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Ducati's 300: from Lucchinelli to Checa
By Robin Goodwin on 01/08/2011 10:37:45
Ducati reaches 300 World Superbike victories milestone
in 1988 when 1981 500GP champion Marco Lucchinelli scored the top honours on his Ducati 888.From there came the iconic years of the 1990s when Carl Fogarty started his control of the WSB title from 1994 and becoming the most successful rider in both WSB
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Bad Boy No.1: Marco Lucchinelli
By Stuart Barker on 03/12/2010 12:46:40
The coke snorting champ: The story of Crazy Horse, the original Grand Prix rock star
Marco Lucchinelli was the closest thing to a rock star that motorcycle racing has ever had. The long hair, the excesses of drink and drugs, the beautiful women and fast cars, hell he even played at Italy’s massive San Remo Song Festival (think
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Ducati's first ever WSB win
By mark forsyth on 11/11/2010 12:51:10
The first of many...
Had to share this with you. The first ever WSB meeting at Donington Park in 1988 and a titanic scrap between Bimota's Davide Tardozzi and Ducati's Marco Lucchinelli. This event put Luchinelli firmly in Ducati history as the first ever win
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The bad boys of motorcycling
By Visordown on 23/11/2011 10:26:45
Drug smuggling, GBH and murder; these nine are the baddest of the bad from the world of motorcycling
Marco LucchinelliMarco Lucchinelli was the closest thing to a rock star that motorcycle racing ever had. The long hair, the excesses of drink and drugs, the beautiful women and fast cars, hell he even played at Italy’s massive San Remo Song Festival
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Imola honours Troy Bayliss
By Visordown News on 03/08/2009 23:41:44
Big celebrations planned for Aussie hard-charger
of biker-musicians, including former world champion Marco Lucchinelli on vocals. Couldn’t happen to a nicer fella.
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World Superbikes back at Donington in 2011
By Visordown News on 15/11/2010 17:22:47
European round of the WSB championship will be at Donington Park
’s founder Tom Wheatcroft, when the two races were won by Davide Tardozzi (Bimota) and Marco Lucchinelli (Ducati), and it last ran on June 28 2009 when Ben Spies (Yamaha) won both rounds.Kevin Wheatcroft, chairman of the re-instated Donington Park Racing
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Grant Leonard stars in Silver Dream Racer
By Grant Leonard on 01/12/2009 15:15:37
Grant Leonard finds himself in a film with David Essex
that today? "Wave your programmes!" urged the commentor. We obliged vigorously, immortality beckoning.It was a grid of gods: Barry Sheene, Kenny Roberts, Steve Parrish, Ron Haslam, Graziano Rossi (Vale's dad), Randy Mamola, Marco Lucchinelli, Franco Uncini
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Ride with Bayliss in 2012
By Visordown News on 20/12/2011 11:42:20
Ducati Riding Experience announces new dates and more options
also on a Panigale 1199 S. Instructors include Troy Bayliss and 500cc GP champ, Marco Lucchinelli.The Ducati Riding Experience calendar is as follows:18-19-20 April - Adria Circuit29- 30 May - Mugello International Circuit18-19 July - Imola Circuit4
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Bike Icon: Ducati 888
By Mark Forsyth on 08/09/2010 15:09:22
The Ducati 888 is the Great Grandaddy of the 1198 and its awesome racing pedigree bred a road legend whose racing history is crucial to its status
the factory entered Marco Lucchinelli at Daytona on an 851cc version. He cleared off into the distance - clocking 166mph on the banking on his way to win the twins event. Tongues wagged.The roadgoing 851 was launched at the Milan show in 1987. It now had its
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10 minutes with... Frankie Chili
By Jon Urry on 25/10/2007 20:49:15
Now in his tenth year of World Superbike racing, Bologna's blue-eyed boy is still showing the young guns the way. Control yourselves ladies, here's Frankie
happy.Who are your racing heroes?It is very hard for me to say. My heroes are Jarno Saarinen, but step by step in my career it changes. Kenny Roberts, Freddie Spencer, Mario Lucchinelli, Barry Sheene, anyone in a different situation was like a dream
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