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RS660 TO MAKE TRACK DEBUT AT APRILIA ALL STARS A prilia has announced that the very cool new RS660 middleweight will be making its track debut at the upcoming Aprilia All Stars event at Mugello, Italy, in May. Last year at the inaugural Aprilia All Stars, more than 10,000 Aprilia enthusiasts saddled up and invaded the Italian track in an extraordinary show of love for Aprilia’s bikes and racing. It is precisely off the back of this event that Aprilia All Stars 2020 picks up, once again calling all enthusiasts to come together. The second edition of Aprilia’s fan festival, which is free and open to all motorcyclists, will be held on Saturday May 9. So, you’ll just need to book a plane ticket to Tuscany and get an Uber to the Mugello track (roughly $1260). Aprilia promises that it will be an unforgettable day on the track to celebrate one of the most victorious brands in motorcycle racing, its history, its bikes and its champions of past and present. Among them will be the Aprilia MotoGP team riders and the RS-GP prototypes that compete in the World Championship GP Motorcycle Racing premier class. However, this event is designed down to the ground for the fans. A range of entertainment activities will be set up in the Mugello paddock, from music, meetings with the riders, an exhibit of the Aprilia range, an area dedicated to eSports and shopping for Aprilia and Aprilia Racing branded apparel, food areas and much more. The anxiously awaited Aprilia RS660 – which we’re pretty sure is about to put a rocket up the arse of the middleweight sports category – will be on display too. Aprilia says, “The new sports bike from Noale is built to inspire a new generation of motorcyclists and, better yet, will be available for all to admire for the first time in action”. What this means is a little ambiguous, but seeing and hearing the bike in anger will surely be a treat. KIWI RIDER 89