Ditec automated sectional overhead doors fitted to the sixty garages featured in the Valencia (Spain) street race track

Once again, Ditec will open the doors or, more appropriately, the garage doors to car and motorbike racing teams!

This time Ditec has fitted special automations for sectional overhead doors installed in the 60 garages featured in the new Valencia (Spain) street race track.

After fitting entrances to the paddocks of Ducati Corse, Ferrari Corse, and of other famous Motomondiale teams (Aprilia, Yamaha, Honda), Ditec products can now be seen in the more “strategic” area of one of the top European street race track circuits.

Ditec Spanish subsidiary (Ditec Espanola) has supplied and installed, with the co-operation of the Spanish company Puertas Metàlicas A. Ferrer, as many as 60 Globe automations for sectional overhead doors. Thanks to their efficiency, safety and technological innovation, these automations are perfectly suited to operate the action packed “back stage” of car and motorbike races, requiring continuous and relentless usage.

Valencia race track is located in the “Barrio del Grao”, Valencia harbour area. Despite being a “street” race track, its performance and safety levels are set to be quite high, comparable to those found in permanent race tracks. In fact, the race track logistical and structural plans comply with the strictest standards currently being used.

The race track is 5, 473 metre long and features 25 bends (11 to the right and 14 to the left) and, according to estimates, should allow race drivers to reach average speed of around 201.3 km/h.

The most spectacular section of the track is undoubtedly where the vehicles cut across the harbour by going over the bridge over the sea. The race track layout features two medium length straights and several small sharp bends, forming the shape of varying sharpness horseshoes. Certainly not a very predictable circuit, featuring several points “open to interpretation”, to the delight of thousands of racing fans.

Globe drive unit, ceiling fitted and fully sliding, reliably operates any type of garage door, not just sectional overhead doors. The heart of the product is an innovative system with encoder which controls travel, speed and decelerations of the sectional overhead door and can therefore detect obstacles when opening and closing. This is an essential safety feature in the garages of the Valencia windy race track, where all the work has to be crucially controlled and each movement made by mechanics, engineers and drivers must be made as easy and smooth as possible.

To fulfil this requirement, the customer has chosen Ditec Globe automations, the most reliable in the market, and Ditec Espanola as its most skilled partner.

Another outstanding achievement for DITEC, a supplier closely linked with the world of car and motorbike racing; a major reference to be added to the already long list of the European company’s accomplishments, assured by their on-going commitment and innovation which make them the market leader.

Smart as a racing car, fast like a motorbike, Ditec faces all their challenges with outstanding commitment to cross the finish line when the chequered flag is being waved.

Ditec, the automation supplier with an edge.

The pictures have been taken from the local TV channel TV3 report, featuring interviews to Ferrari engineers in their garage, before a Formula 1 race.

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