In this episode we cover various news including Randy Mamola's tour of Laguna Seca and the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. Ducati had a very mediocre performance in all racing series except for British Superbikes and AMA Superbike. Also, a fairly detailed discussion of desmodromic valves, their history, and what makes them so special to Ducati.

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Sorry, gang!  The laptop I use to record the podcast decided that it had some fairly major personality issues with me that it could not resolve without completely frying out the mainboard and processor.  It is currently undergoing diagnostics but I am not hopeful.

So, DucatiPod will be delayed at least a full week.  I hope to have the next podcast published and available for download no later than 26 July 2006.  In that episode we'll be rehashing both the Sachsenring and Laguna Seca rounds of MotoGP as well as discussing the technicals behind desmodromic valve drive and my opinion on the appeal of Ducati.

With any luck, I'll be able to convince Batt-Girl that I need/deserve/want a MacBook Pro.  I'm DONE with Micro-sloth Win-Blows!

Thanks for everyone's patience!

Lots of follow-up items in the news and notes to include the Centopassi 2006 and Ducati Speedweed in Hungary. We also discuss the rider situation for Ducati Corse and identify the top two people Ducati Corse will most likely have on their squad in MotoGP 2007.

We question Ducati North America's marketing campaigns and throw out the Internet resources for the week.  Don't forget to support the independent musicians on the 'Net, and a big shoutout to Michelle Dove at RideOnTwo.com.

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During the inaugural episode, we'll talk about new forthcoming bikes - the Hypermotard and Desmosedici RR head into production and is there a replacement for the 999 coming? Ducati also heads to the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Loris Capirossi's MotoGP GP5 is up for sale.

Also, a MotoGP, World Superbike and AMA racing summary and my opinion on the lack of a World Ducati Week festival in the United States.

Wrapping up we'll say goodbye to Lawrence Grodsky, good luck to Bob Hayes on his deployment in the military, and discuss some various internet resources and other podcasts that you might find interesting.

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