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MotoGP: Nicky Hayden & Ducati 2011 / 12

MotoGP
Ducati has renewed the contract with Nicky Hayden, making the 29-year-old Kentuckian teammates with Valentino Rossi in 2011/2012.
Hayden, who won the 2006 Championship on a Honda, joined Ducati in 2009, finishing 13th that year. He currently sit…

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Indy MotoGP: A Forlorn Stoner Tops FP2

Red Bull Grand Prix
In Saturday’s practice season, it was all Ducati again as Casey Stoner piloted his GP10 to a 1:40.331, over a half-second faster than his Friday time.
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Ducati to pull out of World Superbikes at the end of 2010

The Ducati 851, 888, 916, 999 and 1098 have all been such an integral part of the World Superbikes championship. The factory Ducati team not being there next year in WSBK would be a downer…

Ducati issued a press release yesterday, announcing th…

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Indy MotoGP: Friday Practice Quotes

MotoGP News
At Friday practice for the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix, Round 11 of the 2010 MotoGP Championship, Ducati Team rider Casey Stoner topped everyone on his GP10, posting a 1:40.844.
The second fastest rider was the series leader, Jorge Lor…

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Spies & Factory Yamaha for 2011 MotoGP

MotoGP News
The announcement came sooner than expected, but it was made official Friday at Indy: Ben Spies will pilot the Factory Yamaha bike for the 2011 MotoGP season. Spies, currently riding on the satellite Monster Tech 3 Yamaha team, will replace …

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WSBK: Ducati Ends Factory Team Involvement

In a shocking development, Ducati has announced it will no longer field a factory team in the Superbike World Championship starting in 2011.

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MotoGP: Indy Conference Transcript

Red Bull Grand Prix
Here’s the official conference transcript for the Red Bull Indianapolis GP, Round 11 of the 2010 MotoGP Championship.
Attending the Thursday pre-race conference were Monster Yamaha Tech 3 riders Ben Spies and Colin Edwards, Ducati T…

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Valentino Rossi & Jeremy Burgess in 2011?

VR46 Contract News
Things are shaping up for the 2011 MotoGP year, with the biggest news being the Valentino Rossi and Ducati marriage, one that will create an all-Italian racing family.
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Nicky Hayden on Indy MotoGP | Video

MotoGP Video
Get an inside look at Ducati Team rider Nicky Hayden, as the Kentucky Kid discusses his busy schedule, personal life and overall excitement for the second Grand Prix besides Laguna in America, the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix, Round 11…

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Ducati: Desmo Valves History

Ducati History
In 1954 Ducati was a manufacturer of small displacement, somewhat docile motorcycles intended as simple, affordable transportation for a weary country recovering from a devastating war.
The company’s then general manager, Giuseppe Monta…

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