[Ducati] Friday night dinner at Laguna Seca Motogp

[peter bonner]

just got this announcement from the track, looking forward to seeing
everyone in a few weeks. This is going to be another great
Pantahead/Bevelhead event!!!. And I heard they were going to have some races
or somethin too .........


Don't forget to start informing George Betzhold if you plan to attend the
friday night dinner! This will help us plan adequate food supplies.
Brewmeister Aaron says he expects to be bringing about 30 gallons of various
flavours of his exquisite homebrew (thank heavens for the chemical
engineering skills from college). Also George has some more micro brew lined
up and lots of good food again. For $10, its gonna be the best money you
ever spent. The Los Laureles lodge Hill House is the place to be on friday
night, starting around 6pm. http://www.loslaureles.com/ gives the directions
to 313 West Carmel Valley road, Carmel Valley, CA. The hill house is the
house shown in the center at the top of the website addy above.  Just come
thru the driveway into the main parking area and ride up the driveway going
to the hill house up above.  Bikes only at the house, so park your cars on
the street. From the track, if you leave Ducati Island and were able to ride
straight up and out that exit, you would end up on hwy 68, which is the main
entrance. If you then took a left turn and went about 3 tenths of a mile,
you would be at the Los Laureles Grade, take that road up and over the
mountain (its a great ride) and you will come out at Carmel Valley Road. Go
left on Carmel Valley and look for the white board fence of the lodge in
less than a mile. It will be a left turn into the lodge, and you can look up
and see the house from there.

This is an event for all Ducatisti (and Duckatittyists) to get together
Friday night after MotoGP practice at the Laguna Seca Race. So see you all
on the 21st of July at the Pantah/Bevel Hill Villa. For you non pantahead
and bevelhead folks, this is a great chance to get to see a bunch of these
bikes up close and personal as well as talk to the owners, so we encourage
folks from the big Ducati list to come out as well.

Peter Bonner



RED BULL U.S. GRAND PRIX - NEWS AND INFORMATION



Just a few weeks remaining until the world's fastest motorcyclists return to
the U.S. with the MotoGP World Championship at the 2006 Red Bull U.S. Grand
Prix July 21-23 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. With two events remaining
before his home stop here, American Nicky Hayden (the defending Red Bull
U.S. Grand Prix champion) has stretched his series lead to 42 points after a
dramatic win at the Dutch Grand Prix. Seven time World Champion Valentino
Rossi currently sits in fourth place, a broken hand slowing him down during
the last round.

To get yourself prepared to visit Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, warm up with
this week's British Grand Prix, televised on SPEED this Sunday, July 2 at
11:30 a.m. EST (8:30 a.m. for those of us on the west coast).

This year's event promises to be even better than a year ago as Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca has made a number of improvements to the facility and
your experience as a fan! Changes can be found at www.RedBullUSGrandPrix.com
or www.Laguna-Seca.com.

A new traffic flow plan is in place to ease entering and exiting the
facility this year. Highlights of the plan include general admission auto
parking off-site, with spectators transported via shuttle bus; a
motorcycle-only entrance; and increased staffing and directional signage.
More information on the traffic plan is available by clicking here.

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and the Corkscrew Clothing Co., the official
souvenir store of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, will open an 8,000 square foot
souvenir store during the 2006 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix. The store, located
in the Yamaha Marketplace vendor expo area, will sell both 2005 and 2006 Red
Bull U.S. Grand Prix merchandise. Order online to receive your merchandise
before this year's Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix! Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix
merchandise is available by clicking here.

Re-live the memories of last year's Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda
Raceway Laguna Seca. The makers of the popular MotoGP documentary, FASTER,
have documented the historic event and composed a new film that is sure to
become a must have for the MotoGP fan in your life. THE DOCTOR, THE TORNADO
AND THE KENTUCKY KID is a feature-length documentary telling the inside
story of the 2005 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Get
more information by clicking here.

General Admission tickets are still available for the 2006 Red Bull U.S.
Grand Prix. Last year's event sold out, so purchase your tickets today.. The
MotoGP World Championship, only at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.