=?iso-8859-1?q?Re:=20[Ducati]=20OVER=2030, 000=20FANS=20PACK=20INTO=20BOLO?= GNA’S CITY CENTRE FOR DUCATI CELEBRATIONS

[DAVID evans]

30,000 thousand seems a touch high but perhaps rossi,s accountant was on the gate.It was a great event and my personal anniversary of my first visit to the factory 30 years ago on a 250 desmo and at 6ft 4 that was no mean feat,I was a bit dissapointed that so little was on sale,the Americans could show them a thing or two in that direction.All the same a great occasion and a highlight of my life with Ducati,Grazie Bologna. 

Veloce916 at aol.com wrote:  
OVER 30,000 FANS PACK INTO BOLOGNA’S CITY CENTRE FOR DUCATI CELEBRATIONS 
More than 30,000 fans packed into the famous Piazza Maggiore square in the 
centre of Bologna yesterday (Sunday) for a spectacular event organised by the 
city and provincial authorities, together with the Borgo Panigale 
manufacturer, to celebrate Ducati’s fantastic World MotoGP title victory. 
The event was the climax of a series of initiatives involving the company 
and the city, which began on Saturday morning. Ducati fans and enthusiasts came 
from all over Italy and abroad to visit the factory and the museum, which 
were open to the public all weekend, while groups of motorcyclists peacefully 
invaded the city centre. 
On Sunday afternoon everyone congregated in the city centre square for hours 
of entertainment provided by the event’s official radio broadcaster Radio 
105, and by top Italian DJ Ringo and TV presenter Gerry Scotti. 
Ducati Motor Holding CEO, Gabriele Del Torchio, got the proceedings 
underway: “This is a truly fantastic day. A square full of people like this needs no 
comment, and I don’t think there has ever been a greater demonstration of 
affection and warmth for Ducati than this. Our clubs and thousands of Ducatisti 
have travelled from all over the world to be here and to celebrate this 
incredible world title with us. It is a really great day for Ducati and it helps 
us feel the love of all of our fans. After a period of 34 years the world 
MotoGP title has returned to Italy and to ‘motorland’ Bologna.” 
The programme of entertainment, presented by Gerry Scotti, included 
concerts by top Italian groups Zero Assoluto and Roy Paci and a monologue from 
comedian Giuseppe Giacobazzi, before the appearance of Ducati Corse with its 
champions - the Y2K Women’s team, 2007 Superstock World Champion Niccolò Canepa, 
double World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss and world champion Loris 
Capirossi. MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner was unable to be present at the 
celebrations after Wednesday’s crash in MotoGP testing in Jerez, but he sent a video 
from Australia, where he is currently undergoing treatment for his damaged 
shoulder ligaments. 
Official Ducati MotoGP test-rider Vittoriano Guareschi burst onto the stage 
with the awesome title-winning Desmosedici GP7 machine to be greeted with 
ovation by Bologna’s fans, and they were then surrounded by the team and 
management, engineers, technicians and mechanics, led by Claudio Domenicali 
(Ducati Corse CEO), Filippo Preziosi (Director General) and Livio Suppo (MotoGP 
Project Leader) 
“2007 has been a really crazy year and we needed a day like today to 
celebrate everything” declared Claudio Domenicali. “I believe that being here, in 
the heart of the city, all together, the company and its fans, is the best 
possible way for Ducati, whose driving force is its passion, to celebrate this 
title”. 
In the morning the MotoGP team was received by the Mayor of Bologna Sergio 
Cofferati who bestowed on Ducati the “Nettuno d’Oro” award, not only for its 
fantastic results on the track but also as a sign of recognition for how the 
company is a perfectly integrated example of industry in the area. Casey 
Stoner and Loris Capirossi also received the “Turrita d’argento” award from the 
city of Bologna for their fantastic 2007 MotoGP season. 
Further information are available at 
_http://www.ducati.com/news/07/news034/news034.jhtml_ (http://www.ducati.com/news/07/news034/news034.jhtml) 
Sponsors of the event were BNL-BNP Paribas (main partner), Alice, Unipol 
Assicurazioni, Regione Emilia-Romagna, APT Servizi and Radio 105.



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