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Nicky Hayden's Special 'Make a Wish' Helmet

15 March, 2020
Nicky Hayden will be wearing a very special one-off Arai helmet, designed by Starline during the Indianapolis MotoGP race this weekend that will be auctioned off after the race to raise money to support the Make a Wish Foundation, a…

Hector Barbera to return to action at Sepang

15 March, 2020
Hector Barbera is ready to return to action in the upcoming Sepang GP. The Spanish rider who fractured his collarbone in a high speed crash during the Motegi race and missed the Phillip Island round, admitted that he’s still not…

Stoner takes home BMW at IRTA Test

15 March, 2020
Casey Stoner has once again won the BMW car prize at the IRTA test by being fastest during the special 45-minute shoot out session held at Jerez this afternoon.The Australian set an untouchable and blazing lap, clocking in 1’38”646, on…

Even Hitler hates the Ducati Diavel and Rossi (w/video)

14 March, 2020
Okay, the Diavel has received mixed opinions so far, with the vast majority of Italian Ducatisti absolutely hating the power cruiser, that’s very far from the Ducati racing mystique, and they’ve already up in arms against the idea of a…

Livio Suppo wants Marco Simoncelli

14 March, 2020
Last year while Marco Simoncelli was racing to win the 250cc World Championship, the Italian rider was already being courted by Ducati who wanted him to join their stable in 2009. Simoncelli reported he even refused $ 1.000.000 to ride…

Ducati reveals GP12 livery online

14 March, 2020
Following all the hype regarding the presentation of Ducati’s GP12s new livery, 96,000 people according to Ducati’s president Gabriele Del Torchio ended up watching today’s live presentation on TIM’s Facebook page of the Desmosedici GP12 from the Ducati Auditorium at…

Ducati to test GP12 at Jerez

14 March, 2020
Over the last year Ducati’s second testing track has become Jerez and they too will be present at the Spanish circuit with test rider Franco Battaini who will continue development work on the GP12 1000cc with the help of 2011…

MotoGP Sepang Test: Vitto Guareschi talks about his Day (w/video)

14 March, 2020
Since everyone is desperate after such a long winter (it’s still winter and freezing here in Europe) for some sort of MotoGP news, even the light stuff, we’ve decided to translate Vittoriano Guareschi’s video interview with Gpone after today’s test…

Valentino Rossi testing fitness at Misano with a Ducati 1198

14 March, 2020
We certainly should have expected that Valentino Rossi would want to test his shoulder condition before heading to Sepang for the official pre-season MotoGP tests next week, because the Italian rider is currently at the Misano Adriatico race circuit with…

Filippo Preziosi: "The GP12 is 90% new"

14 March, 2020
Filippo Preziosi’s official title is Ducati Corse General Manager, but this man is much, much more. He’s the genius behind the Ducati Desmosedici and all the versions of the D16 that we’ve seen over the years.During today’s press conference at…

WSBK Imola – Fabrizio steals Superpole

14 March, 2020
Ducati Xerox’s Michel Fabrizio took his first ever pole position for tomorrow’s two World Superbike races at Imola. Fabrizio snatched the pole position from Ben Spies on his final lap and in the dying seconds of the session, with a…

Stoner dubbed as the "Marlboro Man"

14 March, 2020
MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner has been targeted by anti-tobacco groups “Action on Smoking and Health”, “Smarter than Smoking” and “Young People and Tobacco”.They have written to Stoner and Ducati calling to end the sponsorship deal with tobacco giant Philip…

Ducati Streetfighter wins best bike at Eicma show

14 March, 2020
After our post on Ducati winning best bike of the show with its Streetfighter 2009 model, we show again these Streetfighter live shots from our lovely gallery of the Eicma show.With 25,000 show visitors voting, it’s a convincing endorsement of…

Frustrated Ducati MotoGP fan launches online petition

14 March, 2020
When Casey Stoner left Ducati at the end of 2010, the Italian marque literally went downhill and hasn’t won a race since. The ‘Valentino Rossi project’ was a disaster and Rossi left after two horrible years, with Ducati’s new MotoGP…

BSB winner Shane Byrne signs for WSB 2009

14 March, 2020
Good news for the British rider Shane Byrne, “Shakey” who won the crown last weekend at the 2008 British Superbike Championship; he has signed for World Superbike 2009 with the Ducati Sterilgarda Team.Marco Borciano was searching for two new riders…

Video highlights from WSBK round 1 at Phillip Island

14 March, 2020
The 2011 World Superbike championship kicked off in fine style even if round 1 was more or less what we expected from Carlos Checa who ended a perfect week with a double victory at Phillip Island.The Spaniard wiped up in…

Karel Abraham in doubt for Silverstone GP

14 March, 2020
Karel Abraham’s start to his second season in MotoGP has been full of annoying injuries that has hampered the Czech rider so far. A shoulder injury picked up at Jerez and then a strained back and neck at Estoril has…

Ducati Strada Aperta spy shots

14 March, 2020
Ducati fans are waiting for the release of Ducati’s Strada Aperta (name to be confirmed), which will replace the Multistrada this year. These spy shots give a sketchy idea of the bike, whose release should happen in November.The Strada Aperta…

Carlos Checa fastest on Day 1 of testing at Phillip Island

14 March, 2020
Carlos Checa continues to head the timesheets on this first day of official testing at Phillip Island ahead of next Sunday’s opening round in Australia. Checa’s best lap was 1.31.927 (during the morning session) which was already two tenths of…

Catalunya FP1 – Valentino Rossi Fastest

14 March, 2020
Today’s free pratice 1 at the Montmelò circuit in Spain saw Valentino Rossi take first place with a best lap time of 1′43.038, with team mate Jorge Lorenzo who kept matching Rossi’s times, but in the end lost out by…