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Pikes Peak cancels ALL motorcycle racing for 2020
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Pikes Peaks organisers have taken the decision to suspend all motorcycle racing at America’s prestigious hill climb in 2020, following the death of rider Carlin Dunne at this year’s event. Motorcycles have been a fixture at The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb event for the last 29 years – but the board that runs the…
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Pikes Peak 2019: Official statement from the organisers says NO SIGNS of mechanical failure with the Ducati V4 Streetfighter
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An official release from the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Race Director and Race Safety Team has been made public. In it, the organisation says that it has inspected the Ducati Streetfighter V4 machine that Carlin Dunne was riding when he suffered a fatal accident on Sunday and found that there were no signs of…
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PIKES PEAK 2019: Carlin Dunne has died after accident during the time trial
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It was a major coup for Carlin Dunne, 36, to get the world’s first ride on the prototype Ducati Streetfighter V4 at the 97th Pikes Peak event, but the debut outing for the American rider on Italian machinery ended in disaster. According to witness reports (which have not been verified and therefore cannot be held…
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First look at Ducati’s new Streetfighter V4 confirmed for 2020 release
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Ducati has confirmed its new Streetfighter V4 prototype is on the way ahead of this month’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
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VIDEO: Here’s the first OFFICIAL glimpse of the Ducati V4 Streetfighter (but don’t get too excited…)
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So it’s nice to see that everyone is starting to lose their minds about the Ducati V4 Streetfighter – the bike we first showed you in testing guise months ago with this photo: We then brought you these photos a couple of weeks later from DDG magazine which show the bike testing at a private…
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SPY SHOT: Ducati tests NAKED Panigale V4 R on track ahead of Pikes Peak.
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Following the news that Ducati’s dropping the Multistrada 1260 for this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, and would instead be running in the exhibition class with Carlin Dunne at the helm – we reported that Ducati was working on a new stripped down Panigale V4 R for the iconic race. And it looks like…
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Pikes Peak RUMOURS: Ducati to DROP the Multistrada for Streetfighter V4?
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Although we’re still more than five months away from the start of the 97th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, manufacturers have started registering its bikes for the 2019 event. And Ducati has surprised us all by appearing to move away from its winning Multistrada, registering itself as ‘Ducati 2019 TBD’ in the Exhibition Powersport category.…
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VIDEO: Ducati’s 2018 Pikes Peak win. Carlin Dunne smashes it.
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It takes the right team, dedication, and motorcycle to win a podium at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. And this year, Ducati took two. Here’s a short video showing the 2018 King of the Mountain, Carlin Dunne, in action. Ducati racer Carlin Dunne once again led the Ducati Pikes Peak team to victory and reclaimed the crown…
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VIDEO: Carlin Dunne’s blistering Pikes Peak winning-run on a kitted out Ducati Multistrada 1260
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Carlin Dunne has released this incredible video, showing his full race winning run from this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. It’s blisteringly fast – and if you listen closely, you can hear the tyres on his ‘Strada squealing, as he pushes it right to its limits. The Pikes Peak “Race to the Clouds” consists…
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Ducati prepares for Pikes Peak – building the fastest Multistrada 1260 you’ve ever seen
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Ducati has unveiled a pair of tricked out Multistrada 1260’s – as it looks to reclaim the two-wheel title at the legendary Pikes Peak mountain race, which kicks off in Colorado on June 24, 2018. Back in 2012, Carlin Dunne set an outright record in the Heavyweight Motorcycle class on a Multistrada 1200 – a…
