Ducati.Net Photo Gallery - Vicki's View
For three days this place rivals the Ducati Factory as the center of the Ducati universe and a destination for Ducati fans worldwide. This year Ducati Island also hosted the second round of the Ducati Superbike Concorso. The results were spectacular.
Photos and captions by Vicki Smith
Photos and captions by Vicki Smith
Legendary Laguna Seca Raceway. Home of the only North American round on the MotoGP circuit. At the center of it is Ducati Island.
If you are a fan of the red bikes from Italy, this is your weekend. For three days a year this is the center of the Ducati universe. Months of planning are over, it's time to make it come to life.
This year the Island hosts one of the 5 rounds of the Ducati Superbike Concorso, the search for the finest Ducati Superbike in America. Bikes begin rolling in on Thursday morning.
That's Sarah. She looks relaxed because this year for the first time in a long time, Ducati Island isn't her responsibility. That doesn't stop her from coming by and helping out all day. Sarah is a true believer.
Thursday is the only day the GP racers can walk around the racetrack - once the crowds arrive it's impossible. That's Loris Capirossi checking out the Oakley truck's informative display.
Larry Pegram came by to check out the Superbikes being loaded into the Concorso tent.
It's an all day load-in. As the bikes arrive it becomes clear this is going to be a toughly contested round
These two bikes were flown in from Maine and South Dakota in these custom boxes
in this box: