Cupertino, California (August 23, 2007) – Ducati North America announces today the winners for the online round of the Superbike Concorso, a celebration of Ducati Superbikes.

The highly anticipated and successful online round of the Ducati Superbike Concorso came to a close last week.  As the final stage of selecting winners, the judges poured over votes submitted by people from across the nation and around the world.  With well over 1,000 votes and a constant stream of viewers, the online display spanned four decades of incredible Ducati Superbikes and drew motorcycle fanatics and curious onlookers alike.

As in the previous in-person rounds of the Superbike Concorso, the bar was set extremely high. The online round, however, gave anyone with an internet connection the ability to participate as a contestant, voter and viewer.

An independent vote counter looked at voting patterns and each individual vote to ensure authenticity as best as possible. Shortly after voting ended, the counter's report along with the raw data were passed along to judges Rich Lambrechts, Jeff Nash, Brian Slark and guest judge Gianni Fabbro, designer of the 1098 Superbike, to select the two bikes which would move on to the finals.

The online voting showed an appreciation for Ducati Superbikes past and present, as the top five vote recipients spanned from the 1970’s to 2007, and included a 900SS, TT2, 916, 996 and a 1098. In the end, the winners chosen by the judges to move on to the final round were Dan Bockmier's 1977 900SS and Dwayne Frye's 1995 916.

Gregory Rathe's 1982 TT2 was awarded Peoples Choice and was a clear favorite among voters.

The competition was incredibly close and there were many worthy bikes, all which can still be viewed online. There is still one more in-person round at Road Atlanta and two wild-card spots to be awarded by the judges from any of the 5 rounds—anything can happen, so stay tuned and keep you eye on how the final is shaping up.

Full contest details and additional information can be found at www.ducatisuperbikeconcorso.com.