Valentino Rossi put his disappointing MotoGP season with Ducati behind him in taking his Ford Fiesta RS to second place behind 8 time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb in the Monza Rally. Loeb captured the Marco Simoncelli Trophy which was awarded to the winner of the final stage.
When I started this blog and made my very first post reviewing my Ducati Monster S4Rs, I had an idea for a site focussed exclusively on Ducati subject matter but little else by way of a direction. 5 months later it is time for the 200th post and I thought that it would be worthwhile [...]
A Ducati of any type is exotic enough for most folks but for some the limited run homologation special R models are the ones to covet. When you switch to racing Ducatis, a very few gain access to the customer racing RS models but a true factory machine is the rarest of all. A bike [...]
Ducati North America supported rider, Larry Pegram has reportedly posted the highest trap speed of 200mph at the first practice session for the American Superbike class at Daytona.
He almost did it in 2000 on the Yamaha R7 superbike but Colin Edward, his Honda VTR1000SP-W and controversy over a banned drug in his system (ephedrine) meant it wasn’t to be. In 2007 he finished second once again. So long associated with Yamaha, last year he was the only credible threat to Troy Bayliss’ [...]
2009 is shaping up to be one of the most eagerly anticipated seasons since the series began 21 years ago. The loss of the extremely popular reigning champion, Troy Bayliss, should see the championship reeling. Instead, just as Bayliss himself filled the vacuum for Ducati and the entire series following Carl Fogarty’s retirement in 2000, [...]
There has been some controversy over who, exactly, was fastest following the conclusion of the Phillip Island testing for the World Superbike championship. Phillip Island will host the opening round of the series this weekend so the test times may well act as a portent for who will ultimately be on the podium in just [...]
With the 2009 World Superbike championship kick-off less than one week away, it is very convenient for pundits that the final official test session have just been completed at the very same Phillip Island circuit which will host the opening round of the series. So who has got the pace? A number of the top [...]
Factory Xerox Ducati rider Michel Fabrizio finished top of the timesheets on the final day the pre-season testing held at Phillip Island, which will host the opening round of the 2009 World Superbike Championship.
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 [...]
