Carlos Checa celebrated a double podium at the Automotodrom of Brno today; the Spanish rider achieved two very well deserved third place finishes at what is, for him and his 1198, one of the most difficult tracks on the SBK calendar. Despite the success his rivals Max Biaggi and Marco Melandri closed the points gap.
This may be Valentino Rossi’s Annus horribilis aboard the factory Ducati GP11.1 but his relative lack of results has not swayed his legion of fans from their faith. At Mugello for the most recent MotoGP, Rossi fans were out in force to pay homage despite the fact he could only manage 6th in the race. [...]
For a limited time only Ducati Australia are giving away a Free Troy Bayliss Experience with every purchase of a brand new 1198 S Corse. World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss is keen to thank his fans in Australia for their long and lasting support during his career.
MotoGP points leader Casey Stoner fresh from dishing the dirt on his former employer had another ‘press friendly’ moment during this week’s Mugello test session. After an on track clash with Ducati mounted MotoGP rookie Karel Abraham which left marks on both machines, the pair took it to the pits with a heated exchange.
As part of preparations for this weekend’s Vintage Motorcycle Club’s Festival of 1,000 bikes at Mallory Park, MCN recorded this video of Tony Rutter’s Ducati 750 TT1. Tony and his son and current Ducati Superbike racer Michael Rutter will take the bikes out in anger as part of the Past Masters track session. The Ducatis [...]
Former Ducati pilot Casey Stoner continued the war of words between himself, Valentino Rossi and Ducati claiming that in contrast to his new employer Honda, Ducati care more about appearances than racing.
This week the Superbikes stop off at the Automotodrom Brno in the Czech Republic for the eighth round of the World Championship. Championship leaders, the Althea Racing team and rider Carlos Checa aim for two great results to defend their position in the overall standings.
The 8th round of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship saw Valentino Rossi continue on an Evo version of his Ducati MotoGP machine dubbed the GP11.1. Featuring a 2012 chassis, hopes were high for considerable progress after the rain impacted Assen but Vale qualified even worse in 12th coming through to 6th in the race. Nicky [...]
Italian magazine Motociclismo has published photos of the 2012 Ducati Superbike known as the 1199 although much of the Italian press insists on the name Xtreme. Clearly the photos are not spy shots but a planned pre-marketing program by Ducati to get Ducatisti ready for the biggest departure from what they know as a Ducati [...]
With a qualification of 12th place, the iconic Italian MotoGP at Mugello was never destined to be the the race the Ducati team and fans alike pined for. Instead, Valentino Rossi did what he has been doing all year – making the best of a bad thing and finishing higher than his practice pace would [...]
