Riding the wave of the important sporting results achieved in the cross and enduro field, FANTIC - a Venetian company producing bicycles and motorcycles - has decided to expand its know-how by entering a new area, considered one of the greatest expressions of motor technology: speed. .
Source: press release
As for enduro and cross, for which off-road models were also produced in parallel, FANTIC intends to develop a series of road bikes that have racing in their DNA: a goal that is certainly within the reach of this expanding Italian company using Italian capital. and whose mission is to enthusiastically improve the economy and employment in the area in which it is located.
It is with that great enthusiasm that Mariano Roman, CEO of FANTIC, and Alessio 'Uccio' Salucci, Team Director of Mooney VR46 Racing Team, have signed a collaboration agreement to take part in the World Championship in the Moto2 class. A new synergy has been created between an important manufacturer and a historic brand in the motorcycle sector to start in the intermediate class of the Championship with a highly technical team, namely the famous and award-winning team of Valentino Rossi.
The partnership will be operational as early as the next Silverstone race, where the FANTIC brand will appear on the bikes of Celestino Vietti Ramus and Niccolò Antonelli. For the 2023 season Claudio Giovanardi, Manager of the FANTIC Racing Division has chosen Stefano Bedon as Team Manager, while Milena Koerner, former Coordinator of the FANTIC Off Road Teams, will be in charge of the technical area, which will absorb the current structure of the VR46 Racing Team . The offices of the Racing Division will be at the brand new FANTIC plant in Santa Maria di Sala (Venice).
The agreement between the two Italian companies also provides for collaboration on projects and events beyond the World Championship. FANTIC will support the VR46 Riders Academy in research - many ambitious goals have already been successfully achieved - as well as in the training and development of young talent.
Mariano Roman: "We are thrilled with the agreement signed with the VR46 Racing Team. We are following an important path to build an increasingly 'racing oriented' FANTIC and this is a truly fundamental step. Our brands fully share the same values and we have the same passion and vision for motorsport. Furthermore, we both have an important relationship with young talents. This is a special moment; the collaboration with the Valentino Rossi team will be an incredible support for the achievement of our most important objectives".
Alessio 'Uccio' Salucci: "I am very happy to have signed this partnership agreement with FANTIC, a historic brand in the motorcycle sector and a solid Italian company, a further source of pride for our supporters. This is an important moment, also for the future of our entire Moto2 structure. We will have different experiences in all sectors of motorsport: on the one hand FANTIC, among the leaders of off-road, and on the other the VR46 Racing Team, which over the years has become a point of reference among the Moto2 teams. Our collaboration is also fundamental for the VR46 Riders Academy, because we will have a new technical partner who will support us in the search and growth of new young talents on two wheels.".
The FANTIC Group achieved consolidated revenues of 2022 million euros in the first half of 107,3, up 50% compared to the first half of 2021 (71,5 million euros).
Consolidated revenues include Fantic Motor SpA, Motori Minarelli SpA and the US subsidiary Fantic USA. The recently acquired company Cicli Bottecchia srl will be included in the Group's perimeter starting from the second half of 2022.
