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Ductalk: What's Up In The World Of Ducati
Ducati News Roundup Curated by Vicki Smith for Ducati.net |
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July 27, 2013 5:42 AM
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When a press bike shows up at your doorstep, the miles on the odometer betray the sights and stories the bike could tell about its relatively short existence thus far.
At just nearly 2,000 miles, our little Ducati Hypermotard SP in the normal world would have stories of high-fives at the Ducatisti bike nights, hours spent in the parking lot outside of the local Starbucks, and maybe some tall tales of a wheelie or two....
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July 26, 2013 4:00 PM
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The Grand Prix Commission, composed of Dorna, FIM, IRTA and the MSMA, has announced the following decisions regarding the 2014 MotoGP technical rules..
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July 26, 2013 11:58 AM
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The official website of MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3, includes Live Video coverage, premium content and all the latest news.
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July 26, 2013 11:39 AM
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Ducati may have opted not to retain Nicky Hayden within its factory MotoGP team next year, but the Italian factory is still trying to keep the American 'in the family'.
The 2006 world champion for Honda, Hayden has raced for Ducati since 2009, claiming three podiums and a best of seventh in the world championship.
However, Casey Stoner aside, Hayden's results have been similar to his other Ducati team-mates and the 'Kentucky Kid' could yet remain with the brand in a non-factory MotoGP team or by switching to World Superbikes.
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July 26, 2013 7:03 AM
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Starting off with custom leather treatments for cars, the Bulgarians from Vilner recently discovered that bikes are just as fun, and without much ado, here's their latest wok: the stunning leather trim Ducati Diavel.
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July 26, 2013 6:39 AM
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MotoGP is show business, and to contribute to the show riders must bring more to their teams than race results. Since 2009, few riders have done more for their teams and sponsors without winning a race than Nicky Hayden has done for Ducati.
For decades the mantra in pro racing has been “Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday,” but Ducati has seen itsNorth American market eclipse sales in Italy for the first time, even as they have not had a GP win since Casey Stoner left. There’s no empirical way to determine how much of this is due to Nicky Hayden riding for Ducati, but common sense says these are related. So Ducati’s decision to let The Kentucky Kid go must have been a difficult one.
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July 25, 2013 1:36 PM
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Recently, we all saw Greg Biffle defy the odds and win his second straight Sprint Cup race at the Michigan International Speedway. But what kind of ride does Biffle like to take out when he's not in his No. 16 Ford?
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July 25, 2013 12:53 PM
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Take a look behind the scenes to see how the Audi R8 lit the way with Ducati to make Wolverine's claws. The Wolverine is in theaters starting July 26.
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July 25, 2013 11:27 AM
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Chris Doane and his spy photographers have captured what Wes Siler believes to be the new Ducati 1199 Panigale RS. Interestingly, it isn't the bike he expected.
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July 25, 2013 6:42 AM
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'Dynamics of Grip' is an animated feature that explains the extreme forces Bridgestone's MotoGP tyres are subjected to when keeping the world's fastest riders in control of the world's most advanced motorcycles. A MotoGP motorcycle produces over 240 horsepower and is capable of mind-blowing acceleration, braking and cornering and in its role as Official Tyre Supplier to MotoGP, Bridgestone develops the very latest advances in tyre technology to tame these fire-breathing machines.
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July 25, 2013 5:37 AM
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If you don't rank The Lean among the most incredible aptitudes in sports, then your ranking must be ignorant. Meet the hellishly rugged, strong, fearless, sturdy, sinewy jockeys of MotoGP, who regard their skeletons differently than we do.
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July 25, 2013 5:18 AM
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Most people have probably been stranded on the side of the road at one point in their life or another,…
Now here is something you don't see every day....
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July 24, 2013 1:07 PM
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Andrea Iannone could have wrecked his rookie MotoGP campaign had he gambled on riding in Laguna Seca last weekend just a week after dislocating his right shoulder.The Italian damaged his right shoulder when he crashed in final practice for the Sachsenring round in Germany and was ruled out of US Grand Prix after late medical checks in Italy.Iannone has endured a torrid debut season in MotoGP on the Pramac Ducati and he hasn’t scored a top 10 finish since the second round in Austin
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July 24, 2013 5:34 AM
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We saw former AMA and WSBK champion Ben Spies at Laguna Seca last weekend. We interviewed him in AlpineStars hospitality.
Q How's your health?
A My health's really good. It's been a rough year, as we know, and a lot of people really didn't realize how bad it was, because obviously a lot of people aren't doctors. Neither was I. I thought I could get back a lot quicker than I could. If you talk to anybody that knows anything, or a doctor, and they know the injury I had, it's a very, very, very big injury, and I kind of just always played it off, "yeah, I'll come back quick," and stuff like that. So that's what I told people, too, but it was - it's been the hardest eight months that I've ever had. Mentally, physically - at first it was physical, and then now, the last couple months that I'm starting to feel good, it's more mentally I want to be back, when in the beginning, it was hard to mentally be there when physically you're so down. So it's been kind of a transitional phase. But now, I feel physically very good. So now I'm starting to, being back at the track, I want to be back on the bike....
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July 24, 2013 5:18 AM
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Dainese are releasing a brand new film starring three motorcycle legends and a very exclusive race circuit in Tavullia, Italy.
On a sunny summer day, Supermoto World Champion Thomas Chareyre and road racing icon Guy Martin visited nine-times World Champion Valentino Rossi on his private Motor Ranch near Tavullia.
Despite coming from different disciplines, the trio battled on their bikes and bonded off them, exchanging styles and ideas, and ultimately uniting by a simple love of two wheels.
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July 23, 2013 5:56 AM
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The best super slow motion footage from the 2013 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, round 9 of the season at the superb Laguna Seca circuit.
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July 23, 2013 5:34 AM
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He certainly looks the part in jeans, white T-shirt and aviator shades.
He certainly looks the part in jeans, white T-shirt and aviator shades but this is not a scene from a remake of the classic Brando movie for Justin Theroux.
The actor, who is engaged to Jennifer Aniston, is well known for his love of two wheels - in particular his favorite Ducati motorbike seen here.
And on Monday he took a spin through New York's East Village after spending the weekend romancing his fiancee.
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July 23, 2013 12:33 AM
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An interesting wave rolled over the Laguna Seca paddock last weekend. It was a wave of desperation, or of clarity or maybe it was simply reality. For many people at Laguna Seca they were told or it was suggested to them that their lives may soon change.
Examples:
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July 22, 2013 10:23 AM
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. "Dovi obviously races pretty aggressive so I've just got to be prepared for that in future" - Nicky Hayden..
Ducati came dangerously close to having both of its riders involved in a very costly accident during the United States MotoGPat Laguna Seca.
Home star Nicky Hayden and team-mateAndrea Dovizioso battled throughout the 32 lap race, having lost touch with the leading group but able to pull away from the CRT bikes.
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July 21, 2013 5:41 AM
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Ben Spies was back in the MotoGPpaddock at Laguna Seca on Saturday, where the Pramac Ducati rider gave an update on his recovery.
Spies has only raced twice this season due to shoulder injuries originally sustained at last October's Malaysian Grand Prix.
The Texan is targeting a return to action next time out at Indianapolis, in mid-August.
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July 20, 2013 9:15 AM
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A few shots from Friday at the track and the Ducati.net DOC dinner
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July 20, 2013 9:02 AM
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Dry, warm conditions prevailed the entire day at the circuit, allowing competitors to make the most of the morning’s practice session as they worked to dial-in their machines to suit the Russian track. Melandri was fastest during practice, moving past Giugliano in the final minutes. Giugliano, though, had been the dominant rider for nearly the entire session and only fell short of the fastest time by 0.071 seconds.
Giugliano pushed for the top-spot again in the afternoon, but had Aprilia’s Eugene Laverty, Sykes and Team Ducati Alstare’s Carlos Checa to contend with as the three riders upped their pace for qualifying. Laverty, Giugliano and Checa swapped the top-spot on the timesheet during the initial stages of the session, with Sykes moving to the lead midway through. The British rider was first to drop into the 1’35s and though Giugliano was able to snatch the lead back in the final minutes, Sykes’ last lap of the day proved his best, under the current Lap Record set by Melandri in 2012 but still over one second short of the Best Lap posted by Checa the same year.
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