Back to back, on the track. India’s most Italian supersports, the MV Agusta F3 and the Ducati 959 Panigale
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The Ducati 959 Panigale roars down the stretch between Turn 3 and Turn 5 at the Madras Motor Race Track with a restrained fury that I know well. I’m tucked in watching the rev counter’s digital bars count off the revs before a shift light prompts me to gently boot the quickshifter to select a higher gear. But Mody’s lighter as well as faster and he has the MV Agusta F3 today. What the MV lacks in outright performance, Mody makes up for in smoothness.
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