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New Ducati 848 Evo track bike at Laguna Seca MotoGP

20 March, 2020
The new Ducati 848 EVO will be presented at the Laguna Seca MotoGP this weekend. After speculation over whether it would be a preview of the Mega Monster (more likely to be revealed at the 2010 EICMA), a more road-oriented…

WSBK – 'The Ben' takes 5th Consecutive Superpole

20 March, 2020
Ben Spies during the third stint of the WSBK Superpole stole the first postion from Michel Fabrizio with an amazing 1:44:073 and shattering the lap record held by Troy Bayliss and getting his fifth consecutive superpole at the Temple of…

WSBK Misano: Cal Crutchlow on Top in QP1

20 March, 2020
Warmer temperatures saw lap times drop during this afternoon’s QP1 at Misano with Cal Crutchlow topping the timesheets with a best lap of 1.36.288m on par with his Misano test times.Troy Corser continues his good form, he was second and…

WSBK Round 7 Miller – Spies conquers Race 1, twice

20 March, 2020
It was Ben Spies who dominated Race 1 at Miller Motorsports Park with a massive 9.3 second victory ahead of Carlos Checa (last year’s double winner) to score his fifth WSBK win. Third place went to Michel Fabrizio on aggregate…

Photo of the day: Ducati Hypermotard Trofeo

20 March, 2020
We thank Giorgio B, happy owner of a Ducati hypermotard, who sends us this photo of another different interpretation. After we saw a 3D Hypermotard Tricolore, here is the Ducati Hypermotard Trofeo. You will soon be able to send your…

Popular Mechanics tests Ducati Streetfighter

20 March, 2020
You might dream of superbikes, and live and breathe superbikes, but what happens when you want a bike that will give you that kind of thrill and performance, when you’re not on the track? How do you match road comfort…

When a Ducati isn't a Ducati

20 March, 2020
You’ve got to have more tha 20/20 vision to catch all the differences, but what Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz are riding in the movie Knight and Day, that hit the movie theaters yesterday in the USA (and in Europe…

WSBK Phillip Island: Carlos Checa leads in QP1

20 March, 2020
The long wait is over and no more testing, we’re finally going to see some real racing action as the 1st round of WSBK kicks off this weekend at Phillip Island.Satellite rider Carlos Checa on his Althea Ducati led the…

WSBK – Fonsi Nieto in DFX Corse

20 March, 2020
After subbing for injured Max Neukirchner in Alstare Suzuki for three rounds, Fonsi Nieto will be back in the WSBK championship, this time with the DFX Corse.Nieto, who didn’t find a team for the 2009 season has been picked up…

Ducati Leans Over With Piega Wine

20 March, 2020
Ducati isn’t new to in bringing wine into their merchandising line, the Desmorosso was the first red wine that Ducati licensed, but during this year’s World Ducati Week, the Italian manufacturer introduced two brand new wines, the Piega (lean angle…

Official: Ducati confirms Ben Spies and Andrea Iannone

19 March, 2020
It wasn’t exactly a state secret, so the fact that Ducati has officially announced that Ben Spies and Andrea Iannone will be riding for Pramac Racing in 2013, will no longer be a big surprise for anyone after all the…

Althea Racing threatens to leave World Superbikes

19 March, 2020
Althea Racing’s boss Genesio Bevilacqua was clearly upset after the last round of the Superbike championship at Moscow and is now threatening to pull out of the series if the weight rules regarding the 1200cc twin cylinders aren’t modified in…

2001 Daytona 200 – Scott Russell

19 March, 2020
When I posted the other day about Scott Russell driving at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, his 2001 Daytona 200 horrific accident instantly came back to mind.Anticipating the flag on a re-start, he stalled his Ducati 996. As he coasted…

Jerez on lockdown for Ducati GP12 test

19 March, 2020
Very little leaked out from Ducati’s first day of testing at Jerez de la Frontera. The circuit was on lockdown and no one got a glimpse of the highly awaited GP12, also due to the fact that the expected shakedown…

Audi TT RS vs Ducati 1199 Panigale

19 March, 2020
After Audi’s purchase of Ducati, it was just a matter of time before someone decided to do one of the usua,l which is faster, car vs motorcycle videos, and it was Germany’s Auto Bild who decided to pit an Audi…

Ducati Xerox Junior Team line up

19 March, 2020
The Italian rider Daniele Beretta and the Belgian Xavier Simeon will race in the Ducati Xerox Junior Team in 2009 with the Ducati 1098R. The team will participate again in the Superstock 1000 FIM World Cup.Xavier Simeon, rode this year…

Liberty Racing concludes 2 day test at Guadix

19 March, 2020
World Superbike newbie team Liberty Racing has concluded a private two day test session at the Spanish circuit of Gaudix. Jakub Smrz spent the test familiarizing himself with the upgraded electronics on his Ducati 1198 F10, while French rider Sylvain…

Gallery of Pics from the WSBK Portimao Weekend

19 March, 2020
Here’s a beautiful gallery of pics from this weekend’s second round of the World Superbike Championship at the Portimao circuit in Portugal. An interesting info fact from the SBK website regarding this year’s round: “Race one was 16 seconds faster…

Ducati Alstare's Checa and Badovini injury updates

19 March, 2020
The first round of the World Superbike season at Phillip Island - and even pre-season testing - was disastrous for Ducati Alstare team, Ayrton Badovini missed both races after crashing in practice and breaking his foot and team mate Carlos…

You can sell anything with a Ducati and a hot babe

19 March, 2020
TV commercials for motorcycles, at least in Italy, are usually broadcasted before and during the races and pretty scarce for the rest of time - musn’t disturb the mainstream audiences with those ‘dangerous’ machines, scooters included - but if you…

EU approves Ducati acquisition by Audi

19 March, 2020
It was just a matter of legal pro-forma but the European Union has granted approval of Audi‘s acquisition of Ducati.The purchase of the Italian motorcycle manufacturer was announced on April 18th, but the deal was subject to examination by anti-trust…