Davide Tardozzi is known mostly as the former Ducati team manager who defected to BMW at the end of last year, but he was also an accomplished racer in his own right. His 1991 European Superbike Championship winning factory Ducati 888 (pictured) is will shortly be for sale.
The factory Ducati World Superbike squad have concluded 2 days of testing at Mugello ahead of this weekend’s German Round of the series at Nurburgring. The test was mostly used to shake the cobwebs out after the month long summer break.
MotoGP rival Casey Stoner has spoken out on the decision facing Yamaha – whether or not to let Valentino Rossi test the Ducati Desmosedici following the final round of the championship in Valencia later this year. With the limited testing allowed now, it will be critical to how fast Rossi can get the Ducati developed [...]
If it wasn’t exciting enough that Valentino Rossi will be racing in red next year on board the Ducati Desmosedici GP11, there is something even more tantalizing. World Superbikes. There are few fans who wouldn’t like to see Rossi on board a Superbike finally pitting the best MotoGP roadracer against the cut and thrust of [...]
Ducati’s Filippo Preziosi is determined to get Valentino Rossi on a Ducati as soon as possible which means the Valencia test which takes place immediately after the final MotoGP of 2010. The problem is that Rossi will remain a contracted Yamaha rider until the end of the year. Somewhat playfully Preziosi has said he’s prepared [...]
At Indianapolis this weekend there were further signs that Jeremy Burgess and the entire Rossi crew will join Valentino at Ducati next year. Yamaha has pressured the crew chief for an answer and so the announcement is likely to come at next weekend’s San Marino MotoGP at Misano.
In a shock move, Ducati has announced today that it will withdraw the factory team in World Superbikes in 2011 and instead focus on developing the next generation of Superbike technology.
Marlboro Ducati’s Nicky Hayden is looking forward to this weekend’s Indianapolis MotoGP round. The second home meeting of the season for the American was the source of much joy last year, when he took 3rd position. The record books show that Nicky usually performs strongly in the USA. Can he do it again?
Valentino Rossi has debunked claims that he is moving to Ducati next year simply for the money. Speaking on his motivations for the move he noted the challenge of starting a new chapter in his career and the retirement of Yamaha MotoGP head Masao Furusawa as major factors.
Former 500cc Grand Prix Champion, Wayne Gardner, hasn’t pulled any punches in espousing his view of the current MotoGP racers in a post on his personal blog entitled ‘Half time report’. He saves perhaps his harshest words for fan favorite, 2006 World Champ and Marlboro Ducati rider Nicky Hayden.
