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Checa to Help Rossi with Ducati GP12 Development

Fresh from his 2 victories at Magny Cours where he captured the World Superbike Crown, Althea Ducati’s Carlos Checa has gotten the call to help the factory develop the 2012 version of the Ducati Desmosedici GP12.

How Fast was Troy Bayliss on the Ducati 1199 Panigale?

Ducati Favored Son, Troy Bayliss, recently dusted the cobwebs off of his Twitter account to let everyone know that they needn’t be worried about the performance of the new 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale adding that he beat his best time at Mugello. So how fast it fast?

Carlos Checa Crowned Champion

Following his victory in the first race today of the Magny Cours round of the World Superbikes, Althea Ducati’s Carlos Checa finally took his first ever world title as he was crowned 2011 World Superbike Champion.

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.

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 1199 Panigale Power and Weight Fleetingly Posted

With Ducati continuing the tease of the new 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale Superbike yesterday with the release of a video ahead of the formal launch in November in Milan, Ducatisti were naturally keen to get more info about the new Ducati model that will emphasize performance above all like no model before it. For instance [...]

Ducati 1199 Panigale Video

Ducati today posted its teaser video for the new 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale. The name Panigale was recently trademarked along with SuperQuadro which now seems to be the name for the ultra short stroke V-twin.

Troy Bayliss Teases Ducati Announcement

A short, amateurish video featuring none other than 3 time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss posted on Ducati’s official YouTube channel today teases an announcement from Ducati scheduled for next Wednesday. What is it?

Check out the Aluminum Frame on Rossi’s Ducati

Valentino Rossi will race yet another incarnation of the Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP machine this weekend at the Aragon MotoGP this time featuring a modified monocoque chassis made of aluminum.