CASEY STONER LEAVES HOSPITAL AFTER WRIST OPERATION.
Casey Stoner underwent successful surgery on his wrist on Thursday, at the Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico in Modena. Antonio Landi, Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Hand Surgery, was assisted by arthroscopic specialist Dr Luigi Pederzini and by Dr Norman Della Rosa.
Using arthroscopic surgery, two floating bodies were removed from the area of the styloid process of the ulna bone (lower arm).
Stoner was treated for pseudoarthrosis on his left scaphoid before the removal of a staple (which was inserted in Stonerâ€TMs scaphoid during an operation in 2003), and a bone graft using the Herbert Bone Screw System, which is designed to promote early active motion.
Stoner wanted to give his personal thanks to the medical team and also to Ducati Corseâ€TMs trusted consultant, Prof. Fabio Catani from the Rizzoli Hospital in Bologna, who has provided crucial advice and support over recent months, helping to set up the operation with the team led by Dr Antonio Landi.
The Australian was discharged this afternoon and will begin his rehabilitation over the next few days on his return home to Switzerland.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
GP - Valencia
VALENCIA TO PASS THE MOTOGP TORCH FROM 2008 TO 2009
The city of Valencia plays host to the final Grand Prix of the 2008 MotoGP season this Sunday, with the World Championship 'podium' already decided. After seventeen rounds of eighteen around the globe, Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa are already assured of the top three positions in this year's edition of motorcycle racing's elite series.
However, the visit to the Ricardo Tormo circuit promises the usual levels of excitement and intrigue, with one of the largest and most passionate race-day crowds roaring on their favourite riders from the grandstands that surround the entire circuit. Not only that, but the two days following the race have become a traditional first outing for the new team line-ups that will form the grid in the upcoming season.
The first target for the Ducati MotoGP Team, though, is preparing to defend second place in the constructors' championship, which they currently occupy but with only a single-point advantage over Honda.
Both Casey Stoner and Marco Melandri know what it is like to celebrate on top of the podium at Valencia, the Australian having clinched his first win there in the 125cc race in 2003 and the Italian claiming first place in the 250 race in 2002 and in MotoGP in 2005.
LIVIO SUPPO, MotoGP Project Director
"Hopefully we can finish the season at Valencia with a good result that allows us to hang on to second place in the Constructors' Championship. It's a big ask because Dani (Pedrosa) is very strong at this track and he arrives on the back of a very good race, whilst Nicky has always been fast at Valencia and the characteristics of the track should suit the satellite Hondas. We hope Casey's wrist problem isn't as prohibitive here so that he can have a good race for himself and for us! It will also be Marco's last race with us. It would be really nice to finish off a tough season on a high at a circuit where he has already won in MotoGP."
The city of Valencia plays host to the final Grand Prix of the 2008 MotoGP season this Sunday, with the World Championship 'podium' already decided. After seventeen rounds of eighteen around the globe, Valentino Rossi, Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa are already assured of the top three positions in this year's edition of motorcycle racing's elite series.
However, the visit to the Ricardo Tormo circuit promises the usual levels of excitement and intrigue, with one of the largest and most passionate race-day crowds roaring on their favourite riders from the grandstands that surround the entire circuit. Not only that, but the two days following the race have become a traditional first outing for the new team line-ups that will form the grid in the upcoming season.
The first target for the Ducati MotoGP Team, though, is preparing to defend second place in the constructors' championship, which they currently occupy but with only a single-point advantage over Honda.
Both Casey Stoner and Marco Melandri know what it is like to celebrate on top of the podium at Valencia, the Australian having clinched his first win there in the 125cc race in 2003 and the Italian claiming first place in the 250 race in 2002 and in MotoGP in 2005.
LIVIO SUPPO, MotoGP Project Director
"Hopefully we can finish the season at Valencia with a good result that allows us to hang on to second place in the Constructors' Championship. It's a big ask because Dani (Pedrosa) is very strong at this track and he arrives on the back of a very good race, whilst Nicky has always been fast at Valencia and the characteristics of the track should suit the satellite Hondas. We hope Casey's wrist problem isn't as prohibitive here so that he can have a good race for himself and for us! It will also be Marco's last race with us. It would be really nice to finish off a tough season on a high at a circuit where he has already won in MotoGP."
Monday, October 13, 2008
BIMOTA rototype
Rimini October 10th
The Bimota naked bike prototype has been spotted. Its based on the DB7 without fairings. The chasi is identical to the big sisters one...front part is a steel trellis. Also it kept the same rear design of the spory version. The tak is in white plastic...fulll on prototype look.
It has 50mm Mazzocchi forks. Altho at a first glance the engine looks to be the same as the DB7, it would take little effort to mount a depotentiated and remapped Ducati 1098.
Friday, October 3, 2008
RSV4 and BIAGGI in 2009 WSBK
...yep.
On Septenber 20th, Aprilia presented the new RSV 1000 that Biaggi will be riding in the WSBK Chanpionship next year....
Aprilia unvailed in Rome the new RSV4, the supersporty 1000cc 4cilinder 65deg V bike that Biaggi will be riding next year in the World Superbike Championship...The RSV4 will be built in 2 versions: base and Factory.
Power specs are not available yet but the numbers are somewhere around 180 hp at 13,500rev on for the base and Factory version.
The Racing version insted have been released and they sound like this : " engine will be able to run at more than 15,000 revs and develop 220hp!!!
When will we see these on the roads? Well, first of all the price in euros for the "base" version will be around 20k....or 32,000 of our weak dollars...no price for the Factory yet....
When? The WSBK regulations inpose a min. of 1000 Factory bikes to be produced in order to enrole the bike in the championship....250 MUST be out by the first race in February and the remaining 750 by June...so hopefully some of those will end up here in the US for us to admire by the beginning of next summer :)
cheers
luca
On Septenber 20th, Aprilia presented the new RSV 1000 that Biaggi will be riding in the WSBK Chanpionship next year....
Aprilia unvailed in Rome the new RSV4, the supersporty 1000cc 4cilinder 65deg V bike that Biaggi will be riding next year in the World Superbike Championship...The RSV4 will be built in 2 versions: base and Factory.
Power specs are not available yet but the numbers are somewhere around 180 hp at 13,500rev on for the base and Factory version.
The Racing version insted have been released and they sound like this : " engine will be able to run at more than 15,000 revs and develop 220hp!!!
When will we see these on the roads? Well, first of all the price in euros for the "base" version will be around 20k....or 32,000 of our weak dollars...no price for the Factory yet....
When? The WSBK regulations inpose a min. of 1000 Factory bikes to be produced in order to enrole the bike in the championship....250 MUST be out by the first race in February and the remaining 750 by June...so hopefully some of those will end up here in the US for us to admire by the beginning of next summer :)
cheers
luca
Thursday, October 2, 2008
IBN 10-1-2008
...it was a pleasure to have you guys out there like it always is! I counted 23 bikes...thats been our constant number for a while :)
hope to see you all next week!
hope to see you all next week!
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