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Ducati vs. Ferrari during "Ducs Fly South" Track Day
 
Italy’s “red” motorcycle and car manufacturers will compete in a winner-takes-all race on July 13th at the Ducs Fly South track day at New Jersey Motorsports Park. The event is Ducati’s major for the summer and the most interesting part of it goes like this: Universal Autosports staff will pilot three Ferrari Challenge cars around the track and see which one obtains the best lap time. Immediately following the hot lap competition, professional Ducati instructors and racers will compete in an identical way on Ducati motorcycles. The best of the best Ferrari Challenge driver and Ducati rider will go head-to-head and, hopefully, offer an answer to the old car vs. motorcycle dilemma. Press release after the break. Full story Japan gets Ducati 1098R Puma Limited Edition
The 1098R Puma Edition is the result of Ducati winning the 2008 Superbike World Championship and renewing their successful partnership with Puma. Built only for Japan in a limited number of ten units, the motorcycles distinguish with a white Puma logo on the side fairing and a special number stamped on the upper stem of the fork. This gets the price up to as much as 35,000 euros and pretty much excludes the regular Ducati buyer from the target public. But because these things were most likely immediately sold back in December when released, the only thing for us remaining to do is signal the existence of this model and eventually outrage by how a few grams of paint and a small stamped plate can have that much of an influence on the price. Full story
Ducati 1098 commercial with controversial trajectory
Ducati 1098 Senna tribute bike
After the tragic death of Ayrton Senna in 1994, different series of Ducati and MV Agusta limited edition motorcycles were designed as a tribute to the three-time Formula 1 world champion. Now, we’ve come across custom-built Ducati 1098 Senna which reminds us of the famous racing driver and about its big passion for motorcycles, apart from the one for cars. Full story
Team Guandalini posts a Ducati 1098 R WSTK for sale
A Ducati 1098R with 0 Miles on board and ready to race in the Superstock 1000 Championship is being posted for sale. We are talking about a new, 1200cc Ducati 1098 R that is ready to be registered as the second bike of the Team Guandalini Superstock 1000. But everything comes at a price and in this case it is all about the 42, 000 euros required. The price is negotiable though. For more information (mostly concerning the racing features of the bike) please click on the source below.
Beware of the BIKE!
Motorcycle of the year: Ducati, Ducati, Ducati!
Monthly, there were more than 35, 000 readers who voted the “Motorcycle of the year 2008” having to choose among 280 models from all twelve categories: Cruiser, Naked, Enduro, Road Enduro, Supermotard, Sport, Sport Touring, Touring, 125cc and three category of scooters. Like everybody expected, bikes situated in the “sports” category were heavily voted ending up occupying the podium, but this is more than everybody ever dreamed about. For the first time in the history of various voting (...) > Full story
The secrets and technical differences of the new 1098 F08
Ernesto Marinelli, Ducati Corse Superbike technical manager as well as the track engineer for Troy Bayliss, shares the secrets and technical differences of the new 1098 F08: “The 1098 F08 is the closest a Ducati Superbike has ever been to a road-going ‘R’ version and represents a totally new design compared to the 999. In accordance with the latest Superbike regulations, engine capacity has been increased 200cc and, while the engine of the 999 F07 was basically a prototype, (...) > Full story
Michel Fabrizio tries the new 1098R!
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2008 Ducati 1098 R
The lightest, most powerful twin-cylinder bike ever and true competition-level traction control system supplied as standard for maximum track performance. Full story | featured reviews: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
