Ducati isn’t really a brand associated with endurance racing and consequently you don’t see many of these specialized racers around least of all, bikes entered in the most prestigious endurance race of all, the Suzuka 8-hour. So when we came across a few photos (including this opening one of a Ducati 1198R Superbike in MotoGP [...]
Ducati’s Mugello test ended with a beautiful, sunny day and ideal conditions. Today was Valentino Rossi’s turn back on the Ducati GP12, as he completed his third day of testing with the bike by turning 80 laps between 11:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., when the Tuscan circuit closed.
The Rapid Solicitors-Bathams Ducati team are looking to build on their first podium finish of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Thruxton last time out as they bid to repeat their winning performance at Knockhill this weekend at the fifth round of the Championship. Michael Rutter took a second place and was set to [...]
Spaniard Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) is even more enthusiastic about the upcoming round at new SBK track Motorland Aragon this week; having scored the double win at Misano last weekend, he heads to Spain with a 72 point lead in the World Superbike Standings. The Althea Racing team’s home track of Misano proved to be [...]
The 6th round of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship saw Nicky Hayden finish just off the podium in 4th after setting the fastest lap of the race. Valentino Rossi struggled all weekend at a circuit he didn’t know qualifying 13th on the last row of the grid and finishing 6th as a result of staying [...]
Following the Silverstone MotoGP race both Ducati Marlboro Team riders are busy at a Mugello test this week to continue the development of the GP12, while the Test Team simultaneously continues its work on the GP11 with Franco Battaini.
If thine eye offend thee, pluck it out. Whatever you think of the looks of Kristian von Hornsleth’s Ducati ‘Sculpture’ (It’s psychedelic baby) you can bet that Ducati’s legal department just love ‘Kill Me Fast’ emblazoned on its fastest Superbike line.
The Museum of Design Atlanta’s (MODA) current exhibit is titled ‘Passione Italiana’ which celebrates the design of Italian motorcycles and naturally Ducati features prominently. The exhibition showcases the design of Italian bikes in the context of fashion, industrial and furniture design. Ducati News Today went along and shot the photos you can see after the [...]
In a repeat of the recent performance at Miller Motorsports Park, the Althea Racing team and rider Carlos Checa were able to celebrate two race wins, two fast laps and also a new lap record this afternoon at the Misano World Circuit. A result made even sweeter by the fact that is was obtained at [...]
As had been generally predicted in weather forecasts, the British Grand Prix took place in driving rain, and Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi finished the race fourth and sixth, respectively. It was a good team result, as the Italian limited damage in a challenging weekend, while the American posted the fastest lap of the race [...]
