All language subtitles for Mega Machines-S01E04-Daredevil Motorcycle.srt

THE SUPERBIKE
IS RACING TO WIN

IN A BATTLE OF SKILL

ON ONE OF THE WORLD'S
MOST FAMOUS SUPERBIKE CIRCUITS.

THE SLIGHTEST MISTAKE
CAN BE DEADLY.

OH! WHOA.
NO.

MAN AND MACHINE
MUST WORK IN PERFECT HARMONY.

BREAKING THIS SUPERBIKE DOWN
INTO ITS COMPONENTS

WILL UNCOVER ITS
TECHNOLOGICAL SECRETS.

FROM ITS SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT
ENGINE TO A TRANSMISSION

THAT SHIFTS WITHOUT
A CLUTCH AND SMART SENSORS

THAT KEEP THE BIKE'S WHEELS
GLUED TO THE TRACK,

WE'LL REVEAL HOW
THE SUPERBIKE EVOLVED

TO BECOME A MEGA MACHINE.

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

THIS IS THE MISANO
WORLD CIRCUIT IN ITALY.

IT'S ONE OF THE WORLD'S
MOST CHALLENGING

MOTORCYCLE RACETRACKS.

WITH 2 1/2 MILES OF TWISTING
TARMAC AND 16 GRUELING TURNS,

IT INCLUDES ONE OF THE FASTEST
CORNERS ANYWHERE,

CALLED CURVONE.

OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS,
ITALY'S TOP RACING TEAMS

WILL GO HEAD-TO-HEAD

FOR THE SUPERBIKE'S
MOST CHERISHED NATIONAL TROPHY.

Announcer: WELCOME TO THE...
[SPEAKING ITALIAN]

POPULAR IN AMERICA,
JAPAN AND EUROPE,

THE SUPERBIKE IS A
HIGH-PERFORMANCE PRODUCTION BIKE

WITH JUST A FEW
MODIFICATIONS ALLOWED.

TO SOUP THEM UP
FOR TRACK RACING,

MECHANICS ADD LIGHTWEIGHT
ALUMINUM WHEELS,

CARBON-FIBER BODY PANELS
AND TITANIUM EXHAUST PIPES.

YAMAHA, DUCATI, BMW
AND APRILIA --

THESE ARE THE BIGGEST NAMES
IN THE SUPERBIKE WORLD,

AND THEY'VE ALL BROUGHT
THEIR FINEST MACHINES

AND RIDERS
FOR ONE REASON -- TO WIN.

MATTEO BAIOCCO IS A THREE-TIME
NATIONAL CHAMPION

AND APRILIA'S TOP RIDER.

YOU HAVE TO COME HERE
AND TRY TO WIN.

IF YOU SEE THE LEADER,
WHO IS IN THE FRONT,

YOU HAVE TO PUSH VERY HARD.

Narrator: MATTEO WON THE TITLE
LAST YEAR WITH A DIFFERENT TEAM,

BUT THIS SEASON,
HE'S MADE THE SWITCH.

MATTEO'S BIKE OF CHOICE --
THE RSV4.

UNDER A LIGHTWEIGHT
CARBON-FIBER SHELL

UP TO 10 TIMES
STRONGER THAN STEEL,

2,000 PRECISION COMPONENTS
MAKE UP THIS SUPERBIKE.

A 200-HORSEPOWER,
60-CUBIC-INCH ENGINE

POWERS THE BIKE TO OVER
180 MILES AN HOUR.

A QUICK-RELEASE TRANSMISSION
SPEEDS UP THE PIT CHANGES,

AND A NETWORK
OF SMART ELECTRONICS

HELPS THE RIDER TAME
THIS BEAST OF A BIKE.

JAM-PACKED WITH
CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY,

THIS SUPERBIKE HAS
WON SEVEN WORLD TITLES.

♪♪

SO FAR THIS YEAR,
THEIR ARCHRIVAL DUCATI

HAS DOMINATED
THE CHAMPIONSHIP,

TAKING FIRST AND SECOND
PLACE IN EVERY RACE.

THEIR TOP RIDER IS
31-YEAR-OLD MICHELE PIRRO.

YEAH. IN THE PAST,
I BEAT HIM A FEW TIMES.

IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE
TO BEAT HIM.

BUT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS,
HE IMPROVED A LOT,

BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

HE IS NOT JESUS,
SO WE CAN BEAT HIM.

Narrator:
BEFORE THE BIG RACE,

MATTEO AND THE OTHER RIDERS
HAVE TWO QUALIFYING SESSIONS

WHERE THEY'LL BATTLE FOR POLE
POSITION ON THE STARTING GRID.

ON A SLIGHTLY LOWER-POWERED
TWO-WHEELER,

MATTEO HEADS OUT
TO INSPECT THE TRACK

SO HIS TEAM CAN START PREPARING
FOR THE QUALIFYING ROUNDS.

HE KNOWS HOW DANGEROUS
MISANO CAN BE.

Baiocco: YOU HAVE TO BE VERY
CAREFUL DURING THE RACE.

IT'S VERY, VERY EASY HERE CRASH.

Narrator: WITH RIDERS PUSHING
THEMSELVES TO THE LIMITS,

CRASHES ARE GUARANTEED.

TRACK INSPECTION
HERE IS CRITICAL.

ONE SLIP COULD END
MATTEO'S CAREER OR WORSE.

THIS TRACK IS
RELENTLESSLY DIFFICULT.

OVER 2 MILES LONG,
ITS 16 CORNERS

AND FOUR SUPER FAST
STRAIGHTAWAYS

PUSH RIDERS
AND BIKES TO THE EDGE.

TURNS 8 AND 10
ARE BACK-TO-BACK HAIRPINS.

BIKERS MUST BRAKE HEAVILY

WITHOUT LOCKING THEIR FRONT
WHEEL AND CRASHING.

TURN 14, CALLED CARRO,
IS THE TIGHTEST ON THE TRACK.

MATTEO WILL HAVE TO EXIT
IN FIRST GEAR

AND AVOID POPPING
A DANGEROUS WHEELIE.

IN TURN 11,
THE INFAMOUS CURVONE,

RIDERS HIT 165 MILES AN HOUR.

THEIR REAR TIRE
MUST GRIP THE TRACK

TO KEEP THEM ON
THE FASTEST LINE.

BUT SOME OF THE HAZARDS
ARE BEYOND MATTEO'S CONTROL.

MATTEO HEADS FOR THE PITS
TO ASK HIS ENGINEERING TEAM

TO FIND MORE GRIP
FOR THE BIKE.

LOSING CONTROL OF A WHEEL

WHEN HE'S CORNERING
COULD END HIS RACE.

TO SOLVE THIS, THE MECHANICS
WILL HAVE TO MODIFY

THE SUSPENSION OF THE RSV4,

BUT BEFORE THEY MAKE
ANY ADJUSTMENTS,

THEY MUST GET APPROVAL FROM
TEAM MANAGER ROMANO ALBESIANO.

ROMANO AND HIS LEAD ENGINEER

WANT TO MODIFY THE REAR
SUSPENSION OF THE BIKE.

THEY THINK THAT THE SOFTER
SUSPENSION SPRING

WILL GIVE IT MORE GRIP.

OKAY. I'M GONNA CHANGE THE REAR
SPRING FROM A 95 TO 100.

THE SOFTER SPRING ABSORBS
THE BUMPS OF THE TRACK

AND KEEPS THE REAR TIRE
IN CONTACT WITH THE TARMAC,

BUT IT DOES COME WITH A RISK.

IT'S THAT ONE.

TOO MUCH BOUNCE IN THE SPRING

CAN MAKE THE BIKE WOBBLE
AS IT ACCELERATES.

IT'S A RISKY MOVE.

♪♪

WITH THE NEW REAR
SPRING INSTALLED,

IT'S TIME FOR MATTEO
TO HIT THE TRACK

FOR THE FIRST OF TWO
QUALIFYING ROUNDS.

NOW HE MUST TEST THE NEW
SETTINGS ON THE BIKE

AND ALSO CLOCK A FAST LAP TIME

TO EARN A GOOD STARTING
POSITION FOR THE RACE.

SO THIS IS THE FIRST
OF TWO QUALIFYING SESSIONS.

EACH RIDER GETS 25 MINUTES
TO RECORD THE FASTEST LAP TIME.

Narrator: MATTEO IS THE FIRST
RIDER OUT ON THE TRACK.

ROMANO WATCHES THE LAP TIMES
FROM THE PITS TO SEE

IF HIS GAMBLE WITH THE
REPLACEMENT SPRING PAYS OFF.

THIS IS A SHORT SESSION.

MATTEO HAS JUST SIX LAPS
TO CHECK THE SETUP OF THE BIKE.

Narrator: THE NEW SPRING IS PART
OF A COMPLEX SYSTEM

THAT ATTACHES THE BIKE'S
REAR WHEEL TO ITS FRAME.

IT'S CRITICAL TO
THE BIKE'S HANDLING.

BENEATH THE SKIN OF
THE SUPERBIKE IS A LIGHT

BUT TOUGH ALUMINUM SKELETON.

IT HOLDS THE ENGINE,
TRANSMISSION

AND THE FUEL TANK
FIRMLY IN PLACE.

ON THE REAR END,
A SPRING AND SHOCK ABSORBER

LINKED TO A PIVOT ARM
SUSPENDS THE REAR WHEEL

SO THE BIKE CAN SOAK UP
THE BUMPS OF THE TRACK.

THE TEAM HAS PUT IN
A SOFTER SPRING

TO MAXIMIZE THE REAR TIRE'S
CONTACT WITH THE TRACK.

BUT WILL IT PROVIDE
THE EXTRA GRIP MATTEO

NEEDS TO WIN THE RACE?

AS MORE RIDERS JOIN THE TRACK,
EACH TEAM IS AIMING TO PULL OFF

AT LEAST ONE
BLISTERINGLY FAST LAP

TO SECURE THE
FRONT-ROW POSITIONS

ON THE STARTING GRID
IN THE MAIN RACE.

VERY GOOD.

Narrator: AND IT'S "SO FAR,
SO GOOD" FOR MATTEO.

SO NOW EVERYONE IS PUSHING.

MATTEO IS SECOND FASTER SO FAR.

PIRRO IS PUSHING VERY HARD.

Narrator:
BUT THE RIVAL DUCATI RIDERS

THEN POST AN EVEN FASTER TIME,

PUSHING MATTEO DOWN
INTO FOURTH PLACE.

NOW HE WILL TRY AGAIN.

Narrator: HE HAS JUST ONE FINAL
LAP TO MAKE HIS WAY BACK

TO THE FRONT OF THE PACK.

HE FLIES INTO THE DIFFICULT
CURVONE CORNER

AT 165 MILES AN HOUR,

PUTTING HIS LIFE INTO THE HANDS
OF HIS ENGINEERING TEAM.

Narrator:
AT THE MISANO WORLD CIRCUIT,

SUPERBIKE RIDER MATTEO BAIOCCO

IS HEADING INTO THE TRACK'S
MOST DIFFICULT CORNER

AT 165 MILES PER HOUR.

THE NEW SUSPENSION SPRING
WORKS LIKE A CHARM

KEEPING THE REAR WHEEL
PINNED TO THE TRACK.

COME ON.

OH.

36.4.

GOOD.

Narrator:
OUT OF A FIELD OF 26 RACERS,

MATTEO FINISHES IN SECOND PLACE.

HE'S ON TARGET FOR A CRUCIAL
FRONT-ROW STARTING SPOT

IN THE ACTUAL RACE,

BUT THE TEAM CANNOT RELAX.

MATTEO IS VERY FAST.

HE'S BEEN VERY FAST TODAY,
BUT THERE ARE TWO DUCATIS

WHICH ARE VERY FAST
AS WELL AND ONE BMW,

SO WE ARE IN THE FIGHT.

I THINK WE HAVE
PLENTY POSSIBILITY

TO BE IN THE FRONT ROW,

BUT IT'S NOT
GUARANTEED, OF COURSE.

Narrator: MATTEO'S GOT
SECOND PLACE FOR NOW,

BUT THE OTHER TEAMS
WILL ALL BE WORKING

TO GET FASTER IN THE NEXT
QUALIFYING SESSION.

TO FEND OFF THE COMPETITION,
THE APRILIA TEAM MUST SQUEEZE

EVEN MORE SPEED
OUT OF THE BIKE.

CAN THEY HOLD ON
TO THEIR ADVANTAGE?

IF MATTEO WANTS TO WIN
THE CHAMPIONSHIP,

HE NEEDS TO FINISH IN THE TOP
THREE IN THIS WEEKEND.

Narrator: THE SECOND AND FINAL
QUALIFYING ROUND

IS LESS THAN 24 HOURS AWAY.

TO READY THE SUPERBIKE
FOR THE SECOND SESSION,

THE ENGINEERS GET TO WORK
STRIPPING IT DOWN

TO CHECK AND CLEAN
EVERY SINGLE COMPONENT.

ONE OF THE FIRST PARTS TO
COME OFF IS THE OUTER SHELL.

MATTEO NEEDS THIS TO PUNCH
THROUGH THE WALL OF HEADWIND

THAT WILL HIT HIM
AT HIGH SPEEDS.

OUTFITTING A BIKE WITH
AN AERODYNAMIC SHELL

CAN CUT AIR RESISTANCE
BY 30%.

IT'S AN IDEA BORROWED
FROM TRAIN DESIGN.

EARLY STEAM TRAINS
HAD A BIG PROBLEM --

THEIR FLAT-FRONTED SHAPE
CREATED SO MUCH AIR RESISTANCE

THEY STRUGGLED TO GO FASTER
THAN 100 MILES AN HOUR.

SO TO CUT DOWN ON DRAG,

ENGINEERS ADDED SLEEK SHELLS
CALLED FAIRINGS TO THE NOSE

AND COVERED UP THE WHEELS,

GAINING MORE SPEED
WITH LESS POWER.

THE RSV4 BORROWS THIS IDEA
USING THE CARBON-FIBER SHELL

TO PUSH AIR OVER THE RIDER'S
HEAD AND AROUND HIS LEGS.

ONCE THE CARBON-FIBER
PANELS ARE OFF,

THE MECHANICS BRUSH DOWN
EVERY INCH OF THE BIKE

TO REMOVE TRACK DEBRIS

AND DIRT BEFORE
THE NEXT QUALIFYING SESSION.

JUST TWO TENTHS OF A SECOND
SEPARATE MATTEO

AND THE RIDER BEHIND HIM
IN THIRD PLACE.

WITH THE BIKE SPOTLESS,

MECHANICS MUST NOW
FIND MORE SPEED

IF THEY'RE TO STAY
IN CONTENTION.

MATTEO SHARES HIS TROUBLE
SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR

DURING THE QUALIFYING ROUND.

THIS INDICATES A PROBLEM
WITH HIS TRANSMISSION.

IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG
WITH THE TRANSMISSION,

THE TEAM MUST ACT FAST.

GEARS THAT DON'T SHIFT PROPERLY
COULD SPELL DISASTER,

ESPECIALLY AT MISANO.

IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE
IN THIS TRACK,

WE USE THREE TIMES
THE FIRST GEAR.

Narrator: IN THE TIGHTEST BENDS,
MATTEO MUST SHIFT ALL THE WAY

DOWN TO FIRST GEAR

TO KEEP HIS ENGINE REVS HIGH
FOR MAXIMUM ACCELERATION.

IF HIS TRANSMISSION IS STIFF
ON THESE CRUCIAL HAIRPIN TURNS,

HIS CHANCES OF A FRONT-ROW
QUALIFICATION

WILL GO UP IN SMOKE.

FORTUNATELY FOR THE ENGINEERS,

THE SUPERBIKE IS DESIGNED
FOR LAST-MINUTE TWEAKS.

UNLIKE MOST PRODUCTION BIKES,
ITS TINY TRANSMISSION

SIMPLY SLIDES
OUT OF THE BIKE SO ENGINEERS

CAN WORK ON IT WITHOUT
TAKING THE WHOLE ENGINE APART.

THIS COULD BE A LONG NIGHT
FOR THE MECHANICS.

THEY WON'T GO HOME
UNTIL THEY FIX THE PROBLEM.

♪♪

THE NEXT DAY IS RACE DAY,

AND IT STARTS WITH A FINAL
ROUND OF QUALIFYING.

MATTEO CAN PUT IN THE RIDE
OF HIS LIFE THIS MORNING,

BUT UNLESS HIS SUPERBIKE
IS IN PERFECT SHAPE,

HE DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE.

HE NEEDS TO POST ONE OF
THE THREE FASTEST LAPS

DURING THIS QUALIFICATION ROUND

TO GET ON THE FRONT ROW
OF THE STARTING GRID.

FRONT ROW IS VERY,
VERY IMPORTANT

BECAUSE HERE IN ITALIAN
CHAMPIONSHIP,

THE FIRST FOUR OR FIVE LAPS,

EVERY RIDER IS FAST
WITH THE NEW TIRE,

SO YOU NEED TO BE IN THE FRONT
TO DON'T LOSE TIME.

Narrator:
THE TOUGHEST TEST FOR THE NEWLY
REPAIRED TRANSMISSION

IS THE TIGHTEST CORNER, CARRO.

TO AVOID CRASHING
AND FLYING OFF THE TRACK,

MATTEO MUST BRAKE DRAMATICALLY

FROM 125 MILES AN HOUR
TO JUST 40

AND THEN SHIFT DOWN
INTO FIRST GEAR

SO HE CAN ACCELERATE
QUICKLY OUT OF THE CORNER.

THE SECRET TO SMOOTH
GEAR CHANGES

SITS DEEP INSIDE THE BIKE.

ONCE MATTEO STARTS THE RACE,

THE FRICTION PLATES
IN THE CLUTCH ENGAGE.

THEN THE BIKE TAKES OVER.

WHEN MATTEO KICKS
THE GEAR-CHANGE PEDAL,

THE BIKE'S COMPUTER BRAIN
MATCHES THE SPEED OF THE ENGINE

TO THE SPEED OF THE GEARS,

SO THEY CHANGE SEAMLESSLY

WITHOUT LOSING POWER

DURING THE SHIFT.

THIS QUICK-FIRE
SEMIAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

GIVES MATTEO SUPERHUMAN
SHIFTING SPEED

AND SAVES TIME WITH
EVERY SINGLE GEAR CHANGE.

THIS IS GOOD IN THEORY,

BUT NOW MATTEO MUST PUT
THIS TRANSMISSION TO THE TEST.

Narrator:
WITH THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION,

MATTEO IS RACING
THE APRILIA RV4 SUPERBIKE

THROUGH THE SECOND
QUALIFYING ROUND

IN THE HOPES OF SECURING
A POLE POSITION FOR THE RACE.

MATTEO STARTS THROUGH
THE PIT LANE.

HE THEN OPENS THE THROTTLE
AS HE HITS THE TRACK.

SNAPPING THROUGH THE GEAR
CHANGES EFFORTLESSLY,

HE KEEPS THE REVS HIGH TO DRAW
MAXIMUM POWER FROM THE ENGINE.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION
IS WORKING WELL,

BUT TURN 14, CARRO,
THE TIGHTEST ON THE COURSE,

IS FAST APPROACHING.

MATTEO BRAKES HARD
INTO THE NOTORIOUS BEND

AND SHIFTS DOWN
THROUGH THE GEARS...

...SLOWING TO 40 MILES AN HOUR.

HE USES ALL HIS STRENGTH

TO FORCE THE SUPERBIKE
OVER ON ITS SIDE,

RELYING ON HIS TIRE'S GRIP
TO KEEP HIM GLUED

TO THE TRACK
AT AN IMPOSSIBLE ANGLE.

AS HE ACCELERATES HARD
OUT OF CARRO,

THE PIT CREW SEES
THE SPLIT TIMES

AND KNOWS THAT ALL IS WELL.

THE TRANSMISSION HAS
PERFORMED PERFECTLY.

THE CREW CAN RELAX
FOR THE MOMENT,

BUT THEIR SUCCESS OWES
A DEBT TO AN UNSUNG HERO.

THE TEAM'S SECRET WEAPON
IS A GEAR-CHANGING ROBOT

THAT ALLOWS APRILIA ENGINEERS
TO TEST NEW DESIGNS

WITHOUT RISKING
THE LIFE OF A RIDER.

INSTEAD OF HAVING
AN ACTUAL FOOT,

WE HAVE A HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR

THAT MOVES UP
AND DOWN THE LEVER.

Narrator: TODAY, THE ROBOT
WILL PUT THE TRANSMISSION

THROUGH A DURABILITY TEST.

IN ORDER TO PASS,
THE TRANSMISSION MUST SURVIVE

MORE THAN 200,000
ROBOTIC GEAR CHANGES

AND KEEP SHIFTING FLAWLESSLY.

THERE IS NO WAY
A HUMAN TEST RIDER

COULD PERFORM THIS
FEAT OF ENDURANCE.

MATTEO'S CURRENT TRANSMISSION
TOOK YEARS OF TESTING

AND DEVELOPMENT.

IN THE ULTRACOMPETITIVE
WORLD OF THE SUPERBIKE,

TEAMS SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

TRYING TO SAVE FRACTIONS
OF A SECOND ON THE TRACK.

THE COMPUTER IS NOW SIMULATING
A RACETRACK LIKE MISANO.

Narrator: AT EACH TWIST AND TURN
OF THE SIMULATED TRACK,

THE ROBOT RIDER SHIFTS
THROUGH THE GEARS

AND GUNS THE ACCELERATOR,

AND THE TEAM MONITORS THE DATA
STREAM FOR ANY SIGNS OF FAILURE.

♪♪

THE TEST IS OVER, AND THIS
NEW SETUP HAS MADE IT TO THE END

WITHOUT A SINGLE
TRANSMISSION FAULT.

FROM AN ENGINEERING POINT
OF VIEW, IT WAS A GOOD RESULT.

Narrator: IN A RACE WHERE EVERY
SINGLE GEAR CHANGE

SAVES VALUABLE TIME,

THIS DEVOTION TO
ENGINEERING PERFECTION

SEPARATES THE WINNERS
FROM THE LOSERS.

BACK ON THE TRACK,
MATTEO BAIOCCO IS INTO HIS LAST

FEW LAPS OF THE FINAL
QUALIFYING SESSION.

HE WAS SITTING PRETTY
IN SECOND PLACE...

COME ON, MATTEO.

Narrator:
...BUT HIS THREE CLOSEST RIVALS

HAVE JUST POSTED FASTER LAPS,

PUTTING HIM ON THE SECOND
ROW FOR THE RACE.

♪♪

TEAM BOSS ROMANO CALLS
MATTEO INTO THE PITS

AND TELLS THE MECHANICS
TO PLAY THEIR TRUMP CARD,

A SUPER GRIPPY REAR TIRE

MADE FROM A SPECIAL
SYNTHETIC RUBBER COMPOUND.

IT'S A RADICAL MOVE AS THIS
HIGH-PERFORMANCE RUBBER LASTS

LESS THAN FIVE LAPS
BEFORE DISINTEGRATING.

MATTEO TIMES HIS PIT STOPS
SO THE TRACK AHEAD IS CLEAR.

HE HAS ONLY ONE LAP LEFT TO
RE-EARN A SPOT ON THE FRONT ROW.

HE GUNS THE THROTTLE,

AND THE ENGINEERING TEAM
HOLDS THEIR BREATH.

THIS IS THE LAST LAP.

PERFECT.

MATTEO IS NOW PUSHING
HIS 1,000cc ENGINE

TO ITS ABSOLUTE LIMITS.

HE ACCELERATES DOWN
THE HOMESTRETCH AND CLOCKS

HIS FASTEST LAP OF THE MORNING,
1 MINUTE AND 35 SECONDS.

BUT IS IT ENOUGH TO PUT HIM
ON THE FRONT ROW?

Narrator: IT'S SUPERBIKE WEEKEND
AT THE MISANO WORLD CIRCUIT,

AND APRILIA RIDER MATTEO BAIOCCO

HAS JUST COMPLETED
HIS FINAL QUALIFYING LAPS.

THE TEAM NOW HAS
AN ANXIOUS WAIT.

THEIR CLOSEST RIVALS
ARE STILL OUT ON THE TRACK,

AND THEY'RE GOING FAST.

THE FINAL RESULTS ARE IN,

AND THE NEWS ISN'T GOOD.

THREE BIKES HAVE POSTED
FASTER LAPS THAN MATTEO,

PUSHING HIS APRILIA
INTO FOURTH PLACE

AND ONTO THE DREADED SECOND
ROW OF THE STARTING GRID.

Baiocco:
I'M A BIT DISAPPOINTED

BECAUSE I GAVE IT
100% THIS MORNING,

SO WHEN YOU GIVE
ALL YOUR BEST,

AND IT'S NOT ENOUGH,
YOU'RE NOT HAPPY.

Narrator: MATTEO WILL START
THE RACE WITH THREE RIDERS

ALREADY IN FRONT OF HIM --

ONE YAMAHA AND TWO DUCATIS,

INCLUDING CHAMPIONSHIP
LEADER MICHELE PIRRO.

THEY'LL HAVE A CLEAR TRACK
AT THE FIRST CORNER

WHILE MATTEO WILL FACE
THE CHAOTIC CROWD

OF SLOWER RIDERS AROUND HIM.

Baiocco: YEAH.

NOW THE START IS VERY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE I'M IN THE SECOND ROW,

SO I HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL
TO DON'T LOSE TIME,

SO I'VE JUST TO ATTACK
THE FRONT GUYS

AND DON'T LOSE POSITION
WITH THE GUYS IN THE BACK.

Narrator: TEAM MANAGER ROMANO
KNOWS MATTEO

NEEDS MORE SPEED
TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE.

FOR HIM, THE SUPERBIKE'S
POWERFUL ONBOARD COMPUTER

COULD HOLD THE KEY.

THIS ELECTRONIC BRAIN BOOSTS
THE PERFORMANCE OF THE RSV4

FROM STANDARD STREET BIKE

TO TRACK-HUNGRY RACING MACHINE.

ROMANO'S ENGINEERS
PLUG DIRECTLY IN,

AND HE IMMEDIATELY HAS A STREAM
OF DATA AT HIS FINGERTIPS.

YEAH.
THERE'S A LOT OF SENSORS

ON ALMOST EVERY
PART OF THE BIKE.

IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY PARAMETERS
YOU CAN GET FROM THIS.

Narrator: ROMANO
SCOURS THE GRAPHS TO SEE

IF HE CAN FIND ANY
TINY IMPROVEMENTS

IN THE SETUP OF THE BIKE
THAT COULD INCREASE ITS SPEED.

THE DATA FOR
THE SUSPENSION GEARS

AND BRAKES ALL SEEM PERFECT.

AND RIDER MATTEO ALSO REPORTS
NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BIKE,

BUT ROMANO BELIEVES
THERE MAY BE A SOLUTION

HIDDEN IN THE NUMBERS.

THESE RIDERS ARE
EXPERIENCED RIDERS,

SO THEY GIVE YOU
A LOT OF INFORMATION

WHEN THEY STOP
AT THE GARAGE,

BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW,
THEY ARE NOT THE COMPUTERS.

THEY HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF RIDING
A BIKE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE,

SO THEY GIVE US PART
OF THE INFORMATION WE NEED,

BUT THE REST OF THE
INFORMATION IS GIVEN

BY THE DATA RECORDING SYSTEM.

Narrator: THERE, ROMANO SPOTS
A POTENTIAL PROBLEM

WITH THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE
WHICH COULD MEAN

THERE'S A FAULT
IN THE COOLING SYSTEM.

IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATS, FIRST A
DROP IN PERFORMANCE WILL OCCUR,

AND THEN A RELIABILITY
ISSUE CAN OCCUR,

EVEN CATASTROPHIC, YES.

Narrator: THE TEAM RACES

TO GET TO THE ROOT
OF THE OVERHEATING GLITCH.

THE MECHANICS FIRST
INVESTIGATE THE RADIATOR

TO CHECK FOR PROBLEMS,

BUT THEY CAN'T FIND
ANYTHING WRONG.

THE GLITCH MUST BE
INSIDE THE ENGINE,

BUT THE RACE'S RULES FORBID
THE TEAM FROM OPENING IT UP.

THEY CAN ONLY SWAP AN OLD ENGINE
FOR A COMPLETELY NEW ONE.

TEAM BOSS ROMANO DECIDES
TO MAKE THE SWITCH.

IT'S A HUGE GAMBLE
BECAUSE THIS NEW ENGINE

HASN'T BEEN TESTED
UNDER RACE CONDITIONS.

MATTEO NEEDS HIS ENGINE
TO PERFORM PERFECTLY

SO HE CAN USE ITS UNIQUE
DESIGN TO HIS ADVANTAGE.

THE RSV4 ENGINE IS
ONE OF THE SMALLEST

ON THE SUPERBIKE CIRCUIT.

THE CYLINDERS SIT IN A STEEP,
NARROW V-SHAPE

SO THE RIDER CAN LEAN
DEEPER INTO THE CORNERS

WITHOUT THE ENGINE
TOUCHING THE GROUND.

TO BOOST POWER ON
THE STRAIGHTAWAYS,

AN EXPANDED AIR BOX SQUEEZES
EXTRA OXYGEN INTO THE CYLINDERS,

MAXIMIZING THE EXPLOSIVE
POWER OF THE FUEL.

TITANIUM VALVES OPEN AND CLOSE
OVER 100 TIMES A SECOND,

GENERATING TWICE
THE POWER-TO-WEIGHT RATIO

OF A FERRARI ENZO.

♪♪

RACE TIME HAS ARRIVED,

AND MATTEO RIDES
TO THE STARTING LINE

WITH HIS UNTESTED ENGINE.

THE START IS JUST MINUTES AWAY,

BUT THERE IS ONE
FINAL ADJUSTMENT

TO BE MADE TO THE BIKE.

ENGINEER NICOLA MUST DECIDE
WHICH TIRES TO USE.

SOFT TIRES GIVE A BETTER GRIP,
BUT ON HOT TRACKS,

THEY'RE LIABLE
TO SHRED TO PIECES.

HARD TIRES ARE MORE DURABLE, BUT
THEY CAN SLIP ON TIGHT CORNERS.

THERE'S NO CHANCE TO CHANGE
THE TIRES ONCE THE RACE STARTS,

SO NICOLA MUST GET IT
RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

Narrator: NICOLA MEASURES
THE TEMPERATURE OF THE TRACK

USING A HIGH-PRECISION
INFRARED THERMOMETER.

IT HOWS A SCORCHING
111 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT,

WHICH IS TOO HOT
FOR A SUPER SOFT TIRE.

INSTEAD, NICOLA CHOOSES
A MEDIUM-SOFT TIRE

TO TRY AND BALANCE
ITS GRIP WITH DURABILITY.

THESE TIRES ARE THE PINNACLE
OF A DESIGN EVOLUTION

THAT STARTED 130 YEARS AGO.

EARLY BIKES HAD CAST-IRON RIMS.

EVEN WITH SOLID RUBBER TIRES,

THEY PRODUCED
A REALLY BUMPY RIDE.

BUT IN 1887, A SHREWD INVENTOR
NAMED JOHN DUNLOP

TIED A RUBBER TUBE
TO A WHEEL WITH LINEN STRAPS

AND INFLATED IT WITH AIR
USING A SOCCER-BALL PUMP.

THE AIR INSIDE THESE
INGENIOUS PNEUMATIC TIRES

CUSHIONED THE BUMPS OF THE ROAD,

LETTING THEM ROLL FASTER
THAN THEIR SOLID RUBBER RIVALS.

ON THE RSV4, TOUGH WIRES
ATTACH THE TIRES TO THE RIM.

A STEEL BELT HOLDS THEM
IN SHAPE AT HIGH SPEED,

AND A STICKY LAYER OF SYNTHETIC
RUBBER GIVES THEM GRIP.

WITH THE TIRES READY
FOR THE STARTING GRID,

FINAL PREPARATIONS ARE UNDER WAY
AS THE MECHANICS SCRAMBLE

TO FINISH
GETTING THE BIKE READY.

TO PLACE IN THE TOP
THREE FROM THE SECOND ROW,

MATTEO NEEDS HIS BIKE
TO BE BETTER THAN PERFECT.

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IT'S SHOWTIME.

THE FIRST FEW SECONDS
ARE CRITICAL IN ANY RACE.

FROM THE SECOND ROW, MATTEO
NEEDS A LIGHTNING-FAST START

TO CATCH THE RIDERS
AHEAD OF HIM,

BUT IF HE USES
TOO MUCH THROTTLE,

HE RISKS BURNING
THE REAR WHEEL'S RUBBER.

HOW CAN MATTEO PUT THE FULL
POWER OF THE SUPERBIKE

ONTO THE TRACK?

WHEN HE TWISTS
THE THROTTLE GRIP,

AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL
SHOOTS INTO THE BIKE,

BUT INSTEAD OF THE ENGINE,
IT FIRST HEADS FOR THE COMPUTER.

THE ELECTRONIC BRAIN TAKES
THE REINS AND GENTLY REGULATES

THE POWER OUTPUT OF THE ENGINE
TO AVOID WHEEL SPIN.

IT CONTROLS THE THROTTLE VALVES
WITH EXTREME PRECISION,

MIXING THE PERFECT AMOUNT OF AIR
AND FUEL

FOR MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT
WITHOUT LOSING TRACTION...

...ACCELERATING TO 60 MILES
AN HOUR IN JUST 3 SECONDS

WITHOUT THE FEAR
OF BURNING RUBBER.

ALL THE WORK THE APRILIA TEAM
HAS DONE COMES DOWN

TO THIS MOMENT.

Narrator:
AT THE MISANO WORLD CIRCUIT,

MATTEO BAIOCCO MUST START
THE RACE FROM THE SECOND ROW.

TO CRACK THE TOP THREE,

HIS APRILIA RV4 SUPERBIKE
MUST PERFORM FLAWLESSLY.

MATTEO SWINGS OUT WIDE
AT THE START,

ACCELERATING TO OVER
160 MILES AN HOUR.

THROUGH THE FIRST TWO CORNERS,
HE STAYS CLEAR OF TROUBLE

AND HOLDS ONTO FOURTH PLACE
OUT OF THE SECOND BEND.

VERY GOOD START.
VERY GOOD START.

WOW.

Narrator: AS THE FIELD STRETCHES
OUT, MATTEO ON BIKE NUMBER 1

BATTLES FOR THIRD PLACE
WITH A BMW IN FRONT OF HIM.

THE BIKES ARE SIDE BY SIDE

AS THEY ENTER
THE BACK-TO-BACK HAIRPINS.

MATTEO TAKES THE LEAD
THROUGH ONE CORNER,

BUT THE BMW NUDGES
AHEAD THROUGH THE NEXT.

THE SUPERBIKE'S TIRES
CLING TO THE TARMAC AS MATTEO

LAYS THE BIKE ON ITS SIDE
IN THE CORNERS

AT BREATHTAKING SPEEDS.

I THINK WE MAKE THE GOOD CHOICE
WITH THE TIRE.

Narrator:
AT THESE SPEEDS,

MOMENTARY LOSS OF GRIP
COULD SPELL DISASTER.

JUST BEHIND MATTEO, ONE RIDER
LOSES GRIP ON HIS REAR WHEEL

WITH DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES.

Man: OH! WHOA.
NO.

[ MEN CONVERSING IN ITALIAN ]

Narrator: FORTUNATELY,
THE FLYING RIDER

ONLY SUFFERS A BRUISED EGO.

OBLIVIOUS TO THE CHAOS,
MATTEO CONTINUES TO CHASE DOWN

BIKE NUMBER 11 IN FRONT OF HIM.

NOW HE'S IN FOURTH POSITION
AND START TO CATCH THE BMW

IN THE FRONT.

Narrator:
BOTH BIKES SEEM EQUALLY
MATCHED ON THE STRAIGHTAWAYS.

FOR MATTEO TO OVERTAKE,
HE'LL NEED TO BRAKE LATER

AND HARDER INTO THE CORNERS.

MORE THAN 90% OF THE SUPERBIKE'S
BRAKING PERFORMANCE

COMES FROM THE FRONT BRAKE.

IT OFFERS SHARPER
PERFORMANCE THAN THE REAR,

BUT PULLING IT TOO HARD RISKS
LOCKING UP THE FRONT WHEEL

AND SKIDDING OFF THE TRACK.

IF THE RIDER LOCKS THE FRONT
WHEEL GETTING INTO THE CORNER

IN BRAKING PHASE,
ALMOST CERTAINLY, IT WILL CRASH.

Narrator: TO PREVENT THIS,

THE SUPERBIKE HAS
AN INNOVATIVE FRONT BRAKE.

LARGE-DIAMETER STAINLESS-STEEL
BRAKE DISCS PROVIDE INCREASED

BUT REGULATED STOPPING POWER.

IN A RACE, THE METAL HEATS UP

TO A BLISTERING
932 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT,

SO PRECISION-DRILLED HOLES
PROVIDE VENTILATION,

COOLING THE DISCS FASTER,
WHILE THEIR ASYMMETRIC PATTERN

AVOIDS CREATING WEAK
POINTS IN THE METAL.

IF MATTEO BRAKES TOO HARD,

THE WHEEL WILL LOCK
AND START TO SLIDE,

SO THE ONBOARD COMPUTER RAPIDLY
FORCES THE BRAKES ON AND OFF,

KEEPING THE WHEEL ON THE TARMAC
AND MATTEO ON THE BIKE.

WITH HIS FRONT WHEEL
FIRMLY GRIPPING THE TRACK,

MATTEO FLIES THROUGH
MISANO'S TOUGHEST CORNERS.

HE'S PUSHING HARD
FOR THIRD PLACE,

BUT THE BMW RIDER IN FRONT
ISN'T GIVING UP WITHOUT A FIGHT.

THEY CHANGE THE POSITION
THREE TIMES IN TWO CORNERS.

Narrator: THE TWO KEEP
OVERTAKING EACH OTHER,

THE RIDERS KNEE-TO-KNEE,

EACH REFUSING
TO GIVE UP ANY GROUND,

BUT FINALLY MATTEO EDGES
PAST HIS COMPETITOR.

HE IS NOW ON COURSE TO GRAB
A PRIZE PLACE IN THE TOP THREE,

BUT MATTEO IS HUNGRY FOR MORE,

AND HE NOW SETS HIS SIGHTS ON
THE TWO DUCATIS IN FRONT OF HIM.

THE FIRST RIDER, MICHELE PIRRO,
IS BEYOND HIS GRASP,

BUT SECOND PLACE
IS WITHIN REACH.

MATTEO IS DESPERATE TO OVERTAKE,

BUT HE MUST RESPECT
MISANO'S NOTORIOUS CURVES.

THIS INFAMOUS TRACK
HAS ALREADY DEVOURED

THE HOPES OF 10 RIDERS
IN THIS RACE,

SOME IN SPECTACULAR STYLE.

OH, WOW!

IN THE LAST 20 YEARS,

MISANO HAS CLAIMED
THE LIVES OF THREE RIDERS.

EACH TIME HE ACCELERATES OUT
OF THE TRACK'S SLOWEST CORNERS,

MATTEO RISKS ACCIDENTALLY
POPPING A WHEELIE

AND LOSING CONTROL OF THE BIKE.

IF THE WHEEL COMES UP, THE RIDER
LOSES MOST OF HIS CAPABILITY

TO STEER THE BIKE,

SO IT'S SOMETHING
THAT MUST BE LIMITED.

Narrator:
SO THE SUPERBIKE IS ARMED

WITH AN ARRAY OF DIGITAL SENSORS

TO DETECT THE SPEED
AND ANGLE OF EACH WHEEL.

THIS INFORMATION FEEDS
INTO THE ONBOARD COMPUTER

SO IT KNOWS EXACTLY
HOW THE BIKE IS PERFORMING.

WHEN THE REAR WHEEL SPINS
FASTER THAN THE FRONT,

A WHEELIE MAY BE CLOSE AT HAND,

SO THE COMPUTER DELAYS
THE SPARK TO THE IGNITION,

REDUCING THE POWER
TO THE REAR WHEEL.

JUST ONE TENTH
OF A SECOND LATER,

THE SPARKS RETURN AS
THE COMPUTER EASES

BACK UP TO FULL POWER,

KEEPING BOTH WHEELS
SAFELY ON THE TARMAC.

BUT WILL IT BE ENOUGH TO
KEEP HIM IN THE TOP THREE?

Narrator:
AT THE MISANO WORLD CIRCUIT,

MATTEO BAIOCCO IS IN THIRD PLACE

AND GUNNING HIS APRILIA
RV4 SUPERBIKE

FOR A CRACK AT SECOND PLACE.

MATTEO KEEPS ATTACKING
THE DUCATI AHEAD OF HIM,

AND WITH JUST
A FEW LAPS REMAINING,

THE PRESSURE HE EXERTS PAYS OFF.

THE DUCATI SUDDENLY
PULLS OFF THE TRACK.

THE DUCATI IN SECOND POSITION
BROKEN SOMETHING

AND GO OUTSIDE OF THE CORNER.

Narrator: THIS IS THE CHANCE
THE TEAM HAS BEEN WAITING FOR.

IF MATTEO CAN HOLD ON,
HE MAY TAKE SECOND PLACE.

NOW MATTEO IS
IN SECOND POSITION.

Narrator: MATTEO STILL HAS
FOUR TOUGH LAPS TO GO,

AND BEHIND HIM,
THREE FAST RIDERS

ARE BREATHING DOWN HIS NECK.

SUCCESS NOW DEPENDS ON HOW WELL
HIS MEDIUM-SOFT TIRES HOLD UP.

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JUST TWO LAP
FOR THE FINISH.

BUT THE BIKES BEHIND HIM AREN'T
GIVING UP WITHOUT A FIGHT.

MATTEO MUST RELY ON
HIS SUPERBIKE'S SMALL

BUT POWERFUL ENGINE.

IT'S THE RESULT
OF A TWO-WHEELED EVOLUTION

THAT BEGAN OVER
100 YEARS AGO.

THE FIRST MOTORBIKES ACTUALLY
LOOKED LIKE BICYCLES

BUT WERE POWERED
BY STEAM ENGINES.

THEY REACHED NEARLY
20 MILES AN HOUR

BUT WERE CUMBERSOME
AND DANGEROUS.

IN 1887, A MUCH SAFER
MOTORBIKE HIT THE MARKET.

IT RAN ON GASOLINE, BUT WITH
A TOP SPEED OF 9 MILES AN HOUR,

IT WAS ACHINGLY SLOW.

OVER THE NEXT CENTURY,

COMBUSTION ENGINES
GOT BIGGER AND FASTER,

BUT THESE OVERWEIGHT
MUSCLE BIKES

WERE TOO HEFTY TO FLIP FROM SIDE
TO SIDE THROUGH TIGHT CORNERS.

THE SUPERBIKE DELIVERS
200 HORSEPOWER

FROM A TINY ALUMINUM ENGINE

TO BALANCE RAW POWER

WITH FEATHERWEIGHT HANDLING.

THIS IS THE LAST LAP.

Narrator: THE TENSION BUILDS
IN THE PIT GARAGE.

CAN MATTEO HOLD ON FOR HIS
BEST RESULT OF THE SEASON?

IT'S A NAIL-BITING FINAL LAP
FOR HIS TEAM AND THE FANS.

10 CORNERS TO GO.

FIVE.

TWO CORNERS.

COME ON, MATTEO.

THE LAST TURN AND ONTO
THE FINAL STRAIGHTAWAY.

♪♪

MATTEO CROSSES THE FINISH LINE
AND CLINCHES SECOND PLACE.

BRAVO!

Narrator: IT'S A GREAT RESULT

THAT TEAM APRILIA
WAS HOPING FOR.

A TOP-THREE FINISH WILL
PUT THEM IN CONTENTION

FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP,

AND THE BACK-SLAPPING
ISN'T JUST FOR MATTEO.

PLACING SECOND IS THE RESULT
OF HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF BLOOD,

SWEAT AND TEARS
FROM THE ENTIRE TEAM.

YEAH. GOOD. GOOD.

THAT IS MY BEST RACE
OF THE SEASON,

MY BEST RACE WITH APRILIA,

SO THAT IS MY BEST POSITION
OF THE SEASON, SECOND.

WE ARE VERY HAPPY
ABOUT THE RESULTS.

MATTEO GOT ON THE PODIUM.

IT'S A GOOD POSITION
IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP,

SO WE'RE LOOKING
FOR THE NEXT RACES

WITH A GREAT LEVEL
OF CONFIDENCE.

Narrator:
THE RACE MAY BE OVER,

BUT THE CHAMPIONSHIP IS
JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

SOON, THESE
LEATHER-CLAD GLADIATORS

WILL GO HEAD-TO-HEAD
AT A DIFFERENT TRACK

ON THE SUPERBIKE CIRCUIT.

AND WHEREVER THE TEAMS GO,

THE AMAZING SUPERBIKE WILL BE
THE REAL STAR OF THE SHOW.

IT'S ALL THANKS
TO THE LIGHTWEIGHT CHASSIS

AND CARBON SKIN,

A TINY BUT MIGHTY ENGINE,

A QUICK-FIRING
SEMIAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION,

A NETWORK OF SMART SENSORS
AND AN ONBOARD COMPUTER.

IT'S THESE TECHNOLOGICAL SECRETS

THAT HAVE HELPED
THE SUPERBIKE EVOLVE

TO BECOME A MEGA MACHINE.