Ducati’s Bayliss On Superpole With Huge Margin – Superbike Planet

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Sign up now for our second track day of the year, Sunday, April 22nd as PI riders will be hauling the mail around the AMA course at the California Speedway in Fontana, hosted by our friends at FastTrack Riders. Download the sign-up .pdf form here.

The Deal: Sign up for one of our limited spots for $259. Novices are welcome and will get off on the right foot (tire?) with the mandatory track school ($125 – four students grouped with one trainer). Want Advanced Training? $155 let’s you share a trainer with one other rider. You can even rent gear.

Curious what a day of sheer excitement looks like from the cockpit of your Italian steed? Well dig THIS FOOTAGE from PI rider Chris Fortuna.

Sign up now as spaces are limited. Download the sign-up .pdf form and fax it in or drop it by the shop. Contact Pro Italia sales at 818 249-5707 or sales@proitalia.com for more info

Paolo Ciabatti has left Ducati (this we knew) and is heading for FGSport – the company that owns the World Superbike Series. Ducati’s new Superbike director will be bad-ass Davide Tardozzi.

Meanwhile, in Valencia, Troy Bayliss starts testing well.

To celebrate Ducati rider Casey Stoner’s maiden MotoGP win we’re having a 10% off sale through this Wednesday on everything in the online store. The coupon code is stoner2007

Casey Stoner has defeated former five-times world champion Valentino Rossi to take his first ever MotoGP victory, on his Ducati debut and in the first ever 800cc race, at the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix.

Stoner blasted past pole-sitter Rossi along the main straight at the end of the first lap and the pair battled continuously from then on. The Australian’s Ducati enjoyed a clear top-speed advantage, but Rossi repeatedly reeled the #27 back in through the twisty sections and the pair exchanged the lead frequently during the 22 laps. >> read more at Crash.net

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You, dear reader, are headed toward a long weekend of moto-racetrack-nirvana brought to you by Pro Italia.

First of all, Saturday at 10:30 AM, we’ll have the Daytona 200 live on the big screen.

Then, Sunday the 11th at 2 PM, we’ll big screen the beginning of the MotoGP season straight into your skull with the MotoGP 250 race at 2pm followed by the MotoGP World Championship at 3pm. The exciting new era of 800cc bikes begins now and remember, when Ducati wins a MotoGP race we will celebrate every victory with a 10% off sale for the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday following the race weekend. The 10% off will be available in-store or online and only by using a coupon code found here on our News page. Keep your fingers crossed.

After two days of watching others tear around and have the times of thier lives, Monday, March 12th will find Pro Italia at Buttonwillow, hosted by our friends at FastTrack Riders. Download the sign-up .pdf form here. Print, fill, fax or drop by the shop.

The Deal: Sign up for one of our limited spots for $145. Novices are welcome and will get off on the right foot (tire?) with the mandatory track school ($125 – four students grouped with one trainer). Want Advanced Training? $155 let’s you share a trainer with one other rider.

The Offer: Purchase one of our leather full suits from Ducati Performance, Vanson, MV Agusta or Alpinestars OR a leather jacket zip to leather pants combo, and you’ll earn yourself a free trackday – a $145 savings plus a day of sheer excitement!

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