Archive for August, 2009
Rossi Doubles his Points Lead with Victory as Lorenzo Crashes Out Valentino Rossi took another victory today during round 11 of the 2009 MotoGP Championship at Brno, Czech Republic, doubling his lead in the series as a result of his team mate’s crash and Casey Stoner’s absence. The two Yamaha men were in a class [...]
August 16th, 2009 | Posted in MotoGP | Comments Off
Touring Sport Ducshop Ducati took their fourth consecutive win at Virginia International Raceway today, strengthening their lead in the Suntrust MotoGT2 endurance championship. Rider’s Ryan Elleby and Corey Rech rode the championship leading #77 PS1000LE to a class victory and to third overall despite crashing both in practice and the race.
August 15th, 2009 | Posted in Racing | Comments Off
Touring Sport Ducshop Ducati heads to Virginia International Raceway (VIR) this weekend with both bikes, four riders and a 31 point advantage in the Suntrust MotoGT endurance championship. Ryan Elleby and Corey Rech will team up on the championship leading #77 Ducati Paul Smart 1000LE while team owner’s Frank Shockley and Pete Friedland will, for [...]
August 14th, 2009 | Posted in Racing | Comments Off
The news that Casey Stoner is out for 3 races provides a zero base for all the other Ducati riders. Nicky Hayden, struggling to come to grips with the Ducati GP9 must show he is the new leader of the Ducati charge whilst Mika Kallio gets a 3 race audition to prove why he, not [...]
August 14th, 2009 | Posted in MotoGP | Comments Off
Take 45 Ducati Desmosedici owners from all around Europe and deposit them at Donington Park Raceway in the UK and you have the Ducati Desmosedici Day video opportunity.
August 14th, 2009 | Posted in Motorcycles | Comments Off
I must admit that reality TV is not my genre so I have didn’t even know who Jillian Michaels, the celebrity personal trainer of NBC’s ‘The Biggest Loser’, was let alone being an ardent fan, but learning she owns and rides a Ducati Desmosedici just piqued my interest.
August 13th, 2009 | Posted in News | 2 Comments
In June, Troy Bayliss tested a V8 Supercar as raced in the Australia national championship series of the same name. At the time ducatinewstoday reported how Bayliss enjoyed the event and how the team were impressed with his control and precision but not that he was just 2/10ths of second slower than a 3 time [...]
August 13th, 2009 | Posted in News | Comments Off
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 a Ducati Monster 1100S Special.
August 12th, 2009 | Posted in Wallpaper | Comments Off
We’ve raved about the gorgeous, rare and consequently achingly desirable Ducati Supermono before but we haven’t seen a new one for sale until now. Time to break out the check book.
August 11th, 2009 | Posted in Racing | Comments Off
If you haven’t visited the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum you really owe to yourself as a motorcycle fan. The collection now numbers some 1,200 motorcycles and has many delights for the Ducati fan.
August 11th, 2009 | Posted in Motorcycles, Opinion, Reviews | Comments Off