VARESE, ITALY – Italian motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta has decided to return to racing on the world stage and has joined forces with ParkinGO.
The two companies will be joined together in a three-year contract. The program will debut the MV Agusta F3 675 in the 2013 World Supersport class together with additional racing activity development. The project will place the three-cylinder bike from Varese in the able hands of the race team that won the World Supersport Championship in 2011 and was a contender in the 2012 World Superbike Championship.
The historic Italian motorcycle manufacturer has in the past accumulated 37 World Championship titles, a number of them with Giacomo Agostini. The signature of the contract arrived on the day of Claudio Castiglioni’s birthday, who would have been 65 years old last Thursday.
“To be able to reach this agreement with ParkinGO is personally very satisfying,” said MV Agusta president Giovanni Castiglioni. “Taking into account the passion for racing that I have inherited from my father, this is a very emotional decision and I am looking forward to the challenges that will inevitably need to be overcome.
“Together with Engineer Bordi’s experience, who personally plays a very important role in this project, I am convinced that there are all the elements needed to achieve our goals.”
Added ParkinGO president Giuliano Rovelli, “Together with my brother Paolo we recognize the importance of MV Agusta’s return to World Championship Racing and are extremely satisfied to be able to join forces and conclude this accord. From our very first encounter with MV there has been a tremendous feeling and understanding between our management teams. Our common vision with regards to this project has been an important element that allowed us to join together in this partnership.”
–From MV Agusta
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