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By Michael Neeves We’re here at the new Circuit of the Americas MotoGP track in Austin, Texas, riding Ducati’s new £26,550 1199 Panigale R. Apart from dripping in sexy carbon fibre, a taller racing screen, racing seat, a Ducati Corse paintjob and ABS, race exhaust and a datalogger as standard, this homologation special has engine [...]
“I’m really happy about how much we improved with the same bike” – Andrea Dovizioso. Having left the first Sepang MotoGP test feeling ‘every area of the bike’ needed improving, new factory Ducati recruit Andrea Dovizioso made a significant step – and confirmed the big unsolved issue – during the second visit. Over two seconds [...]
Michael Neeves from MCN joined us at the Ascari circuit in Spain to put the 2013 Hypermotard through it’s paces. Seems like he had issues with the front wheel!
“Minor tune up last night to clean up some old scar tissue” – Nicky Hayden. Ducati MotoGP star Nicky Hayden has undergone minor surgery on his right wrist. With Ducati not attending next week’s private test at the new Austin circuit, the American has taken advantage of the break before the final official test at [...]
‘I am not yet at full condition but considering the situation of three weeks ago I am satisfied with what has been done in this second phase of the winter tests’ – Ben Spies Pramac Ducati’s Ben Spies was hampered by the effects of the shoulder injury he sustained at Sepang in October during the [...]
Ducati rider Nicky Hayden and Andrea Dovizioso made a small step forward during day 2 at Sepang giving them a small ray of sunshine that something is starting work, albeit slowly, as both riders were able to break the 2.02 barrier that had characterized their previous three-day test at the Malaysian circuit. “The good weather [...]
By 1973, prospects for Ducati in Formula 750 looked bleak thanks to the rise of the two-strokes. As a result, Fabio Taglioni decided to focus on endurance racing, which did not have any engine restrictions. By fitting the 86-mm racing pistons from the 450 single to the 750 V-twin, an 864-cc engine was created and [...]
Ducati have ditched the air-cooled engines in favour of a new 821cc water-cooled lump. Isn’t it just a Streetfighter 848 with long travel suspension? CAN A SUPERMOTO have more than one cylinder? You might think it can’t but one thing is for certain: the outgoing Hypermotard 1100 EVO was as single-minded as any Supermoto. It [...]
Team Ducati Alstare owner Francis Batta acknowledges that the weakness of the new Panigale 1199R can be found on the straights and says they need to improve it in order to challenge for the championship.Carlos Checa roared to pole position yesterday but seemed unable to match the pace of the factory Aprilias in race trim [...]
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