Kawasaki is gone from the MotoGP paddock but Team Green still exists. Pramac Ducati has revealed its new team color for the 2010 MotoGP season ahead of the final test at Losail, Qatar and its green! Racing is hardly a green sport but Pramac seems determined to push the eco-friendly approach this year.
Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday. Every week I will post up something beautiful from the world of Ducati that you just might like to have grace your desktop. This week we have the delectable 1955 Ducati Gran Sport (Marianna) as photographed by Phil Aynsley, author of Ducati: A Photographic Tribute. Phil was recently interviewed by Ducati News Today.
Ducati North America has announced the “Ducati Fast Track” promotion, an opportunity to enjoy your New Ducati Superbike on the racetrack with some trick gear all care of Ducati! From March 15, 2010 to June 15, 2010 with the purchase of any new 2009 or 2010 Superbike you will receive a special track package that includes world class instruction from Doug Polen as well as gear for your own track day experience.
Phil Aynsley is a fellow Ducatista, professional photographer and someone so well regarded by the Ducati factory he attended famed Ing. Fabio Taglioni’s 80th birthday. His passion and talent overflows in his newly published work, Ducati, A Photographic Tribute. Ducati News Today interviews Phil and we hear his thoughts about Ducati, Photography, the Ducatisti he’s met and his new book.
Bimota has revealed a new, light weight version of their 2-valve, Desmodue powered model coined the Bimota DB6 Superlight. The model continues the experiments with composite materials that began with the DB7 Oronero.
Ducati Motorcycles of Atlanta were lucky to nab one of the few Ducati Multistrada 1200’s in the USA for just a day, so Ducati News Today shot out to capture photos and video. The Multistrada 1200 photogallery was the subject of an earlier post. The video is after the jump.
Ducati Motorcycles of Atlanta were lucky to nab the only Ducati Multistrada 1200 in the USA for just a day, so Ducati News Today shot out to capture photos and video. Visual impressions and photogallery after the jump.
Rare SportBikes for Sale has discovered a 1987 Ducati 750F1 Laguna Seca for sale with less than 1,000 miles!! It is priced accordingly though at $18,500.
The Italian and Spanish motorcycle press seem to share at least one thing in common, a philosophy on news that says never let the truth get in the way of a good story. And Ducati is the favorite company to proclaim news about. This time it is a supposed merger of Ducati and Piaggio. I suppose it would allow the company to cover both World Superbike Championship bases: Ducati for twins and Aprilia for V4s!
Hector Barbera’s Ducati Desmosedici GP10 racer won’t be hard to spot this season. The Aspar team run by Jorge Martinez has the Spanish Yellow Pages (‘Paginas Amarillas Aspar Team’) as its major sponsor, hence the bright yellow color. Barbera is one of 5 Ducati riders in this year’s MotoGP championship which kicks off at Losail, Qatar on April 11th.
Source: MotoGP.com
