DAYTONA BEACH, FL, MARCH 12 – After a day that can only be described as bizarre, the Daytona 200 is in the books with Latus Motors’ Jason DiSalvo giving Ducati its first-ever victory in the 70th running of the race. But there will be some argument for an asterisk next to DiSalvo’s name in the record books… after all the race only went 147 miles. And it took two motors for him to get there.Â
Some explanation: On the 27th lap, a red flag was thrown after a few riders had experienced front tire troubles and the AMA opted to stop the proceedings to  … Details
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Hector Arana posted a 6.777-second pass at 195.36 mph Friday in the opening round of the 42nd annual Tire Kingdom NHRA
Gatornationals to set a world record for Pro Stock Motorcycles.
Arana came into this weekend’s race focused on the professional debut of his son, Hector Jr., who is riding a second Lucas Oil Buell V-Twin that’s a mirror image of his father’s ride. But by the end of the day the spotlight was on  … Details
Valentino Rossi has admitted that he is having to change his riding style to suit the Ducati as there will not be time to adapt the bike to his liking.
The seven-time MotoGP champion has not yet been on the pace in testing since moving from Yamaha to Ducati at the end of last year. Although his form has also been hampered by a shoulder injury and resultant surgery, Rossi conceded that  … More
A crowd of over 38,000 people came to Bologna’s Piazza Maggiore on Friday night for a special ‘Ducati night’ to wish Valentino Rossi, Nicky Hayden and the team luck for the forthcoming MotoGP season.
Music and comedians got the evening started, before the works Ducati MotoGP riders arrived on their GP11 bikes to  … More