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848 Challenge: Silverstone race results
By Ben Cope on 26/09/2011 14:35:10
Massive four-way scrap for the season ender
Race 1: Race 1 produced another memorable 848 Challenge race, with Mike Edwards (MSKworks.com) in determined mood to record his first race victory of the season. But Kenny Gilbertson (AOR/Boast Plumbing), Leon Morris, and Robbie Brown (Ducati
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848 Challenge Oulton Park official race report
By Visordown on 09/07/2012 16:35:54
All the action from Oulton as Brown edges closer to the championship.
thanks to all the team and our sponsors for making it possible, and hope these are the first of many race wins.”Round Six of the Ducati 848 Challenge will be at Cadwell Park BSB over the Bank Holiday weekend of 25/26/27 August.Race 1 Result: Folkard
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Edwards closes in on Morris at Cadwell
By Ben Cope on 01/09/2011 10:37:52
The 848 Challenge rumbles into deepest Lincolnshire
might yet mix things up.Race 1 Result: 1. Gilbertson, 2. Edwards, 3. Morris, 4. R Brown, 5. Poole, 6. Cheetham, 7. A Brown, 8. Connolly, 9. Keen, 10. Jordan, 11. Holden, 12. Poyser, 13. Cope, DNF: Poll, Hopkins, Andrew, Dry, De Tarnowsky, PadovaniRace 2
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848 Challenge: Official race report, Snetterton 300
By Visordown on 28/05/2012 11:21:38
Another weekend of ultra-close racing in the 848 Challenge
Mike Edwards put a disappointing start to the season behind him with a win and a second place at Round Three of the Ducati 848 Challenge at the Snetterton BSB weekend.With a gritty ride to victory in Race One and a late charge to third in Race Two
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Monza: Brown and Morris share the spoils
By Ben Cope on 13/07/2011 12:39:51
A pack of 848s heads home to Italy to battle it out at Monza
After a month off, the Rapid Solicitors Ducati 848 Challenge took to the air for the second of its fly-away rounds this season; this time to the historic Monza circuit. Scene of so many memorable races, a quick glance at the circuit map surely
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The 848, challenged
By Ben Cope on 18/04/2011 13:53:11
This 848 has had a tough life to date. And now it's going to get tougher
with our very own Niall Mackenzie. An ex-GP god, a pristine Italian superbike and a dry Brands Hatch. What would possibly go wrong? Well, Barry for a start.Bazza's lowside out of Druids probably looked very stylish, the resulting 848 however, didn
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848 build blog: 40 days to go
By Ben Cope on 23/02/2012 16:57:33
Shafted shafts and selective selectors
My real worry was that the gearbox had lunched itself after my highside. The rear wheel wasn't moving, even with the clutch in. The less costly option was that the selector fork arm had taken a knock as a result of the shaft hitting the deck. Turns
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Rare as rocking horse sh..
By Ben Cope on 26/03/2012 09:46:00
..oes? Finally sourced a fairly major part
-knows-if-it's-straight wheel from eBay.Result = one 848 that rolls in a straight line. I can rule out the high-speed wobbles but I unfortunately cant rule out the highsides...
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First Ride: 2008 Ducati 848
By Jon Urry on 17/02/2008 14:42:12
It’s just like the 1098 but smaller, right? Er no, actually it isn’t. Ducati has taken a completely new change of tack with its 848
, not so much street.So will the 848 race in supersport? No. We have made the bike not thinking of races. The rules might change, in which case people may take this bike and race with it, but now Ducati Corsa is focused on MotoGP and Superbike only
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848 Challenge shines at wet Thruxton
By Ben Cope on 01/06/2011 17:05:49
Super-close racing at the super-fast Thruxton
with the results this weekend. To get a first and second is a great way to kick-start our season and a huge reward for Kenny.”Celebrating his win, Chris Northover said: “This is the first time I have raced the 848 and what a great weekend and an awesome result
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