working hard, and Jeremy has a direct line to Preziosi. It's true that the team and Jeremy weren't totally convinced about the project, but since they have seen the revolution at Ducati to try and follow Valentino's indications, things have completely turned around. Jeremy was a little down when they were concentrating on the carbon fiber project because he knows bikes very well and he knew that the project would not win in the short term: he is a guy that concentrates on winning the championship at hand." But it isn't as if they have built a full frame for Valentino... "That's not really true, as they have built something: this new front chassis unit is a big step forward for them.  Now they can go from here and continue to evolve it, making it more or less rigid based on Valentino's feedback.  Breaking through the barrier to go fast is not impossible, and it's not too late." Ducati is listening and probably building the damn frame, but that is for Valencia at the final stage for 2012. It is by far in cycling, as i found out recently. In amateur comp level bikes even the cost is about the same, and my alloy bike is like a coke can, so thin it sounds like a rock will punch a hole right through. CF better. I have doubts CF is an inferior material, too widely used. Simply Ducati lack the funds, time, testing and rules to make 8 variations in