Marlboro Ducati’s Nicky Hayden shrugged off recent arm surgery to set the 3rd fastest time at the second Sepang 2010 MotoGP pre-season test that completed today. Hayden who failed to perform to the standard he expected of himself in 2009 seems to be clicking with the revised ‘big bang’ style Ducati Desmosedici GP10.
Former motorcycle and truck racer turned MotoGP commentator, Steve Parrish says that Casey Stoner can beat the greatest motorcycle racer of all time, Valentino Rossi, in the 2010 season. Last year was tough for Stoner, sitting out 3 races due to a mystery illness, but he came back strong and in winning form when he [...]
Ducati could be considering a $100,000, carbon framed 800cc follow-up to the wildly successful 2008 Desmosedici RR, which was based on the 2006 GP6 MotoGP race bike, the last 990cc model before the switch the current 800cc regulations. With the spec scheduled to return to 1,000cc in 2012, the changing of the guard could herald [...]
The 2010 MotoGP season kicked off as 2009 ended with the 4 aliens on top but with rookie sensation, Ben Spies, already showing he is prepared to start his MotoGP career where he left off on Superbikes – at the front.
The MotoGP circus for 2010 is off with the Ducati racers getting the first official taste of their new machines today at Sepang, Malaysia. Yesterday the bikes were in action but with only official testers on board. Nicky Hayden and Casey Stoner were looking good on their Ducati Desmosedici GP10’s!
MotoGP GOAT (Greatest of all time), Valentino Rossi, had a spin on 4 wheels just to show any remaining doubters how talented he is in all forms of motor sport. Rossi is pretty handy in a rally car and the reigning and 9 time motorcycle champion impressed in a Ferarri F1 car in 2008 but [...]
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 the newest, most expensive and most unobtainable Ducati, the Desmosedici GP10 MotoGP racer.
With an exhaust pipe that wouldn’t look out of place on a lowered Honda Civic, the newly launched 2010 Ducati Desmosedici GP10 will do battle for MotoGP glory with Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden twisting the throttle. Major changes include a new ‘big bang’ firing order and enhanced engine longevity given the new 6 engines [...]
2010 marks the first year since Ducati went MotoGP racing that an Italian rider doesn’t feature on the team. Ducati CEO Gabriele del Torchio is well aware of this, telling the Italian press at the Ducati team introduction today that it makes sense for Ducati to have an Italian rider on an Italian team. And [...]
Former Ducati World Superbike team manager, Davide Tardozzi has not let a sense of nationalism cloud his judgement when it comes to rating motorcycle racers. Tardozzi rates Austalian and 2007 MotoGP Champion, Casey Stoner, as the best rider in MotoGP ranking him ahead of even reigning champion Valentino Rossi.
