Race highlights from Monza
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Master Max
Filed under: Aprilia, Biaggi, BMW, Kawasaki, Ruben Xaus, Suzuki, Troy Corser, WSBK
Yesterdays’ race at Monza was the best race of the season, Max Biggi shined from start to finish in both rounds.
Biggi was unstoppable, sliding into a corner and coming out of the same corner with a wheelie….got me glued to the TV for 36 laps.
Toseland on the R1 was the motivator for Max, he pushed Biggi to the limit but then he couldn’t keep up, in race two Crutchlow’s also gave Biggi a good run but his R1 broke down later on.
The race marked the first ever World Superbike podium for BMW, Xaus posted his best ever result for the team, with a sixth place in race one, and Troy Corser came third place from 12th on the grid in race two.
It was also a great race for Tom Sykes the Kawasaki man who gave Haga a hard time, and Haga couldn’t overtake him.
Open Invitation from Ducati UAE
Dear Ducastiti and Ducati Enthusiast,
We are pleased to announce the opening of the New Ducati Showroom in Dubai on 22nd May 2010 at 5pm and would like to invite you to join us for this special event!
The New 3,000 sqft Showroom is dedicated to Ducati and to the Ducatistis. We have built a dealership with the latest store design from Italy with dedicated Motorcycles, Merchandise area, Parts & Accessories and last but not least with a state‐of‐the‐art workshop. Your new Home is located in Dubai’s Motor City at the Grandstand, unit 1 & 2 opposite Spinney’s. All the latest 2010 model year motorcycles and riding gear from leather suits and jackets, sliders, boots, body protectors to helmets with accessories as well as the casual apparel will be in the showroom waiting for you to be checked out. We will be offering Pirelli tyres supply and Shell oil for the motorcycles.
The 3 times World Superbike and Moto GP Champion, Troy Bayliss will be joining the Senior Management of Ducati Motor Holding Company here in Dubai to open the new Ducati Showroom on Saturday 22nd May at 5pm. This also means that you will have the opportunity to meet them.
From 5:30pm to 9pm, Dubai Autodrome’s Race Track will be opened only for Ducati. We have secured the track for our Ducatistis. You only need to bring your Ducati motorcycle and your riding gear (full face helmet, full leather jacket and trouser and gloves) and to register by email to marketing@ducati.ae before 19th May, provide us with your name, contact number and motorcycle model (it has to be a Ducati). All registered riders will be given a time allocated for 22nd May and will be requested to come to sign the waiver and get the safety briefing before going on the track.
With Troy Bayliss being in Dubai for the Opening, we would like to give ONE Ducati Rider from the UAE the unique opportunity to have a 20 minute on track one‐to‐one session with Troy at 6:30pm on 22nd May. If you wish to ride on the track with Troy, please email marketing@ducati.ae with your name, contact number and your motorcycle’s model. We will select one lucky winner via the “Tell a Friend” Campaign so the more friends you invite the greater your chance! The winner will be informed on the 18th May 2010.
Last but not least. The Worldwide acclaimed Multistrada 1200 S has finally arrived in the United Arab Emirates and will also be unveiled on the evening. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to experience all this in one evening. RSVP to marketing@ducati.ae with your name, contact number, your motorcycle (if you’re going on the track and if your wish to ride with Troy Bayliss).
We are looking forward to seeing you on 22nd May 2010 at 5pm in Motor City’s Grandstand.
Ride Safe!
WSBK highlights form Assen race 2
Race one was a bore so i skipped it.
A double for Johnny
As much as race 1 was a bore, race 2 was amusing…Rea on the Honda took the pole in both races and was fast as rocket and steady as a train.
Corser on the BMW led both races for a while but no one could find a way around Rea, it was not a good race for Ducati as Fabrizio fell in race one and Haga had a technical problem that made him quit race 2.
The Aprilia rider Leon Camier was doing well until he took a bad fall in race 2.
Davide Tardozzi
After retiring from racing in the Superbike, Tardozzi went on to be a team manager for the Ducati factory racing team, winning several Superbike World Championships with Carl Fogarty, Troy Corser, and Troy Bayliss.Tardozzi won eight Riders’ Championships as a Ducati team manager, but at the end of 2009 Tardozzi left Ducati to join BMW and became the new team boss of the official BMW Motorrad squad in 2010(World Superbikes)
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Nori is back
Haga shares Valencia with the Suzuki rider Leon Haslam, Biaggi was the fastest…he pushed the Aprila to its limit, but it seams it was not enough to win the race, and lost it to Haga in race two.
SuperBike iPhone App
MotoGP, and F1 are also available at the app store.
MotoGP 2010 Calendar
http://www.flogs.com is a cool calendar service website, no more manually entring events dates… all you have to do is find the events you like, subscribe to them, choose your calendar format -Microsoft Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple OS X iCal, Mozilla Thunderbird Lightning, Mozilla Sunbird, Facebook, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Vista Calendar, Yahoo!, Windows Live- and the events will automatically be added to your calendar.
You select which events you which to follow -sports, music, film, theatre, games, specific subject areas, etc – and relevant sub-categories. For example: Sports > Football > FC Barcelona, then click, click, click, and the information requested will appear in your digital calendar.
If you are a Mac user here is the link to the MotoGPWSBKF1 2010 season calendar, just click it and it will add all the 2010 season to your iCal application.
For the none tech savey dudes here is a link to some desktop background MotoGP calendars.
Portimao race highlights
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