Ducati Euro Cycles of Tampa Bay
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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 [...]
Ducati is getting ready for the international press launch of the 2013 Ducati Hypermotard in Ronda, Spain this week, which means we have a bevy of photos to share with you. Dropping its air-cooled dual-spark v-twin motor for an 821cc water-cooled lump, the 2013 Ducati Hypermotard is a truly a brand new model, from the [...]
Mixed weather played a part in today’s second and final eni FIM Superbike World Championship testing day at Phillip Island. The 15 riders who got onto the track during the morning session took a steadier approach to the 4445 km circuit compared to yesterday, though they still continued their work on the drying track. The [...]
The riders present at Jerez for the Italian factory were Pramac Racing’s Andrea Iannone, whom it was decided to send late last week in order to provide further development input for the Ducati Desmosedici GP13 bike, together with test-rider Michele Pirro. During the three days, several new components on the chassis side of the ‘laboratory’ [...]
The night life plans for the Austin MotoGP have been confirmed – The Ducati members “Motorcycles and Music” – April 20th! DETAILS: “MotoGP comes to Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas April 19, 20, 21. The Red Club presents Music and Motorcycles at La Zona Rosa April 20th Featuring Austin’s top rated rock [...]
The 2013 World Superbike calendar has been changed again, with the stop in India at the newly added Buddh Circuit moved from March 10, 2013 to November 17, 2013. According to the press release issued by World Superbike officials, the change was made to help accommodate further training of marshals and medical staff at the [...]
By Sam Tremayne Jorge Lorenzo feels Ducati’s struggles over the past two MotoGP seasons have masked 2013 Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi’s true pace. The seven-time champion won twice and claimed 10 podiums during his final year with Yamaha in 2010, finishing third in the championship. Following his switch to Ducati he has experienced the first [...]
The Ducati 1199 Panigale may have cast aside much of what was traditionally considered de rigeur for the Bologna brand but it hasn’t exactly impeded sales. Ducati reports they have sold over 7,500 Panigales, despite initial commentator fears that the failure of the monocoque chassis concept in MotoGP may have rubbed off on [...]
A video preview from xBhp’s ride on a Ducati Multistrada 1200 to the world’s highest village in Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh. You can read the entire travelogue coupled with some breathtaking pictures from this ride in the Dec12-Jan13 issue of the xBhp magazine. The magazine is available on all the newsstands across the country, [...]
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