COOL CORSA!
I’d seen Steve Hillary’s 888 Ducati Corsa tucked away in the corner of his workshop after many a trip to his Devon based workshop, Redmax Speedshop and it had always appealed to me…
I guess it’s the 1980s/1990s styling, bold Oxford Products racing livery and the hints to its history that Steve had briefly mentioned to me as I’d had a gander round his garage. It really stood out amongst his eclectic collection of bikes. I’d persistently asked to do a feature on it, at the very least photograph it and much to my patience and Steve’s kindness here it is.
Steve is nothing short of a Ducati expert and mechanical wizard, having worked on the Italian motorcycles for virtually all of his working life and has become a well known figure and authority in the Ducati scene. Having trained at Fast By Ferracci’s and later co-run the Ducati dealership and BSB team Moto-Rapido, there is little that Mr Hillary doesn’t know about Ducatis.
We meet for the photoshoot at a very quiet Thruxton circuit, (pre-lockdown, thankfully) in Hampshire, which seems appropriate as this particular Ducati 888 would have undoubtedly competed here at least once in its full and diverse history.
