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After last year's hugely successful inaugural Ducati Superbike Concorso, it's back for 2008. The rules and layout have changed somewhat, but the heart of the event remains the same - celebrating the Ducati Superbike.
The Concorso is open to all 1972-2008 Ducati Superbikes and will recognize performance and history as well as beauty and craftsmanship. The contest consists of four regional rounds coinciding with motorcycle races across the country and a fifth round which will be featured online at www.ducatiusa.com.
For 2008, all five rounds have a Grand Prize up for grabs: a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Italy where you will visit the Ducati factory and the Milan Motorcycle show as VIP guests. In addition, there are six possible runner up prizes at each of the five rounds awarded across a variety of categories.
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Cupertino, CA (January 16th, 2008) - Ducati North America is proud to announce today that Pegram Racing will serve as the official Ducati supported racing team in the 2008 AMA Roadracing Championship. The team will campaign the new 848 Superbike in the Formula Xtreme Class, and will be led by veteran racer Larry Pegram.
The 2008 racing season will mark the second year of this relationship, and will see the team gain stronger support from Ducati North America. The initial season yielded successful results, and the team was able to finish a credible 4th place in the championship on the Ducati 749 R race bike. Read more...
Cupertino, CA (January 17th, 2008) - Hot on the heels of a remarkable season in which Casey Stoner earned the coveted MotoGP title, Ducati North America is pleased to announce the 2008 Racing Contingency Program.
The Racing Contingency program is focused on regional club racing series and is based around our most performance-oriented models: the revolutionary Superbike family, agile SportClassics, versatile Hypermotard and the all new Monster 696. Read more...
More than 30,000 fans packed into the famous Piazza Maggiore square in the centre of Bologna yesterday (Sunday) for a spectacular event organised by the city and provincial authorities, together with the Borgo Panigale manufacturer, to celebrate Ducati's fantastic World MotoGP title victory. The event was the climax of a series of initiatives involving the company and the city, which began on Saturday morning. Ducati fans and enthusiasts came from all over Italy and abroad to visit the factory and the museum, which were open to the public all weekend, while groups of motorcyclists peacefully invaded the city centre. Read more...
The No. 77 Touring Sport Ducati, Ducati Supersport 1000DS of two-time World Superbike champion Doug Polen (Camarillo, California), Peter Friedland (Columbia, South Carolina) and Frank Shockley (Greenville, South Carolina) survived a broken clutch with 20 minutes to go to win the BMW GrandSport Twins (GST) class and beat out the No. 8 Richie Morris Racing Buell squad to the Team title, 188-183. Shockley also took the Rider points title.
Cupertino, Ca (11 October 2007) - The Desmosedici RR - the ultimate expression of Ducati Corse's racing experience and technology transferred to a road bike - has become the new benchmark for performance, components and style for the entire sector. Read more...
Cupertino, California (September 17, 2007) - Ducati North America announces today the overall winners of the Superbike Concorso, a celebration of Ducati Superbikes, which was held during the AMA Superbike race weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
Laguna Seca was the grand finale of the Superbike Concorso; with the entry list consisting of winners from all four regional rounds as well as an online round. With a new 1098 Superbike and two VIP tours to Italy on the table, the competition was fierce. Read more...
Cupertino, CA (September 17th, 2007) - Ducati North America is proud to announce the winners of the annual "National Best" dealer awards. These are the highest honors a Ducati dealer can receive, and are given out once a year. The event takes place at a special dinner celebration, held in conjunction with the national dealer meeting.
This year's national dealer meeting was held in Monterey, California at the historic Golden State Theater. Two days were designated as formal business meetings, while the third day was set aside for riding on the world famous Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Read more...
Cupertino, California (August 23, 2007) Ducati North America announces today the winners for the online round of the Superbike Concorso, a celebration of Ducati Superbikes.
The highly anticipated and successful online round of the Ducati Superbike Concorso came to a close last week. As the final stage of selecting winners, the judges poured over votes submitted by people from across the nation and around the world. With well over 1,000 votes and a constant stream of viewers, the online display spanned four decades of incredible Ducati Superbikes and drew motorcycle fanatics and curious onlookers alike. Read more...
 | DUCATI NORTH AMERICA DELIVERS 1000TH 1098Military Captain with Stints in Iraq Purchases Record-Setting Bike Cupertino, Calif. (April 29, 2007) When Cpt. Yaqui Oselen of Atlanta purchased the 1,000th Ducati 1098 sold after deliveries began 10 weeks ago, it capped a record-setting quarter for the iconic brand in North America. Led by the flagship 1098 Superbike family, the first three months of 2007 closed with Ducati retail sales up 15 percent over last year's record first quarter. Currently serving the Adjutant General Corps, Cpt. Oselen has 15 years of total military service, including time in Iraq when he was a Branched Air Defense Officer. The red 1098 is his fourth Ducati and his second from Atlanta Triumph Ducati. Read more... |
Cupertino, Calif. (May 1, 2007) Ducati North America congratulates Larry Pegram and the entire crew at Pegram Racing for their third place finish in round three of the AMA Lockhart Phillips Formula Xtreme Series, held at California Speedway this past weekend. In what was one of the weekend's best races, the veteran rider and his Ducati 749R fought their way to a well-earned third place from seventh spot on the grid in Saturday's race. Pegram was involved in an exciting last lap dogfight and came out on top, which put him on the podium for the first time in four years. Read more...
Homestead-Miami Speedway - Homestead, FL, April 14, 2007 The #77 Touring Sport Ducati Racing Team had another successful weekend, posting another 2nd place podium win at the Homestead 500k round of the 2007 SunTrust MOTO-ST Endurance Roadracing Series. This puts the Greenville, SC based team made up of Frank Shockley (Greenville, SC), Brad Phillips (Greer, SC) and Pete Friedland (Columbia, SC) within 1 point of the championship points lead for the Grand Sport Twins class of the MOTO-ST endurance series. Read more...
Cupertino, CA (April 21, 2007): Ducati North America announces today the official donation to the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum of the "Iron Butt" ST4, ridden by Gary Eagan from 2000-2002 to several endurance records. The ST4 was originally delivered to Gary Eagan by Ducati North America in 2000 as a brand new motorcycle with zero miles. It was viewed as an ideal platform for Gary to use for his record setting long distance endurance rides. Read more...
Cupertino, California, February 20, 2007: Continuing the historical racing legacy and passion that has created one of the most successful sport motorcycle brands of the 21st century, Ducati North America is proud to post the 2007 North American Racing Contingency Program.
The program applies to both sportsman and expert racers, and has received several changes for 2007, paying out at more than 175 races nationwide. Read more...
When the first 1098 is delivered to Ducati dealer showrooms in February, the waiting will officially be over and the groundbreaking Ducati 1098 will be unleashed onto North American asphalt. We invite you to come and celebrate this momentous occasion with fellow Ducatisti at your local participating dealership during Ducati North America's 1098 Superbike Premiere Weekend on February 9th and 10th.
Mark your calendars and find your closest participating dealer.
Come join the party and experience what the 1098 and the rest of Ducati's model lineup have to offer. Read more...
Cupertino, CA, January 8, 2007: Ducati North America announces today the exclusive North American unveiling party for "New Blue," a highly modified and customized racing motorcycle that was commissioned by Ducati North America and developed by NCR. Read more...
Cupertino, CA, January 10, 2007: 2006 was another record setting year for sales of Ducati Motorcycles in North America. At year end, over 8100 motorcycles had been retail registered, which translated to a 16% increase in sales over 2005. The sales growth was accompanied by the launch of the Desmosedici RR street replica, the all new 1098 Superbike, the Hypermotard, and Troy Bayliss's championship winning season in World Superbike. Read more...
Ducati has announced that its participation in the AMA Superbike Championship with a factory team will cease at the end of the 2006 season. Read more...
Monza (Italy), Sunday 7 May: Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) extended his World Superbike winning streak to five as he notched up another two wins at Monza to add to his race 2 triumph in Australia and his double at Valencia. The 37-year-old, whose return to the championship this year after three years in MotoGP, has been nothing short of sensational, now leads the table by 36 points from his closest rival Troy Corser (Suzuki), who twice finished on the podium today. The wins were Troy's fifth and sixth at the high-speed Autodromo, and his third double win at Monza to go with the same results in 2001 and 2002. Read more...
Cupertino, CA - April 25th, 2006 - Capping off a remarkable a year filled with high-profile bike releases and rising sales, Ehlert's Publishing Group awarded Ducati North America CEO Michael Lock as their 2006 Powersports Business Executive of the Year. The prestigious accolade acknowledges Lock's significant accomplishments at the U.S. helm of the world famous Italian superbike manufacturer. Lock graciously received this industry honor April 20th at the 10th annual Ehlert's Powersports Awards and Appreciation Dinner in Newport Beach, California. Read more...
Bologna, April 10th, 2006 Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. (NYSE: DMH and Borsa Italiana S.p.A: DMH) announced today that during the Ordinary Shareholders Meeting held on April 10th, 2006, the following items were approved:
 | DUCATI TO PRODUCE THE HYPERMOTARDAward winning concept bike will be in showrooms Spring 2007Bologna, 31 March 2006 After the success of the "concept" presentation in Milan and following the great response from fans, Ducati has decided to begin producing the Ducati Hypermotard. From its first moment in the public eye, last November at the EICMA trade show in Milan, the Ducati Hypermotard has had incredible success. The Ducati Hypermotard received worldwide recognition and was awarded "Best of Show" during its debut at EICMA and "Best Bike for 2005" by the Motorcycle Design Association. Read more... |
Just 24 hours after the celebrations over the victory of Loris Capirossi in the opening round of the 2006 MotoGP season, the Italian team was back at work today at Jerez for a one-day scheduled test on the Andalusian circuit. Read more...
Troy Bayliss continued his superb run of form in this early part of the season when he set quickest time for the Ducati Xerox Team on the opening day of a three-day test in Valencia, Spain. The test, together with the subsequent one at Misano Adriatico on April 12/13, has been slotted into the calendar schedule after the opening two rounds of the series by FG Sport to enable all the Superbike teams to reach peak preparation in view of the remaining rounds of the 2006 series. Read more...
Loris Capirossi won today's season-opening Spanish GP in brilliant style to put the Ducati Marlboro Team at the top of the MotoGP points table for the first time in history. But it was a day of mixed emotions for the team with Sete Gibernau withdrawing due to a gear sensor problem which affected his bike's electronics. Capirossi and Gibernau had qualified first and second fastest, with Gibernau quickest in this morning's warm-up session, so the team had high hopes of a double podium result. Capirossi led the race from start to finish to beat runner-up Dani Pedrosa by 4.375 seconds and completed a perfect weekend: pole position, race win and fastest lap. Today's victory was the Italian's fourth MotoGP success for the Ducati Marlboro Team, his sixth premier class triumph and his 26th career win. Read more...
Ducati Marlboro Team riders Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau stormed to a brilliant one-two qualifying performance at Jerez this afternoon, putting them in the best possible position for tomorrow's season-opening Spanish GP. The pair dominated the session, using the speed of their Desmosedici GP6s and the grip of their Bridgestone tyres to ride the fastest two laps ever recorded at Jerez. Capirossi upped his pace time and again during the outing to end the session on pole just ahead of Gibernau, whose last and fastest lap brought him to within 0.221 seconds of his team-mate. Today's result is a carbon copy of the Ducati Marlboro Team's first Spanish GP in 2003 when Capirossi was on pole and team-mate Troy Bayliss second. Read more...
 | DUCATI AND ARTEHOUSEDucati Opens Up Photo Archives For Moto Art CollectorsBologna, Italy - March 22nd, 2006 Fueled by the growth of everything motorcycle related from museum exhibitions, feature films and TV shows to club racing and collecting, interest in motorcycle art is growing in giant leaps. To meet that demand, for the first time ever, Ducati is opening up its archives of photography and advertising art, making select limited edition prints of iconographic images available online at www.ducatiartprints.com. Read more... |
 | DUCATI LAUNCHES THE DESMOBLOGDucati Motor Holding President & CEO takes a new step online with the DesmoblogFederico Minoli, Ducati Motor Holding President & CEO, is launching the new Desmoblog, the official corporate blog from the Borgo Panigale factory. In this blog (the word blog comes from "web log" and refers to a sort of online diary), Minoli himself will write about what is going on at Ducati and in the world of Ducatisti: decisions being made about the motorcycles, Ducati events around the world, corporate strategies, behind the scenes reports from the race track and much more. Read more... |
Losail (Qatar), Saturday 25 February: Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) marked his return to the World Superbike Championship with two second places at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. It was a remarkable performance by the 36-year-old Australian, who after spending three years in MotoGP, is now leading the 2006 championship following the opening round. Read more...
Losail (Qatar), Friday 24 February: Troy Bayliss and Lorenzo Lanzi got the Ducati Xerox Team's 2006 World Superbike Championship campaign off to a fantastic start when they set first and second quickest time in the opening Superpole session of the year at Losail, in Qatar. Read more...
 | DUCATI ANNOUNCES NEW MONSTER 695The 2007 Monster 695 ups the ante in terms of power, handling and performance.Cupertino, CA - February 22nd, 2006 Ducati announces the new Monster 695, the latest iteration of the entry level Monster seen for the first time at the Paris Motorcycle show. The Monster 695 represents a most unique offering in the world of motorcycles and in the Ducati Monster family. It is a motorcycle that is welcoming to novice riders but, at the same time, is a Ducati. Therefore, it delivers a level of performance that can even thrill more advanced riders. Read more... |
Cupertino, CA - February 15, 2006 - Ducati, the Italian motorcycle company world famous for crafting high-performance race, street, and touring bikes, announced a record-breaking start to 2006, posting an 80-percent sales increase for the month of January. The strong sales numbers generated by Ducati North America are a bright spot for the global motorcycle manufacturer, Ducati Motor Holding, with the North American subsidiary continuing to find success. This comes from the introduction of the retro-inspired SportClassic line-up and the new Monster S2R 1000. This summer they will debut their most powerful naked bike ever, the highly anticipated Monster S4Rs. Read more...
 | DUCATI HYPERMOTARD VOTED MOTORCYCLE DESIGN OF THE YEAR 2005Ducati Hypermotard voted the best design trophy winner of 2005 by the Motorcycle Design AssociationBologna, (Italy) February 2006 The Motorcycle Design Association, a group of designers and professionals from within the two-wheel industry worldwide, has voted the Ducati Hypermotard, designed by Pierre Terblanche, as the best overall motorcycle design trophy winner for 2005. Read more... |
 | DUCATI ANNOUNCES SPECIAL PRODUCTION "FOR RACING ONLY" SS1000 MOTORCYCLERace track only motorcycle production limited to 30 unitsCupertino, CA - February 3, 2006 - In conjunction with the release of the 2006 racing contingency program, Ducati North America announces a limited production SS1000 that is intended to be used exclusively for racing and track day events. This motorcycle is stripped of all the street essentials and is priced accordingly, making it the ultimate platform for racers and track day riders alike. By design, it is intended to encourage track day participation and club racing. These motorcycles are ready for immediate delivery to dealers on a special order basis. Read more... |
 | DUCATI RIDING EXPERIENCE 2006For the first time, this year two appointments will take place on the famous Mugello RacetrackBologna, (Italy) January 27, 2006 Ducati Motor, the Italian manufacturer of high performance sport motorcycles, has published today the 2006 DRE calendar. The riding courses are aimed at those who would like to learn how to ride a motorcycle or improve their street or track skills. The courses consist of a full day of riding sessions combined with classroom time. Read more... |
Sepang (Malaysia), Tuesday 24 January 2006 - The second day of testing in Sepang saw all teams and riders continue development work on the machines that will line up for the opening round of the 2006 MotoGP World Championship at Jerez on March 26th. Shortly after 4 o'clock local time, hot sunny conditions gave way to a tropical rainstorm that cut short scheduled testing at the Malaysian track. Despite the early end to the session, the Ducati Marlboro Team continued to make progress with the 2006 version of the Ducati Desmosedici. Read more...
Sepang (Malaysia), Monday 23 January 2006: After a week of relaxation, skiing and training on the snows of Madonna di Campiglio during the Wroom 2006 - MotoGP press Ski Meeting, Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau are now in Sepang, Malaysia for their first 2006 test session today with the Desmosedici GP6. Read more...
Cupertino, CA - January 25th, 2006 - A diverse set of Monsters competed this past weekend in the sixth round of the Ducati Monster Challenge at New York City's Javits Center. The crowd of over 80,000 people was treated to a variety of machines from minimalist street-fighters to tricked-out performance bikes. Read more...
Cupertino, CA - January 17th, 2006 - Never has the diversity of the Ducati Monster been better showcased than in the Washington, DC round of the Monster Challenge where Rhonda Hoffman's ingeniously painted bike stole top honors at the fifth round of The Challenge in the Nation's Capital. Read more...
Cupertino, CA - January 16th, 2006 - On the heels of the most successful year in the history of Ducati North America, Nick McCabe is promoted to Business Development Manager and Aaron Barry will replace him as Area Sales Manager for the Mid-Atlantic region. These two new appointments demonstrate Ducati's commitment to the North American market where they currently lead the industry in the traditional motorcycle segment market share. Read more...
Cupertino, CA - January 4th, 2006 - The Ducati.Net Ducati Owners Club and Ducati North America present Ducati Day at Speedpark Motorsports on Friday, March 10th, 2006. This party kicks off the 2006 AMA racing season in Daytona Beach, Florida across from the world famous Daytona International Speedway. The event includes Ducati race team appearances, tech talk classroom sessions, a Ducati only bike show, umbrella girls, the American Ducati Idol motor sound contest, a vendor row and more. Those attending DDD will be able to soak up the sun while admiring Ducatis on display, race go-carts or test their skills aboard Speedpark's 22-foot dragsters.Read more...
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