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Video: Chaz Davies’ Ducati Catches Fire!

During FP2 of the WSBK weekend at Donington Park, Chaz Davies’ Ducati caught fire in spectacular fashion.

May 27, 2016

It was a hot #UKWorldSBK start for Chaz Davies at Official Donington Park Racing... 🔥 Despite this mishap, everything is going to be all right tomorrow for WorldSBK Race 1 at 15:00 (local time). Good luck!
Posted by WorldSBK on Friday, May 27, 2016

Donington Park in Britain isn’t known for having the warmest temperatures on the planet, but when the WSBK show comes to town there’s no question that things start heating up. Chaz Davies warmed Donington up to a new degree today when his Aruba.it Racing Ducati caught fire in FP2.

Thankfully the Welshman escaped from the fiery incident, his Ducati wasn’t so lucky. The Aruba.it Racing Panigale had a sad ending to the day as it continued to burn until the marshals put it out of its misery.

Though probably feeling bad for his motorcycle, Chaz himself probably wishes he had a better ending to the day too. The Ducati rider was forced to miss valuable laps in FP2 putting him 13th in the session, and ultimately watch Tom Sykes finish the session on top.

Click play to watch Davies’ Panigale go up in smoke. Here’s to hoping we never have to jump off fireball on two wheels!