We have written before about the business bomb that was the Ducati 999 which was rapidly replaced with the highly successful 1098/1198 series of Superbikes. There is one area however where the 999 range reigns supreme. Surprisingly it is in racing.
Whilst clicking around on the New Zealand equivalent of eBay (trademe), I came across this very optimistic listing for a used 2010 Ducati 1198R Corse SE. The price? $1,000,000. No its not April 1st.
Michael Rutter and RidersMotorcycles.com team mate, Martin Jessopp took the first two positions on their Ducati 1198Rs during the 58th running of the iconic Macau Grand Prix. In taking victory, Rutter became the winningest racer at the street circuit, surpassing the record he had held jointly with Ron Haslam.
Newly crowned 2011 World Supersport champion Chaz Davies will move up to the World Superbike class next year as the the ParkinGO team trades in its Yamaha R6 for the Ducati 1198R.
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 [...]
The Rapid Solicitors-Bathams Ducati team returned to the podium at Brands Hatch last weekend as Michael Rutter took a strong second place in the first of the three MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship races to close in on the top six in the overall standings.
Carlos Checa celebrated a double podium at the Automotodrom of Brno today; the Spanish rider achieved two very well deserved third place finishes at what is, for him and his 1198, one of the most difficult tracks on the SBK calendar. Despite the success his rivals Max Biaggi and Marco Melandri closed the points gap.
Ducati isn’t really a brand associated with endurance racing and consequently you don’t see many of these specialized racers around least of all, bikes entered in the most prestigious endurance race of all, the Suzuka 8-hour. So when we came across a few photos (including this opening one of a Ducati 1198R Superbike in MotoGP [...]
The Rapid Solicitors-Bathams Ducati team are looking to build on their first podium finish of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Thruxton last time out as they bid to repeat their winning performance at Knockhill this weekend at the fifth round of the Championship. Michael Rutter took a second place and was set to [...]
Its not often you can pick up a factory Ducati for this little coin. This Ducati Xerox Junior Team 1098R was campaigned to victory in the European Superstock Championship in 2009 by Xavier Simeon and it could be yours.
