A lot of excitement spread around the motorcycling world when it was announced that Troy Bayliss would test the Ducati MotoGP racer at Mugello last month. That excitement seemed understandable when the likeable Australian and newly retired 3 time World Superbike Champion lapped the desmosedici a tick faster than regular tester Vittoriano Guareschi in a [...]
Stoner Judges Tricky Conditions for a Home VictoryCasey Stoner prevailed in another race complicated by rain that led to all the riders switching from wet to dry rubber during the race. Stoner and the Ducati made the most of it to win from Yamaha teammates, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi after Loris Capirossi couldn’t keep [...]
Although the factory Ducati Marlborough Team of Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden will claim most of the limelight, 5 GP9 machines will take the grid on Sunday for the opening round of the 2009 MotoGP Championship under lights at the Losail circuit in the desert of Qatar. ducatinewstoday previews the season for the ducatisti.
