Superbikeplanet has a obit on Giorgio Nepoti, the N in NCR who passed away last week:

Italian Giorgio Nepoti, a familiar figure in European paddocks for over thirty years, was killed along with his wife in a car accident in Italy on July 1. Nepoti was a founding partner in one of the most powerful, successful and influential race teams ever to exist in motorcycle racing: NCR Ducati. – Read more –