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A"Alea iacta est". Il dado è tratto. Non si torna più indietro. A parlare sono le immagini, più che le parole. Dietro al nostro racconto c'è molto di più di un semplice "click". C'è la dedizione verso quello che è stato, è e sarà il nostroprimoamore:il motorsport.Malanostra narrazioneper immagini non si fermaalleduee alle quattro ruote: ci piace il dinamismo e lo stilecherisiededietroad ogni singoladisciplina sportiva. Da qui la nostra scelta di essere "Not Just Motorsport": non vogliamo essere legati ad una sola categoria, ma mostrarvi le varie sfaccettature degli sport, dalla preparazione all'azione."Not Just Motorsport"racchiudetutta questafilosofia.Buona visione!
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WORLD SBK
When we talk about Superbike, we often tend to con mistake: Superbike is actually one of the pinnacles o technology, fierce competition, and bikes derived f prototypes are built exclusively for racing, the motor modelsand arethen adapted for competitiveuse.But S that work day and night, of engineerschasingtenthsof were living beings. And then there are the fans: loyal, fairing, for a flagat thefinish line, for a roar beneath t checkered flag is waved, when the garage shutters com desiretostart all over again.
sider it the "younger sister" of MotoGP. But that's a big of world motorcycle racing, as it combines advanced rom production models. Unlike MotoGP, where the rcycles used in Superbike competitions start as road Superbikeisalso a story of men and machines. Of teams f a second, of mechanicswho talk to thebikesasif they passionate, loud. People who live for a number on the hepodium. And at theend of every weekend, when the me down, only one thing remains: goosebumps, and the
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The 2024 Formula 1season was a rollercoaster of twi and turns. Max Verstappen dominated once aga securing his fourth consecutive world title, but it wasn? walk in the park for him. The Dutchman struggled with lesscompetitiveRed Bull,especially in thefaceof asurgi McLaren. The Woking-based team claimed the Constr silencethat had lasted since1998. Lando Norrisput on a Singapore, closing the gap to the reigning king, Verstap and Verstappen asserted hisdominance by winning bot ended hislongwinlessstreak with a triumphant victory with hisfirst career win,provingthat thenew generatio resurgent Ferrari joined thetitlefight after a lackluster Australia. The Maranello team mounted a strong secon that allowed them to challenge and eventually dethro Ferrari'sdriversfought tooth and nail with McLaren for
sts ain, ? t a h a ing
uctors' Championship ? a triumphant return after a a show with threevictories, includinga stunningwin in pen. The Chinese Grand Prix returned after five years, h the Sprint and the main race. LewisHamilton finally y at Silverstone, whileOscar Piastri conquered Hungary on isready tomakeitsmark.Asif that weren? t enough,a r start to theseason, eased only by CarlosSainz?swin in nd half of the season, thanks to smart technical choices one Red Bull in the battle for the Constructors' title. thecrown of the2024 season right up tothefinal race.
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There are special stages that are worth an entire rall through it calmly before the race, while peace still reig reccewith thecar,stop,turn off theengine.You step out in your mind, you can already hear the echo of a Group Finnish style,and already your chest vibrateswith theso beforetakingflight.You look at theKakaristohairpin,w North. You pull your jacket tighter and suddenly you see half in the ditch by the road, but still with hisright foot crowds, the excitement of children shining in their ey cathedral where Finland worships its sideways-driving honor. The days of Group B, Group A, and the early WR shared thislove for the sport with us. But the chillsrem gust of wind that followsthepassageof arally car,they? r can feel them,thrilled and thrillingonceagain on theedg
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y. Ouninpohja is one of them ? you only need to drive gns, to feel the scent of history. You pass through on the .You observethestones,thefir treesliningtheroad,and p B car approaching. You see the yellow house in classic ound wavesof an engineat thelimiter,burstingintoview with thegrassin thefieldsripplingin thebreezefrom the eHirvonen again, arrivingwith hisFocusWRCsideways, planted on the throttle. You see the passion of cheering yes. Ouninpohja is a place of national celebration ? a heroes, a sacred place that only the very best can truly RC cars are gone, and with them, many people who once main ? alwaysthe same, alwaysthere on our skin. In the ?reall still there? friendsand Group Blegendsalike.You gesof alegendary gravel road.
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There is a certain kind of silence that can only be found when everythingistrembling. Theheart pounds, handsgrip thehandlebarsor thesteeringwheel tightly, yet around (and within) adense,clear emptinessopens up. You set off, and you feel it. You pass over surfaces that shift beneath the wheels: asphalt, dust, sand, stones. Sometimesyou take flight for a moment, and in that fleeting suspension lies a question:?Who am I, whileeverythingmovessofast??On thesejourneys,the body is not just a vehicle. It?s a messenger of truth. It never lies. It?sthe mind that deceives, that searchesfor excuses. The body, instead, says:?You are here. Now. Still.?And every timeyou start again after a defeat, you do it with fewer illusions and more substance. Some need technique,othersinstinct and blind perseverance. But in the end, each in their own way, findsthemselves suspended between what they fear and what they desire. You keep pedaling, turning, pushing ? not to win (that?sjust an excuse) ? but toget closer toacenter that slipsaway, when you?reexhausted and sand getsin your eyes and you no longer know whether you're suffering or discovering something essential. In those moments, the noise becomes truth. And man, in his fragile and stubborn race, resembles for an instant what he has always sought: to be present, whole, real. Even if just for asecond.
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Lines that intersect our lives. Lines meant to divide, to connect. Sometimes, to reunite. Walls and surfaces define urban space. It's up to us to choose how to approach them: to be passive or to face them head-on. You hop on a BMX, grab your skateboard... everyone has their own way of engaging with the world around them. Reality stands before us like a puzzle of interlocking pieces, like blocks in a non-virtual game of Tetris ? almost inviting,in a way, to bechallenged through games of balance, on the thin edge of a wall, on a single wheel. You spin, jump, brake. Everything executed with precision and quick calculation, through subtle movements. Because in the end, these physical lines are nothing more than reflections of the geometry of our inner lives. A skateboard or a BMX is the outward expression of how wefacethedaily challengesin front of us. Sometimes it?s play, often it?s a challenge ? made of balance, adrenaline, calculation, risk. And, why not, emotion.
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