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Nicky's advice to Spies: "Just for him to adjust his style to the bike, and not try to make it into a Yamaha." It's hard to talk about on track activity after a day like today at Misano, where essentially no riding was done because of the poor weather, so much of the attention was focused on seat changes for next season. It was recently confirmed that Ben Spies will join his compatriot Nicky Hayden at Ducati (albeit on the Pramac team), and both American were asked about their expectations for both the short and long term.
"It will be a big adventure and a nice change - Spies commented - I can't say too much about it, nor do I really want to talk about it; I want to stay focused on the current championship." Read more: http://www.gpone.com/index.php/en/201209148196/Hayden-Spies-the-Ducati-Yanks.html#ixzz26YEbrMRK
Filippo Preziosi is keeping a tight hand on the helm of the Ducati technical team, which is currently navigating in difficult waters. While the German winds blowing down from Audi have helped to fill his sails, the criticism from Burgess, indiscretions from Furusawa and departure of Rossi have been sending waves over the bow for quite some time.
Continuous Development – Jeremy Burgess has made some critical statements in recent weeks, claiming that Ducati didn't produce enough updates for the bike. Preziosi responded:"We do continuous development work on the bike, and maybe Jeremy didn't realize that. Early in the season we concentrated on the aluminum swingarm, because that is what Rossi asked of us. We made two versions, but they didn't give us any advantage and we returned to the carbon fiber units, where were also lighter." Read more: http://www.gpone.com/index.php/en/201209148199/Preziosi-the-development-truth.html#ixzz26Y1LPgTl
Nicky Hayden debuted this special ‘Easy Rider’ design (it was the Kentucky Kid’s idea for the open face) on his Arai helmet for his 2012 two US GP rounds at Laguna Seca and Indianapolis (and saved his head from something worse than just a slight concussion) after his big qualifying crash.
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Nicky Hayden says he will not be able to judge if he is fit to compete at Misano this weekend until he gets some dry running...
The American was one of the few factory riders to take to the track on Friday as rain showers, cold temperatures and strong winds blighted the opening day of MotoGP's San Marino Grand Prix. Hayden completed five laps in the morning, having missed the Czech GP due to the hand injuries he sustained in his Indianapolis qualifying crash. He was pleased with his physical condition, but acknowledged that the tentative laps in the wet told him little.
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Karel Abraham and the Cardion AB team will switch to Aprilia CRT machinery for the 2013 MotoGP World Championship. Abraham and the team owned by his father moved up to MotoGP with satellite Ducati machinery for the start of 2011. However the recent announcement that Pramac Ducati would field both of the satellite Desmosedicis next year confirmed that Cardion would need new equipment. A deal between Cardion and Aprilia was signed at Misano on Friday, which will see the Czech team remain in the premier-class, albeit within the privateer CRT category for non-manufacturer prototypes. Upon announcing the Aprilia agreement, team manager Karel Abraham Sr reflected on a much harder second season for his son - and insisted they had turned down the chance to continue with Ducati. For the rest click HERE
MotoGP News. “My future will be in MotoGP. I am talking to several teams to ride a CRT and am evaluating all offers” – Hector Barbera. Hector Barbera, confirmed on Wednesday as having lost his Pramac Ducati ride to a new 2013 line-up of Ben Spies and Andrea Iannone, intends to continue in MotoGP on a CRT bike. Barbera, a ten-time grand prix winner in the 125 and 250cc classes, has been a satellite Ducati rider since joining MotoGP in 2010. The Spaniard spent his first two seasons with Aspar, before switching to Pramac this year. For the rest click HERE
Editors note - Colin Edwards tweets from Valentino Rossi's Ranch (yesterday was, per VR, a "great battle" at his ranch
Sport360°'s Martyn Thomas talks to former World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss about his illustrious career, retirement, and visiting the UAE. Motorcycle racing legend Troy Bayliss finds it tough to watch other professional riders now he is not a part of the circus, and, as he bounds around Ducati’s new state-of-the-art showroom in Abu Dhabi, it is easy to see why. The hair may have greyed a little since he called time on his career nearly four years ago, but the passion for high performance two-wheeled machines still burns bright. The 43-year-old retains close links to the Italian team that made him famous, testing for them as well as working with the Ducati Ride Experience (DRE), a motorcycle training programme, but when it comes to race day Bayliss admits he is a terrible spectator. For the rest click HERE
"There's a bit of an 'arms race' with speed limits," says Jonathan Adkins, spokesman for the Governors Highway Safety Association.
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Extremely candid video - click here to get to the official MotoGP.com page where it can be watched
A broken leg sustained in practice at the Nurburgring has ended Red Devils Roma Ducati rider Niccolo Canepa's World Superbike season. For the rest click HERE
Hot rod and motorcycle builder Bryan Fuller and artist Larry Gardinier have teamed up to present Skull Canvas: A Gallery of Cranial Protection. Skull Canvas is a helmet art show that will be held at Barber Motorsports Park during their Vintage Motorcycle Festival on October 12th and 13th....
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The Ducati Team is preparing for its second home race of the season, which will take place on Sunday at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. The GP di San Marino e della Riviera Rimini is also an important round for Valentino Rossi, who lives near the circuit at which he has posted two wins and an additional podium finish. Nicky Hayden will return to the track after incurring an injury at Indianapolis that also forced him to miss the following Grand Prix, at Brno. The American has been undergoing rehabilitation in the United States, and Friday he’ll test the strength and endurance of his right hand, which had suffered two fractures. As usual at Misano, the Ducati Team will be supported by Ducati fans in the “Variante del Parco” grandstand, which is situated near the first corner.
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As usual for his home Grand Prix at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Ducati Team star Valentino Rossi is sporting a one-off helmet design. Check out the latest creation of the Doctor's favorite designer Aldo Drudi with this video! Click here for the MotoGP.com authorized link
(translated by Google) Next weekend, Valentino Rossi returns to venture into the world of four wheels. As he had done earlier in the season, the nine-time world champion in the world of two wheels will participate in a round of the Blancpain Endurance Series . And just like in Monza , even at Nurburgring the Pesaro native will be at the wheel of a Ferrari 458 GT3 managed by Kessel Racing , sharing the cockpit with the great friend Alessio "Uccio" Salucci . During the first appearance in the series, the two managed to qualify in the top ten, having to then settle for 18th place finish, the "Doctor" but you was the protagonist of a great comeback to overcome an accident triggered by the colleague. Moreover, after this first experience Valentino had already said quite clearly that he would not let slip any opportunity to return to the wheel of the 458 and then immediately accepted this new call.
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Andrea Iannone spoke to motogp.com for the first time since news broke that next year he would be sharing the box with Ben Spies in MotoGP with the Pramac Racing Team. It had been in the air for some time: his first ever Ducati ride on a Pramac bkie in 2011, the Ducati Factory test this year - the relationship between Andrea Iannone and Ducati has been growing throughout 2012, until the announcement yesterday confirming that the Abruzzi rider will be the second Italian after Andrea Dovizioso to defend the Ducati colours in 2013, albeit with the satellite Pramac Racing Team.
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Valentino Rossi photostream taken at MotoGP of San Marino at Misano World Circuit on September 13th and 14, 2012 in Misano Adriatico, Italy.
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Ducati considering Pirro for test rider position | eurosportUK
Ducati is considering hiring Gresini CRT rider Michele Pirro for a test and reserve role.
Gazzetta dello Sport reports that the 26-year-old Italian, a Moto2 graduate, would get a handful of MotoGP and Superbike World Championship races for Ducati next year alongside his test duties, ahead of a full-season ride in 2014.
Ducati team boss Vito Guareschi confirmed that Pirro was in the squad's sights.
"We have liked his approach and the indications he gave us," Guareschi told Gazzetta dello Sport.
"He is a potential jack of all trades, so having him on our bench would be important.
"I was a rider, I did get to that crossroad. Sometimes a step back with your career in mind can become a step forward."
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Ducati tester Baiocco to replace Canepa for Red Devils Roma... Matteo Baiocco will step in for the injured Niccolò Canepa on the Red Devils Roma Ducati in the final two rounds of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship. Canepa crashed Saturday at the Nurburgring, fracturing the tibia and fibula of his right leg, an injury that means he will miss Portimao and Magny-Cours. Andrea Petricca's team has decided to replace him with Matteo Baiocco for the final part of the season.Baiocco has just clinched the CIV Italian Superbike title for the second time on a Ducati and has considerable experience in WSB racing, both as wild-card and a full-time entrant in 2010. He has also been chosen by Ducati as tester for the new 1199 Panigale machine. His previous experience, as well as his knowledge of the 1198R and his clear ability made him the ideal choice for the Red Devils Roma team for this end of season. Baiocco now has an opportunity to continue the development work carried out by Canepa, which was bringing good results in the last few races. For the rest click HERE
"3four claims that were it not for the defendants' interference, it could have contracted with another Texas track to hold the race, possibly Texas World Speedway in College Station."
The former promoter of the annual MotoGP motorcycle race in Austin sued the operator of the Circuit of the Americas race track, claiming it tortiously interfered with the promoter's contract.
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"Fit to continue at this event"
"Ducati announces that it has signed an agreement with American Ben Spies and Italian Andrea Iannone to compete in the 2013 MotoGP World Championship"
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SPEED motorcycle model, Laura, poses with the Ducati 848 EVO Photo Credit: Neale Bayly
With Fast Frank blasting the 999 out of turn 12 with the rear squirming as the Ducati hammered its horsepower to the ground, the 999’s rear end filling my view slid violently sideways. Fast Frank Shockley, Julian Taylor from All About Bikes, a Sportbike Track Time weekend, and the two hottest Euro middleweights on the planet wearing brand-new Bridgestone racing slicks. Add in a race-prepped Ducati 999 for on-board camera duties by my film crew from Speed.com and rolling south to Carolina Motorsports Park in South Carolina at the end of last year a mad weekend was clearly in the works. With Fast Frank blasting the 999 out of turn 12 with the rear squirming as the Ducati hammered its horsepower to the ground, the 999’s rear end filling my view slid violently sideways. The flash of white in front of the Ducati told me Fast Frank was inches from the back of Julian’s rear wheel, and as the wily old fox took a short flight out of the seat, he quickly feathered the throttle and got both wheels back in line. I let go of the breath I was holding and stayed hard on the gas barreling into turn 14. Using the Ducati 848 EVO’s superior brakes, I slid by Frank and slipped in behind Julian, as the Triumph Daytona 675R he was riding scythed through the turn and started the run down to turn one.
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