Ducati Traction Control - DTC
For the first time ever on a production motorcycle, a true competition-level traction control system comes integrated into the 1098R electronics as standard equipment.
Activated by fitting the race
kit ECU (designed to be used with the race mufflers and intended
strictly for track use only), the Ducati Traction Control (DTC) system
is accessible via the digital instrument display and offers eight
levels of control.
The DTC is the same system developed and used by Ducati Corse for their world championship winning MotoGP and World Superbike projects and offers a choice of eight profiles developed by professional racers.
Each profile has been programmed with a wheel-spin tolerance matched to progressive riding levels of skill and confidence from one to eight. Underlining the fact that this is a professional system intended strictly for track use only by competent riders, profile eight has been developed by the official Ducati MotoGP test rider, Vittoriano Guareschi.
Choose the profile that best suits the track conditions and riding
style and, upon activation, front and rear wheel sensors compare speed
differential to sense when rear traction is being broken (wheel-spin).
Using exactly the same software logic developed and used by Ducati
Corse, instant electronic adjustment to the ignition advance or a
pattern of 'spark cuts' initiates immediate control over power output
so as to restore traction at the rear wheel before re-establishing
normal power delivery. In this way, DTC provides an incredible
advantage during mid-corner acceleration and reduces the risk of your
lap ending in the gravel-trap!
