINI RACING TEAM OWNER
“On behalf of myself, my kids and the whole Gresini Racing, I would like to thank, from the bottom of my heart, Stefano Domenicali and Carmelo Ezpeleta for having united the motorsport world to commemorate Fausto, a great man both in life and in the sport. We are immensely grateful and moved for this wonderful and unexpected tribute.”