Entries by The Motor Bug

Ducati Team had a positive outcome in second IRTA test at Sepang

The Ducati Team concluded the second IRTA pre-season testing session at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia in a positive way, with an excellent third place for Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow finishing eighth overall. In the three days of testing, which were held almost entirely in suffocating heat and humidity, the two riders completed a […]

Ducati Team to compete in the 2014 MotoGP World Championship under the Open option

– Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso will race their Desmosedici GP14 in the Open configuration. – Open option gives more freedom for development during the year. – Ducati Corse to keep developing their bikes during the championship to improve competitiveness. Ducati Team has announced today that they will compete in the 2014 MotoGP Championship, taking […]

Ducati Team Development work continues on day 2 of testing at Sepang

The second day of IRTA testing at Sepang was once again characterized by excellent weather conditions that allowed the two Ducati Team riders to make the most of the time available during the day. Both Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow were able to continue important development work with their Desmosedici GP14 bikes. Dovizioso began the […]

Day 1 of IRTA test at Sepang for Ducati Team

With less than one month to go before the opening round of the MotoGP World Championship in Qatar, a second IRTA test session for the Ducati Team has been getting underway today, again at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia, where the first test of the 2014 season took place at the start of February. Andrea […]

ITALIAN MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURER PATON CONFIRMS TT RACES ENTRY FOR NEW MODEL WITH OLIE LINSDELL

After announcing their first street legal bike last November at the Italian EICMA exhibition, the S1 ‘Strada’, Paton has also confirmed its participation at the Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy in June, competing in the bikesocial.co.uk Lightweight TT Race. Bedford based Olie Linsdell will head up the Italian marque’s entry. This […]

Michael Dunlop joins forces with BMW Motorrad UK for a BMW Motorrad Motorsport supported road racing team

TT-winner Michael Dunlop joins forces with BMW Motorrad UK for a BMW Motorrad Motorsport supported road racing team. Michael Dunlop, seven-times TT winner, will be racing BMW motorcycles for the 2014 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy as well as other international road races. The 24-year-old, from Northern Ireland, is joining forces […]