New contest for Ducati owners

From Ducati North America

CUPERTINO, CA – Ducati North America has announced a new contest for Ducati owners, The Ducati Island Showdown, which will take place at five major road races in 2009. All Ducati owners are encouraged to fire up their beloved bikes and ride to the nearest round of the competition.

The Ducati Island Showdown will take place at both US rounds of the MotoGP World Championship and the Miller Motorsports Park round of the World Superbike Championship, in addition to the the Daytona International Speedway and Barber Motorsports Park rounds of the AMA Pro Racing Championship.  

In order to participate, Ducatisti simply need to ride their pride and joy (Ducati only) to one of the aforementioned races and park on Ducati Island. No pre-entry is necessary and all Ducatis - modern or vintage - are eligible. If you return to your bike Friday or Saturday (the Daytona round will take place Wednesday-Friday March 4-6) to find a selection tag, you will be eligible for Sunday’s Island Showdown where winners in of each of five categories: Superbike, Air-Cooled, Vintage, Modified and Wildcard will be chosen. One of the five lucky bikes will also receive the award for the best motorcycle of the event.

Each category winner will receive a gift bag with a rare Ducati Factory Yearbook, a Puma/Ducati Backpack, $250 Puma gift certificate, magazine subscriptions, a pair of the new Oakley Ducati Sunglasses and a bag of Pirelli goods. The best overall winner will also receive a set of Pirelli Diablo Rosso tires for their winning bike and a copy of the desireable Pirelli Superbike Annual. Prizes are courtesy of Ducati’s contest partners. In addition to the gift bag all winners will be featured on the www.ducatiusa.com website.