Archive for September, 2011

Checa Takes One Step Closer to Title, Fastest in Friday Qualifying

Carlos Checa and Althea Racing made a more than positive start to the Magny-Cours race weekend, closing both of today‟s sessions in first position and setting the pace for what will undoubtedly be a memorable weekend.

Hayden Leads the Way for Ducati at Motegi

The Ducati Team started its setup work on the GP11.1 at the Motegi circuit, lapping at a decent pace from the first free-practice session. After posting the morning’s third-best time, Nicky Hayden finished the day sixth, less than six tenths from the leader, Dani Pedrosa. Valentino Rossi, who is still working on settings with the [...]

The Dirt Monster that Ducati Didn’t Make Redux

The Redux series is all about bringing back blasts from the past that our newer readers may not have caught first time around. This time we have a dirt bike that started life as a Ducati Monster, the Terra Mostro.

Celebrity Chef Takes Ducati Diavel Delivery

Australian celebrity chef and owner of ARIA restaurants, Matt Moran, excitedly took delivery of his Ducati Diavel late last week at his Sydney home. The longtime Ducati owner will become a Ducati Ambassador.

Valentino Rossi’s First 100 GP Victories Video

As part of the promotion for the new MotoGP movie ‘Fastest’, the film makers have posted a video showing the first 100 GP victories for racing sensation Valentino Rossi. Rossi goes from teenaged 125 racer in 1996 winning his first Grand Prix at Brno on a 125 to seasoned 9 time World Champion in 1 [...]

Troy Bayliss Says Not to Worry about Ducati 1199 Panigale

It took less than 140 characters for 3 time World Superbike Champion and Ducati legend, Troy Bayliss, to reassure Ducatisti about the new 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale.

Aussie Damian Cudlin to Sub for Capirossi at Motegi

Australian road racer, Damian Cudlin gets the break of his career this weekend when he takes over Loris Capirossi’s Pramac Ducati for the Motegi MotoGP round. The Taree, NSW native (where Troy Bayliss hails from) will swap his BMW Superbike that he races in the German IDM Superbike championship for a Ducati GP11.

Ducati Monster Bible Book Review

Prolific Ducati writer Ian Falloon has penned another title, this time focussing on the incredible story of the Ducati Monster. ‘The Ducati Monster Bible’ highlights every single model from the very beginning in 1993 through to the latest current model, the new generation 1100EVO. Our review is after the jump.

Checa Plans to Give 100% at Magny Cours in Lifting Superbike Title

Having come so close to celebrating title success at last weekend‟s Imola round of the World Superbike Championship, the Althea Racing team and rider Carlos Checa move on to the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours to finish the task in hand.

Ducati Previews Motegi MotoGP Challenge

The Ducati Team is headed for the Japanese Grand Prix, which will take place on Sunday following a postponement due to the terrible earthquake that struck the country on March 11. A stop-and-go track with a predominance of slow corners that are interspersed with medium-length straightaways, the Twin Ring Motegi has played host to four [...]