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PLASSEN ROADRACING TEAM - NORWEGIAN SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP - RFME SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP - GOALS FOR 2018 - PARTNERS - CALENDAR
PLASSEN ROADRACING TEAM Plassen Roadracing Team is a Norwegian Ducati Roadracing team, which in 2018 will have Ole Bjørn Plassen and Jesper Jeppesen as riders. After two years with international racing, the team turned to Norway and raced in the Norwegian Superbike Championship in 2017. And, attended two wild cards in the Spanish Championship.
”PLASSEN ON HIS DUCATI SURELY IS
ONE TALENTED RIDER”»
ROADRACING
High speed racing on asphalt with motorbikes at speeds sometimes exceeding 300 km/h. The sport The team is based in Sande, Vestfold and is supis incredible exciting and demands high precision, ported by Norway’s biggest Ducati dealer Løvaas good physique and a love for tight racing from the Motor AS and Ducati. The factory’s racing division athletes. Ducati Corse also supports the team with parts and technical help. The races in Europe typically last for approximately 35 minutes. It is very demanding for riders to keep Plassen Roadracing strives to be competitive and 100% focus in such high speed over such time. professional in all aspects of racing. Despite a tight budget, the team has ambitions and seeks The sport is very popular in Europe and there are often 30.000 spectators at the races in which we opportunities to fight for podiums in the well participate. In World Championship there are over known European series. 100.000 spectators at several events.
OLE BJØRN PLASSEN DUCATI
Norways number one rider over the last years. 3 x Norwegian Superbike Champion (2010-2014Plassen Roadracing Team has support by Løvaas 2017) and Nordic Champion. In 2015 and 2016 Motor AS, and Ducati Corse. he raced Fim CEV Repsol European Superbike Championship, with several top 6 finishes, and as Ducati Corse is Ducati’s own racing department. best privateer on several occasions. From Corse we receive all important technical updates that in turn ensures that our bike always Ole Bjørn has track records on Rudskogen is competitive. We also have possibility to test Motorsenter, Våler Raceway and Karlskoga together with Ducati’s factory team. Motorstadion. He is really motivated to continue the progress internationally in 2018 and the Our team has raced Ducati superbikes since 2004, years to follow. and we are very proud of our cooperation with Ducati and Løvaas Motor AS. The goal in 2018 is top 5 in RFME CEV (Spanish Superbike Championship)
JESPER JEPPESEN Talented gentleman who in 2018 has the goal of top 5 finish in the Norwegian Superbike Championship, as well as participate in some rounds in RFME CEV. Jesper has shown great progress in recent years and the team believes that this will continue.
FOCUS 2018
SPONSORS
After racing the Norwegian Championship and attending The team is totally dependent on good sponsors and some wild-cards in the Spanish Championship in 2017, business partners to succeed in the very demanding and the team is eager for entering into a full international costly sport of roadracing. series in 2018. Ole Bjørn had a very good 2017-season, and the team can clearly see that racing in a interThroughout the years the Plassen Roadracing Team has national series develops both the rider and team in a operated and supported Ole Bjørn’s quest for top positive direction. results, including sponsor relations. The team has gained experience with tailoring arrangements for our The 2017 season started with a wild-card racing in sponsors according to their wishes. Valencia in the Spanish Championship, where he qualified third fastest. Sadly, and as a consequence of By supporting our team, we can amongst other things limited funds, we only hade the means to race two wildoffer the following: cards in Spain in addition to the Norwegian Championship. Promotion on bike, leather suit, team wear, pit walls, Ole Bjørn won the Norwegian Championship by 89 cars, etc. points, winning 8 of 10 races. In the other two races he came in third on a wet track. An opportunity to become associated with a rider and team who perform an extreme sport, with elements that All our focus and efforts now go into securing partners wake people’s interests like high speed, tight racing, and sponsors in order to make 2018 an even greater safety, adrenaline, etc. success than the 2017 season. We organize trips to races The goal is to race full season in CEV. CEV is short for Campeonate De Espania Velocidad (Spanish SBK Plassen Racing Team’s fantastic Championship) go-kart events/teambuilding’s This Championship is raced on all the great and well known MotoGP tracks, and has a starting grid with highly skilled and talented riders.
www.rfme.com
DUCATI PANIGALE R - 1199 ccm - 200 hk - 170 kg - 0-200 ca 5-6 seconds
- Ôhlins attenuation - Magnetti Marelli motor control - Termingoni exhaust - Brembo breaks - Pirelli Diablo Superbike slicks
The team will also participate on events and happenings with riders and bikes. Teambuilding and performance culture We have a wide network of contacts and partners throughout Europe.
PLASSEN RACING TEAM contacts Rider Ole Bjørn Plassen +47 466 394 33 olebjorn65@hotmail.com
Team Manager Tor Erik Plassen +47 990 438 45 64torerik@gmail.com
www.facebok.com/plassenroadracingteam