Tech 3 Yamaha rider Colin Edwards continued his impressive pre-season form today by setting the fastest time at the start of a three-day test session at the Phillip Island circuit.

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The world’s first ever production Ducati Desmosedici RR will be delivered to US actor Tom Cruise. Cruise is first on the list to get Ducati‘s latest US$72,500 sportbike, which is basically a street-legal MotoGP bike, packed with titanium, magnesium and carbon fibre components and can run up to 200 mph!

Only 1,500 units of the Ducati Desmosedici RR will be produced. Cruise will take delivery of his Desmosedici RR at Beverly Hills Ducati this week.

Ducati North America‘s chief Michael Lock, said that the Desmosedici RR is an impossible dream — made possible. “We are delighted to be able to deliver the world’s first production unit here in the USA to Tom Cruise, who is a well-known Ducati enthusiast,” Lock said in a statement.

For years, enthusiasts have dreamt of a true GP replica and the dream has finally come true thanks to Ducati and the Desmosedici RR, which is the first-ever road-going motorcycle to offer performance and technology that comes directly from Ducati‘s experience in MotoGP. The RR derives from the Ducati Corse Grand Prix racing Desmosedici GP6, the same bike with which Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau competed with in the 2006 MotoGP World Championship.

The body design and the aerodynamics faithfully reflect the Desmosedici GP6 MotoGP bike. The color scheme, the fittings, the materials used in its construction as well as the technical features of the powerful four-cylinder desmodromic engine built by the Borgo Panigale factory engineers are as close as possible to being the ultimate expression of the most extreme street legal MotoGP racing machine today. Components were beefed up and tested for road use, which is far tougher and of a longer duration than what a MotoGP bike has to tolerate. In addition servicing and warranty concerns had to be looked into as well.

With a power output of 200 HP (203 PS) at 13,800 rpm and 85.55 lb-ft (116 Nm) of torque at 10,500 rpm, the new D16RR engine follows the guidelines laid down by the Ducati Corse GP engine, a masterpiece of engineering and precision.

Ducati North America‘s website explains that reservations for the Desmosedici RR have been accepted via the official Ducati dealer network since June 2, 2006. Production of the 1,500 limited edition motorcycles began in October, 2007 and first deliveries will be made to Ducati 999R owners who placed their Desmosedici RR order before September 30, 2006. Production of all remaining orders will be completed by December 2008.

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2008 will see Yamaha’s principal factory racing teams hit the circuits of the world with Yamalube as an important part of the technical set-up; drawing the bridge between works machinery and production motorcycles even closer.

The Fiat Yamaha MotoGP squad, Yamaha World Supersport Team and the Yamaha Motocross Team have all reached multi-year agreements to embrace the use of Yamalube for their 2008 competitive campaigns.

The Yamalube range has already been used by Yamaha and their factory motocross effort since 2005 and in that time two world championships have been won by the team. Yamalube already has a long-standing racing tradition in non European countries such as North America and Australia.

With a legendary reputation built on countless victories, Yamaha is the name trusted to deliver ‘Quality before anything’; and the company’s oils are no different.

Yamalube was born to provide the finest quality oil for Yamaha engines; from the very same team who engineered and created the technology. The marine world has already benefited since the mid-1990s and enjoys wide European distribution. The motorcycle market was targeted in 2005 and Yamalube can be found in fifteen European countries with more to follow in 2008.

Yamalube is the only line of oils that lives up to Yamaha’s stringent standards for excellence and performance with formulations that are engine and application specific. This bold and pro-active link with the firm’s premier racing teams now welcomes the long awaited pan-European introduction of these high-tech lubricants.

The Yamalube line-up consists of two-stroke semi-synthetic oils to four-stroke mineral, semi and full synthetic. The choice of lubricants is also augmented by a spectrum of other cleansing and care products such as helmet and visor Ph neutral liquid, paint and plastic polish, shield and silicon spray and platinum chain sprays and gels.

The name “Yamalube” may not be too polite here in Malaysia though. But then again, who knows .. the novelty of buying YAMALUBE might just push up sales!

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The official Fiat Yamaha Team launch took place in front of a media-packed audience in Turin, Italy recently.

The unveiling of the two new riders for the 2008 MotoGP World Championship was the ideal setting to interview the four key members of the squad; Valentino Rossi and his Team Manager Davide Brivio alongside newcomer and double 250cc world champ Jorge Lorenzo with his principal Daniele Romagnoli.

All four interviews are available in the MotoGP Rider Lounge section on www.yamaha-racing.com as well as updated rider profiles, team information and new imagery of the 2008 Yamaha YZR-M1.

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Tech 3 Yamaha rider Colin Edwards continued his impressive pre-season form today by setting the fastest time at the start of a three-day test session at the Phillip Island circuit.

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The world’s first ever production Ducati Desmosedici RR will be delivered to US actor Tom Cruise. Cruise is first on the list to get Ducati‘s latest US$72,500 sportbike, which is basically a street-legal MotoGP bike, packed with titanium, magnesium and carbon fibre components and can run up to 200 mph! Only 1,500 units of the [...]

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2008 will see Yamaha’s principal factory racing teams hit the circuits of the world with Yamalube as an important part of the technical set-up; drawing the bridge between works machinery and production motorcycles even closer. The Fiat Yamaha MotoGP squad, Yamaha World Supersport Team and the Yamaha Motocross Team have all reached multi-year agreements to [...]

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The official Fiat Yamaha Team launch took place in front of a media-packed audience in Turin, Italy recently. The unveiling of the two new riders for the 2008 MotoGP World Championship was the ideal setting to interview the four key members of the squad; Valentino Rossi and his Team Manager Davide Brivio alongside newcomer and [...]

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