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Close racing with the Ducati factory SBK Xerox Team at the German Nurburging. We will have still twice the possibility to shoot some more Xerox pictures at the Imola and Magny-Cours SBK races.
But next year I am sure to see again the Supersonic Racing Team, DFX Corse, Althea and the new Liberty Racing Ducati teams on the SBK track!
Take a minute and have a look at 10 beautiful pictures from photographer Coen Vleugels;Luca Scassa riding the Supersonic Racing Team Ducati. Elbow touch down?
Motorcycling and surfing styles combine for exciting new collection in spring 2011.Ducati, the world-famous motorcycle manufacturer, has signed a co-branding agreement with Bear, the popular “activewear” brand based in California, famous for its surf apparel and “stylosophy”.
Iconic in their respective fields, Ducati and Bear have used their unparalleled expertise and tradition to design and create the stunning new collection. With both motorcycling and surfing communities sharing a strong passion for the freedom, performance and challenge that their favorite leisure activities provide them, the new partnership has produced an innovative and exciting line of apparel that is sure to be a hit for both lifestyles.
Ducati and Bear have cooperated to create the “capsule collection”, surf and beachwear items with a distinctive motorcycling inspiration. The unique combination of motorcycling and surfing has created a new style, recognised by the characteristic “curve”, which forms a theme throughout the collection. The curve offers a visible tribute to the Ducati logo and the sophisticated and strong red, white and black colour scheme gives a bold personality to the collection, while identifying the colours of both Ducati and Bear company logos.
The collection will be available in beachwear stores across Italy from spring 2011, and selected items available worldwide in “Ducati Stores” and “Ducati Caffes”.
The penultimate round of the Australian Superbike Series will be held at Phillip Island this weekend (Sept 10-12) in conjunction with the V8 Supercars L&H500.
The Ducati Motologic Racing Team is a man down going into the weekend as #33 Jordan Burgess will not be donning his racing leathers for the event. The young Newcastle rider will be at the island to support the team, however, with round 6 being so soon after Burgess sustained injury to his foot at Qld Raceway, the ever-determined rider must await the next event to once again take to the track on his Ducati.
The focus now rests solely on #27 Jamie Stauffer for Round 6 results. The team depart for Phillip Island optimistic of improving their standing in the championship after having the opportunity to test the 1198R at the Phillip Island Circuit recently. With many of the front runners in attendance for the day, Stauffer’s 1198R looked extremely fast on the track and he is looking forward to the weekend’s racing.
#27 Jamie Stauffer: “The test at the Island went really well for us. We have been using the 200 rear tyre for some time now so the bike was pretty close in terms of set-up and we made some real headway in the changes we made. My lap times were really encouraging and I’m confident we can keep the momentum going into this round.”
Team Manager Paul Free echoes Stauffer’s sentiments: “It’s really disappointing for the whole team that Jordy can’t be riding this weekend, I’m glad he is here albeit on crutches. Jamie seems really confident on the 1198R going into the event and with the information we gained from the previous round and the day spent at Phillip Island, I believe we have a really good setting for this round. It’s an extremely important event for us being the first event in 10 years that Ducati have competed in the Superbike Championship in conjunction with the V8 Supercars so we would dearly love to pick up where Ducati finished 10 years ago which was in a winning position.”
(photo Bonnie Lane)
Leon Morris took a win and a second place in the Ducati 848 Challenge races at the Fowlers Motorcycles Pro Bike meeting at Castle Combe at the weekend, keeping his championship hopes alive, albeit by a slim margin. Stockbridge-based Morris lived up to his word by sharing the honours with Buildbase/JHP Racing team-mate Darren Fry who also took a win and a second. Podium regular, Mark Cheetham, took third place honours in the first race, with Barry Poll taking the other well-deserved podium place in the second race.
The historic circuit, celebrating 60 years of racing this year, was playing host a huge and appreciative crowd who were treated to some great racing all through the regular New Era classes – plus the Historic GP Championship and a parade of Classic Racing machines. But in the red morning light at the Wiltshire circuit it was local hero Morris who shone brightest with a blistering start from the second row to slingshot through the slimmest of gaps between Fry and the other front row starters in the SOT class. He would lead the race until lap 5 when Fry finally reeled him in, and the pair were to race wheel-to-wheel for the remainder of the race, Fry only crossing the line less than half a second in front of his team-mate.
(photo Ducati Corse Friends)
A new team is gearing up to enter the 2011 FIM Superbike World Championship. The team is called Liberty Racing, and is owned by the Liberty CZ Group which is based in the Czech Republic. It will take part in the championship with Ducati 1198 machines.
The rider chosen to spearhead the team’s attack will be 27-year-old Jakub Smrz from the Czech Republic, who has been on several team’s shopping lists this year and who has considerable experience on Ducati machinery.
The Liberty Group is involved in the sectors of foodstuffs and office supplies and also owns Effenbert beer, which has been present in the championship as a sponsor for a few years. After a couple of seasons spent learning ‘ the ropes’, the Liberty Group has now decided to invest in new team premises, based in Prague, the company headquarters.
source: worldsbk
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Ducati UK is to relocate early next year from their current offices in Milton Keynes to new purpose built head quarters at Silverstone Race Circuit. The move to the Northamptonshire track is the result of a lengthy search for premises after out -growing the current offices and also the need to centralise all Ducati UK operations.
The Silverstone premises will see a bespoke 8000sq feet facility that will include offices, warehouse, dealer training rooms, a workshop that will service the press and demonstrator fleets (now brought back in-house) and there is the potential for a retail outlet for the sale of Ducati merchandise during major track events.
The new Ducati UK premises are expected to be ready early next year and will be situated close to the Silverstone Innovation centre on the outside of Woodcote. This relocation heralds a new era for Ducati UK who can look forward to sharing in the on-going development of the Silverstone circuit as it now becomes the UK home for both two and four-wheeled Motorsport.
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We knew this weekend would not be easy after the Brno and Silverstone races, but Luca Scassa has not lost his nerve and has monetized two positive results in SBK. In Race 1, Luca started well and thanks to a steady and fast pace he made the final sprint for tenth position with Lorenzo Lanzi. In race two, Luca suffered more than expected with the bike and was unable to stay close to the group of pursuers.
Luca Scassa: “To be honest, this was not an easy weekend, a weekend with two very, very difficult races. We could not develop my Ducati as fast we wanted and we have paid for a precious tenths. The bike had no direction and was forced to follow very large trajectories; we paid too much time with it. But we brought home a few points for the championship.
So now we have in mind Imola, where we must return to the positions which we usually compete. Thank you all so much, you were all fantastic, I hope to repay with the next race.”
Danilo Soncini: “We suffered, this is the reality. But we must be positive and look ahead with confidence. Luca certainly needed to turn back mentally and return to the atmosphere of the races after his injury. We analyzed the data for the race at Imola and introduce our true potential.”
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