Ducati must be relaxing a little after the conclusion of the recent night testing at the Losail circuit in Qatar. Not only was Casey Stoner fastest and seemingly happier with his troublesome wrist, but new signing, Nicky Hayden, improved considerably. Hayden ended up 5th fastest after struggling to finish 10th at the Sepang tests. Prior [...]
Marlborough Ducati’s Casey Stoner took to the track for the third and final day of the 2009 MotoGP official night testing at Losail, Qatar. Stoner had elected to sit out the first day which was marred by rain and then posted the fastest time during the 2nd day ahead of Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha). Stoner [...]
Marlborough Ducati’s Casey Stoner took to the track for the first time today during the second day of the 2009 MotoGP official night testing at Losail, Qatar. Stoner had elected to sit out the first day which was marred by rain. Stoner posted the quickest time of 1’57.139 ahead of Valentino Rossi (Fiat Yamaha) but [...]
Casey Stoner elected to sit out the first day of the official MotoGP night testing at the Losail circuit in Qatar. Rain on Sunday morning and during the evening session, combined with relatively cool track temperatures and sand on the asphalt all acted as impediments to fast times. In these inclement conditions, Ducati Marlboro newcomer [...]
Ducati MotoGP project director Livio Suppo has acted to dismiss speculation about Casey Stoner’s fitness for the 2009 MotoGP season by claiming that further surgery on Stoner’s wrist will not be necessary. Earlier this month, reports circulated that Stoner still had issues with his wrist following the Sepang test where finished fastest.
What will Ducati do if Casey Stoner decides he cannot race during the 2009 MotoGP season due to his continuing scaphoid problems? What indeed?
In a blow for Ducati fans, stories are beginning to circulate that 2007 MotoGP World Champion, Australian Casey Stoner may be forced to withdraw form competition for the 2009 season. Stoner has been suffering continual pain in his wrist following an operation last November to repair an old scaphoid injury.
If like me you find it hard to keep on top of when you should be glued to the screen watching some top notch road racing, I have a solution for both of us. I have just posted a public google calendar featuring the dates for the 2009 MotoGP, World Superbike & AMA Pro racing [...]
Now this is an incredible motorcycle collection. Here you will find Falappa’s factory Ducati 888, Haga’s 999 amongst the almost ubiquitous Fogarty, Bayliss superbikes. And then we move to the MotoGP machines. I am officially jealous.
10. Ducati is Italian. Italy is a nation of people filled with passion and that passion has spilt over into their products. Nowhere is this more apparent than in vehicles. In a very small area surrounding the Ducati factory you will find Bimota, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati. 9. Ducati’s are Beautiful. Whether it is a [...]
