Riding in sweltering conditions, Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi both made solid progress on Day 2 at the Malaysian Grand Prix, qualifying on the second and third rows, respectively. For the American, sixth-best equals his best qualifying position of the season, last week at Phillip Island.
NCR Ducstock, the national Ducati party organized by Ducati.net was one of the highlights of the Barber Vintage Festival last weekend. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Ducati TT2/TT1 and 750F1, the event featured a world class display of ultra rare Ducati’s from all over North America and beyond. Be sure to check out the [...]
Next Bike Sdn Bhd, the official distributor for Ducati in Malaysia today unveiled a new Monster model specifically developed for the Asian market. Valentino Rossi was on hand in Kuala Lumpur to promote the Ducati Monster 795.
It is clear to even a casual observer that newly crowned 2011 MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner has had a pretty amazing season even with two races still to run. He has won 9 races so far and only finished off the podium once when he was knocked down by Valentino Rossi’s Ducati. Now an [...]
The 16th round of the 2011 MotoGP World Championship was really a repeat of the preceding round in Motegi, Japan which saw Valentino Rossi once again crash out of the race, this time whilst attempting to overtake Alvaro Bautista. Teammate Nicky Hayden, was the only finisher for the team taking another 7th place finish after [...]
The Ducati MotoGP team heads to the penultimate round of the 2011 MotoGP Championship looking for a finish for Valentino Rossi after two DNFs in a row in Japan and Australia. The Sepang circuit in Malaysia holds many memories for Rossi and is the site of his last MotoGP race victory in 2010. Meanwhile Nicky [...]
Ducati are set to run two Ducati Multistrada motorcycles in the historic “La Carrera Panamericana” car race, further proving the Italian manufacturer’s 4-bikes-in-1, all-terrain technology, while providing a two-wheeled analysis for event organizers. With a history that dates back to the 1950’s, La Carrera Panamericana is arguably the most unique, most challenging road race in [...]
Having re-signed 2011 World Superbike Champion, Carlos Checa, just hours before his contract was due to expire, Althea Racing has now confirmed their relationship with the Spaniard and announced that he will have a team mate in FIM Superstock champion Davide Giugliano.
17 years ago the Ducati 916 burst onto the motorcycle scene. With jaw dropping styling unlike anything that had come before, together with performance that moved on from the 888, the new model was destined to become an instant classic. MCN was the lucky magazine that penned the first ever review.
There is lots of talk about the Ducati Streetfighter lately, what with the launch of the new 848 model and possible upgrade of the larger Fighter to the 1198 11º powerplant. Here at Ducati News Today we think the Streetfighter 848 will prove to be a great streetbike but Ian Foreman’s AMA Superbike 1198R powered [...]
