Below is an official press release from Ducati. Cupertino, Calif. (16 July 2010) – Ducati Motor Holding announces today that Michael Lock, CEO of Ducati North America, is leaving the company at the end of July. Michael joined Ducati in 2002 in the UK, and in early 2003 moved to the USA to head up [...]
From eurocarblog: The Italian press is reporting that Mercedes is planning a partnership with Ducati in order to enter the motorcycle market. The plan follows the success of the BMW Motorrad division and particularly its success in the Superbike competition. Another German car manufacturer, Volkswagen, has also come to an agreement with Suzuki over its [...]
In the 1200cc class of the annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, an almost-stock Ducati Multistrada 1200 took first and third place finishes, with the first going to Pikes Peak veteran Greg Tracy. His teammate, Alexander Smith had an incredible battle to the end resulting in the third spot on the podium. The Multistrada took [...]
For the fourth time this season, Nickey Hayden finished fourth. It looked like he would secure his first podium finish of the season as he went into the final lap in third place, but a small mistake from the American allowed compatriot Ben Spies through at Abbey Corner, missing out on the podium at Silverstone. [...]
In last Sunday’s MotoGP race at Silverstone, Casey Stoner lost ten places after a bad start which saw him drop to the back of the field as the riders went into the first corner. But a superb ride from there onwards saw the Australian rise to fifth by the end. “I’m not happy with fifth [...]
Presenting the NCR Millona 16 Italian motorcycle designer and tuner NCR claims that it has tweaked the Desmosedici to put out over 200 horsepower at the rear wheel; they also shaved off a lot of excess weight. They have replaced everything possible with carbon fiber—frame, rear subframe, swingarm, fuel tank, fairings, and wheels. Everything else [...]
According to reports from the Italian media, Australian Casey Stoner is planning to switch teams from Ducati to Honda following the 2010 MotoGP season that’s currently taking place. If true, that will punch a gaping hole in the Italian manufacturer’s rider lineup for 2011, leaving American Nicky Hayden alone in the race paddock (assuming he [...]
Mika Kallio and Aleix Espargaró will head to Japan with the intention of securing their first points of the 2010 World Championship, following crashes in round one at Losail. Finnish rider Kallio survived two separate incidents of touching with other riders to keep his focus, before he lost the front end of his Ducati in [...]
Nicky Hayden missed on third in Qatar by only 0.011 seconds, but he is very happy to once again battle front-of-pack. “After qualifying in ninth I’d have taken fourth place in the race and been quite happy with it, but to have the bike working so well in the race and to get beat like [...]
A crash when leading in Qatar meant the Australian left the opening race of the season with no points, but he is already looking to the season ahead to get his title challenge back on course. After dominating every session over the weekend at the Commercialbank Grand Prix of Qatar, a mistake when leading the [...]
