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Ducati Brings It With Over $850k In Race Contingency
CEO: "We intend to mount a serious challenge in AMA Superbike in '05"
by staff
Thursday, March 03, 2005

This just in from Ducati North America:

Attention: Daytona-Bound Ducati Heads

Don't forget the Ducati-dot-net DucatiDayDaytona at Speedpark Motorsports Show & Go. It happens across the street from the Speedway on Friday.

There's more info on the (pretty cool) DNA site.
DUCATI ANNOUNCES OVER $850,000 IN NEW RACING CONTINGENCY PROGRAM

Ducati North America is proud to announce a new racing contingency program aimed at encouraging racers to get Ducati's on the track.

Two new racing contingency programs were announced today by Ducati North America; the Professional Program and the Club Program. Together, these programs provide $871,000 available for racers on Ducati motorcycles. The new programs further demonstrate Ducati's commitment to racing in North America as already seen by the addition of Neil Hodgson to the Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin factory AMA Superbike team to partner Eric Bostrom.

The "Professional Program" is geared towards anyone racing a Ducati 999R or 749R in the AMA Superbike or AMA Formula Extreme series. (Factory team excluded.) This program has $450,000 in posted prize money.

AMA Superbike
(999R)
Number of Events: 10
Total Posted $275,000
Overall Championship $50,000
1st: $10,000 2nd: $7,500 3rd: $5,000

AMA Formula Xtreme
(749R)
Number of Events: 10
Total Posted $175,000
Overall Championship $25,000
1st: $7,500 2nd: $5,000 3rd: $2,500

The second program, called the Ducati Dealer Racing Rewards, is focused on Club level racing and includes cash and product certificate prizes (redeemable for Ducati parts, accessories, apparel, or dealer labor) in CCS, AFM, OMRRA, WMRRA, Canadian Thunderbike, WSMC, and CMRA. The CCS series has a total prize posting of $295,000.

Series Included in the Ducati Dealer Racing Rewards Program and Total:

Champion Cup Series - Race of Champions $24,500

Champion Cup Series - Regional Races $212,000

Loudon Road Race Series Championship (Sanctioned by CCS) $58,500

American Federation of Motorcyclist (AFM) $41,000

Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association (OMRRA) $9,000
Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Association (WMRRA) $8,000

Canadian Thunderbike and SBK $24,000

Willow Springs Motorcycle Club (WSMC) $30,000

Central Motorcycle Racing Association (CMRA) $14,000

"This is the most aggressive racing contingency program Ducati has ever offered and it is a demonstration of our commitment to racing in North America. We want people to consider racing a Ducati this season because we are a genuine alternative to the mass market products and racing is in our blood. We are World Superbike Champions and we intend to mount a serious challenge in AMA Superbike in 2005. The grass roots of racing produce the heroes of tomorrow and we want as many of them as possible to learn their craft on a Ducati. " says Michael Lock, Ducati North America CEO.

The new 2005 Superbikes epitomize the racing history of Ducati and represent the evolution of a formula that has dominated Superbike racing for over a decade. This year's Superbike family includes seven models: the 749 Dark, 749, 749S, 749R, 999, 999S and 999R and all are eligible for contingency money in addition to the Supersport 1000 and 800 in select racing classes.

With the arrival of the 2005 model, the differences between the 999R and Ducati's competition bikes have almost disappeared. The R model features the latest, most advanced Testastretta engine, radically redesigned from the cases up. The result is an engine that delivers 150 hp in a usable format, the most power of any Ducati production engine, combined with the most intuitive chassis available anywhere in the world.

ENDS

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