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REVISITING: Ducati World Racing Challenge - PART II
SECTION 1: BIKE LIST PART 1 - 1940′s - 1950′s
Ah, Quick Race. My favourite part of this game. I can’t tell you how nostalgic I get whenever I boot it up and hear that familiar bubbly techno theme! It’s amazing. Needless to say it’s probably my favourite song of all time, next to the song that plays whenever you race on Highland Drive, but I’m getting ahead of myself.
In part II, we’re covering the bikes. Every single one. Each section will cover a decade of Ducati. I’ve unlocked everything in the Quick Race mode so in the next part we’ll go over each of the courses, including the ones that are hidden during the beginning - I’ll also cover the different parts of Quick Race mode including Time Attack and 2 Player mode. In addition to the bikes listed in the PC port I’ll also be listing the bikes that are available in the Dreamcast version. Overall there should be around 50 bikes in total. I’ll be going through the list of bikes in chronological order, starting from the 1950′s (technically, mid-1940′s). The bikes will be divided into the Vintage and Modern sections. The information presented here is taken from forums, the game itself and various websites including the Ducati official site. Since I’ll be including screenshots from the game and some bikes aren’t available on my PC port I’ll be taking them from IGCD, a pretty cool website about game vehicles.
The bike list is perhaps one of the most impressive parts of the game. It was released at around the turn of the millennium and was a low profile release at the time so expectations were not high. This was probably reflected in the scores that it received after released - it was rated as pretty mediocre, lost in the sea of other, more polished racing games and then, after Acclaim and Attention to Detail went under a few years later (2003 for ATD and 2004 for Acclaim), Ducati World Racing Challenge quickly become another title for the abandonware pile. Which was rough in its own way, but I’m kind of glad it managed to escape that weird status some old games get where they’re more akin to museum exhibits than straightforward entertainment material.
This game is important to me for a number of reasons. I experienced it when I was very young and listening to the music of the opening screen is actually one of my first memories. I have other fond memories of beating the game, unlocking the hidden courses and bikes as well as setting records for every track there was which probably says more about how much free time I had as a kid rather than my skill at the game. It helped form my aesthetic choices in terms of visual design in that I developed an appreciation for vivid colour palettes in combination with low poly skeletons and structure - and in a broader sense it got me on the road to valuing minimalism in art direction, a view I still hold today. Each screen is quite sparse with no excessive UI elements that would crowd your experience of navigating through the game. During a race your entire HUD is composed of a speedometer, a very simplistic map, your position among the racers, a personal best time and the total lap time. The font choice resembles a bold version of Arial and the sans-serif theme is consistent throughout the game. Everything that needs to be seen at one time is available on screen for you to examine. It’s far from polished but that’s part of its charm.
- VINTAGE -
1940′s
CUCCIOLO
Ducati’s first ever motorcycle
The Cucciolo engine held the honour of being the first piece of machinery that was manufactured not only in post-war Italy, but in the entirety of Europe. Created to fill a void left by the destruction of World War II, the Cucciolo was a tiny clip-on engine fitted to a bicycle - first unveiled in 1945, it was taken in by Ducati as a production model and the following year made way for the first original Ducati engine, the T2. It made several improvements on the Cucciolo engine first designed by Aldo Farinelli, most notably on the cylinder head and the drive mechanism. The next model up, the T3, was the first engine to be designed and built in the Ducati factory and was the engine that made significant steps towards building Ducati’s racing reputation which would come to a head with the release of the Ducati 60 in 1949/1950.
What makes me believe the Cucciolo model in the game represents a T3 is mostly the fuller frame and the longer seat, a feature I noticed in a picture of a specially tuned endurance model. Below I’ll list some of the technical specifications taken from the Ducati website. I’ll be doing this where available, and from other sources when necessary.
Type: Single cylinder 4 stroke
Bore and stroke: 39 mm x 40 mm
Total displacement: 48 cc
Power: 1.5 HP at 5,500 RPM
Lubrication: Oil sump splash
Timing system: Valves driven by linkage and rocker arm
Cooling system: Air
Carburettor: Weber carburettor with 9 mm choke
Ignition: Magneto flywheel ignition
This is one of the first bikes in the game that you get to try out. I’d recommend starting with it and pulling up a course, doesn’t really matter which at this point. At the very start only three tracks are available anyway, so use the Cucciolo as a good practice point for getting a feel of the game’s handling and physics ability. It’s slow but stable and you can then move onto the other bikes in the 50′s section once you’re more confident.
1950′s
GRAN SPORT 100 AND 125
Picture by Rinspeed from IGCD
The Ducati Gran Sport model was first manufactured in 1955. Nicknamed the ‘Marianna’ after its production approval coincided with the celebration of Saint Mary that year, the Gran Sport 100 was developed by Taglioni featuring a single camshaft and bevel gears. It proved itself in multiple races and quickly gained a reputation as a stellar endurance bike. The 100cc model was equipped with a four-stroke single camshaft engine which later developed into the 125cc triple camshaft that had a capability of 12,500 r.p.m.
Its technical specifications are listed below.
Type: Single cylinder 4 stroke with 10° forward angle configuration
Total displacement: 98 cc
Bore and Stroke: 49.4 x 52 mm
Compression ratio: 8:5:1
Lubrication: Forced oil sump
Timing system: Single camshaft twin valves with shaft/helical valve gear
Carburettor: Dell'Orto 20 mm
Ignition: Battery
Maximum power: 9 HP at 9000 RPM (1st type)
Top speed: 115 km/h
BIALBERO 125
Above photo by Rinspeed from IGCD
The Bialbero 125 was manufactured in 1955 for a Grand Prix race held that year and was based off of Fabio Taglioni’s Gran Sport 100 model. The bike in the game holds a superficial resemblance to the Cucciolo, albeit more sturdy. The chronology of this model was a little difficult for me to assess and at first glance I assumed it held some sort of relationship with the Ducati 98 T due to the long seat, more visible in the photo below.
Photo by Phil Aynsley
Interestingly enough the model was available in two versions - no fairing as seen above and one with fairing. This particular style of fairing was pretty radical and acts as a neat example of 50′s biomorphism.
Photo by Phil Aynsley
According to Bonhams Auctions Home, the model was originally available as a 100cc but a 125cc model quickly followed. Some of its technical specifications, or as much as I could gather anyway, are listed below.
Weight: 90 k.g.
Top speed: 175 km/h
Power: 17 b.h.p at 12,000 RPM
DUCATI 175 F3
Above photo by Rinspeed from IGCD
The bike in the game most likely refers to a Ducati 175 Sport, as shown by the designs on the fuel tank. Too similar to be a coincidence. They were made from 1957 and into the early 1960′s, up to 1961.
Photo from an article by Kirby Garlitos
From what I’ve read this bike was equipped with a single cylinder 175 cc engine and was a successor to the Gran Sport. Whatever technical specs I could find about it are listed below. There were five models; the Sport, the Turismo, the Americano, the Formula 3 and the Motocross. I’ve only been able to find a direct comparison in some specifications between the first two models - they differ somewhat in their compression ratio, maximum power/speed, dry weight and final drive ratio. The T model will be indicated in italics.
Type: Single cylinder 4 stroke with a single overhead camshaft
Total displacement: 175 cc
Bore and Stroke: 62 x 57.8 mm
Compression ratio: 8:5:1/7:0:1
Final drive ratio: 2.875:1/3.066:1
Carburettor: Dell'Orto 20 mm
Ignition: Battery/ coil 6 volt 40 watt generator
Maximum power: 14 HP at 8000 RPM/12 HP at 7000 RPM
Dry weight: 106 kg/104 kg
Top speed: 130 km/h/110 km/h
Next, we take a look at the bikes from the 1960′s!
