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Ducati N.A. and Pegram together again |
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Posted by Staff
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Thursday, 17 January 2008 |
DUCATI
NORTH AMERICA AND PEGRAM RACING ANNOUNCE 2008
RACING PLANS
Cupertino, CA (January 16th, 2008)
- Ducati North America is proud to announce today that
Pegram Racing will serve as the official Ducati supported racing team in the 2008 AMA Roadracing
Championship. The team will campaign the new 848 Superbike in the Formula
Xtreme Class, and will be led by veteran racer Larry
Pegram.
The 2008 racing season will mark the
second year of this relationship, and will see the team gain stronger support
from Ducati North America. The initial season yielded successful results, and
the team was able to finish a credible 4th place in the championship
on the Ducati 749 R race bike.
“I am pleased that we were able to continue our program with
Pegram Racing for 2008. Larry had a strong season last year, and was able to
secure several podium finishes while making the absolute most of tight
resources,” said Nick McCabe, Business Development Manager for Ducati North
America. “The 848 is a huge step forward in performance, weight and handling,
and is already showing great potential in our early season testing and
development."
Larry's 848 race bikes began life as showroom-stock motorcycles, delivered through Larry’s local dealer in Columbus and will be built entirely at the team’s race shop
in Ohio. The
Pegram Racing crew will be receiving intellectual support from Ducati Corse in
Italy, and have hired engineer
Alessandro LaBarba from Moto GP to join Dave Weaver, Perry Melnciuc and Jim
Pegram.
The 2008 season will
kick-off Saturday, March 8, 2008 with the 67th running of the Daytona
200.
For more information
on Ducati and Pegram Racing, please visit www.ducatiusa.com, or www.pegramracing.com.
From Ducati press
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