Motoring-News

The 2011 Ducati 848 Challenge builds on the successful foundations of the 2010 season by providing a high profile and competitive Championship that will visit some of the most iconic circuits in the UK and Europe. Circuits on the calendar will provisionally include such classics as Brands Hatch, Silverstone, Cadwell Park, Assen and Monza. The series will consist of sixteen races run over five televised BSB rounds, two overseas rounds and the hugely attended annual Castle Combe motorcycle meeting.
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AMG and Ducati will work together closely in future. The initial aim of the cooperation between the performance brand from Affalterbach and the Italian manufacturer of high-performance motorcycles is to develop common marketing activities. The cooperation agreement was signed today, during a press conference at the Los Angeles Motor Show, by Ola Källenius, CEO of Mercedes-AMG GmbH and Gabriele del Torchio, President and CEO of Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A.
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Ducati open their EICMA 2010 week in pure Italian style with the first public unveiling of the Ducati Diavel and the brand new Monster 1100EVO. The unveiling of these two models in Milan launches the Italian manufacturer’s proud exhibition of new models at EICMA’s 68th Milan International Motorcycle Show held at the Fiera Rho from 4-7 November.
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Having been told by organisers that Ducati will no longer be given the ability to use even larger engines, use special parts not available to other teams, and that other manufacturers machines will not be restricted to allow Ducati to win, they have spat out the dummy and gone home.

Never mind.

Ducati’s spin on their decision follows:
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The 2011 848 EVO now further enhances Ducati’s most impressive lightweight Superbike ever with more power from the Testastretta engine and more braking power from Brembo’s incredible Monobloc brake technology combining to provide an even more exciting way to enter the world of Ducati Superbikes.

The “EVO” treatment applied to the 848 introduces a 6hp power boost to 140hp (103kW) and a torque increase to 72.3lb-ft (98Nm) that results in a razor-sharp and easy-to-use power delivery while the combination of the 848′s legendary (168kg) chassis set-up and planet-stopping Brembo Monobloc brakes gives unthinkable braking performances most can only dream of.
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The history of Ducati on DVD

Revealed for the first time on DVD, the incredible history of Ducati told with rare movie footage, pictures and interviews from its creation in 1926 to the 2007 MotoGP World Championship title.

In close collaboration with “Strike Video” of Milan, Ducati worked with director, Angelo Barberi, to achieve the most complete and compelling account of their incredible heritage, and with so much exclusive material released for the very first time, the captivating ninety-minute movie reveals a fast-moving and exciting story.

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