Re: Ducati Digest, Vol 664, Issue 1

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Colin Mackintosh
Sat, Feb 28, 2026 10:53 PM

I'm in again and I think I've finally learned not to have faith in #63.  I
Try to not take it too seriously!

Colin

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1. Re: MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags Powersports
   (F.C. Hecker)
2. Re: MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags Powersports
   (Tony Pags)
3. Re: MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags Powersports
   (sftompkins)
4. Re: MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags Powersports
   (Steve Abramson)
5. Bobby Carradine (TomDressler)

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From: "F.C. Hecker" fheckerduc@gmail.com
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Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:47:25 -0600
Subject: [Ducati] Re: MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags
Powersports
Thanks for the heads up on the start of the MotoGP season, Tony!

Hopefully we can all make better choices with our predictions this year...

Fred Hecker
RV900SS

On Wed, Feb 25, 2026, 5:29 PM Tony Pags ajpags@gmail.com wrote:

Hey Y'all....

Let's get it going, and quickly.

We'll keep it short - Hit MotoGoat - register if you haven't already,
then enter code:
1054-2052-7601-6544

We'll save the banter and frills for a Facebook Group, but we're
mixing it up a bit this year:

Top 15 picks count
There is NO PENALTY for picks after qualifying
There are NO POINTS for the championship prediction
The Sprint race COUNTS

AND - instead of winner take all, we're doing prizes for the top 3!
1st - $250 gift card to the shop
2nd - a pair of RST TrackTech Evo gloves (our absolute favorite)
3rd - a 1 year subscription to the Oxley Bom MotoGP podcast bonus
content on Patreon (another favorite)

Tell your friends - no purchase necessary - let the season begin!

Pags

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Tony Pags ajpags@gmail.com
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
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Bcc:
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:36:44 -0500
Subject: [Ducati] Re: MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags
Powersports
Anything to have someone beat the "other" Fred.  ;-)

Participation, much like this list, is pretty low, but it's still fun.

On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 9:47 AM F.C. Hecker fheckerduc@gmail.com wrote:

Thanks for the heads up on the start of the MotoGP season, Tony!

Hopefully we can all make better choices with our predictions this

year...

Fred Hecker
RV900SS

On Wed, Feb 25, 2026, 5:29 PM Tony Pags ajpags@gmail.com wrote:

Hey Y'all....

Let's get it going, and quickly.

We'll keep it short - Hit MotoGoat - register if you haven't already,
then enter code:
1054-2052-7601-6544

We'll save the banter and frills for a Facebook Group, but we're
mixing it up a bit this year:

Top 15 picks count
There is NO PENALTY for picks after qualifying
There are NO POINTS for the championship prediction
The Sprint race COUNTS

AND - instead of winner take all, we're doing prizes for the top 3!
1st - $250 gift card to the shop
2nd - a pair of RST TrackTech Evo gloves (our absolute favorite)
3rd - a 1 year subscription to the Oxley Bom MotoGP podcast bonus
content on Patreon (another favorite)

Tell your friends - no purchase necessary - let the season begin!

Pags

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(908) 883-0691

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: sftompkins sftompkins@gmail.com
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Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:49:28 -0800
Subject: [Ducati] Re: MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags
Powersports
Thanks Pags!
Shakey performance for me last year. Kept backing Pecco and Morbidelli and
Vinales.
I'm in.

-------- Original message --------
From: Tony Pags ajpags@gmail.com
Date: 2/25/26 3:29 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags Powersports

Hey Y'all....

Let's get it going, and quickly.

We'll keep it short - Hit MotoGoat - register if you haven't already,
then enter code:
1054-2052-7601-6544

We'll save the banter and frills for a Facebook Group, but we're
mixing it up a bit this year:

Top 15 picks count
There is NO PENALTY for picks after qualifying
There are NO POINTS for the championship prediction
The Sprint race COUNTS

AND - instead of winner take all, we're doing prizes for the top 3!
1st - $250 gift card to the shop
2nd - a pair of RST TrackTech Evo gloves (our absolute favorite)
3rd - a 1 year subscription to the Oxley Bom MotoGP podcast bonus
content on Patreon (another favorite)

Tell your friends - no purchase necessary - let the season begin!

Pags

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Steve Abramson desmo900cr@gmail.com
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
Cc:
Bcc:
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:26:05 -0500
Subject: [Ducati] Re: MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags
Powersports
Thanks for stepping up again, Pags! 🏁

On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 10:49 AM sftompkins sftompkins@gmail.com wrote:

Thanks Pags!
Shakey performance for me last year. Kept backing Pecco and Morbidelli
and Vinales.
I'm in.

-------- Original message --------
From: Tony Pags ajpags@gmail.com
Date: 2/25/26 3:29 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags Powersports

Hey Y'all....

Let's get it going, and quickly.

We'll keep it short - Hit MotoGoat - register if you haven't already,
then enter code:
1054-2052-7601-6544

We'll save the banter and frills for a Facebook Group, but we're
mixing it up a bit this year:

Top 15 picks count
There is NO PENALTY for picks after qualifying
There are NO POINTS for the championship prediction
The Sprint race COUNTS

AND - instead of winner take all, we're doing prizes for the top 3!
1st - $250 gift card to the shop
2nd - a pair of RST TrackTech Evo gloves (our absolute favorite)
3rd - a 1 year subscription to the Oxley Bom MotoGP podcast bonus
content on Patreon (another favorite)

Tell your friends - no purchase necessary - let the season begin!

Pags

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: TomDressler tbrduc@gmail.com
To: Ducati Owners Group ducati@list.ducati.net
Cc:
Bcc:
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:37:26 -0500
Subject: [Ducati] Bobby Carradine
This one struck me hard.
Bobby Carradine was a nice guy with some struggles.. many people share.
I met him and one of his brothers, David, DC, in LA in 1995 at an AMA
event.
Too long of a story, but he was also a Ducatista and our sons were almost
exact same age.
He was there with Ferracci.. Mike Hale and Pegram. We spent some time
chatting with his wife and son, Ian.

He said his bike was essentially a race bike with plates. Fast and loud,
per him. “..really only took out out early before traffic. But you could
hear it comimg!….. (his wife chimed in) “yeah because you wind it up” 🤣

It was a wonderful day with the Carradines!
Rest easy now Bobby.
[image: image0.jpeg]

…Tom

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I'm in again and I think I've finally learned not to have faith in #63. I Try to not take it too seriously! Colin On Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 17:38, <ducati-request@list.ducati.net> wrote: > Send Ducati mailing list submissions to > ducati@list.ducati.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or > body 'help' to > ducati-request@list.ducati.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > ducati-owner@list.ducati.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Ducati digest..." Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags Powersports > (F.C. Hecker) > 2. Re: MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags Powersports > (Tony Pags) > 3. Re: MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags Powersports > (sftompkins) > 4. Re: MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags Powersports > (Steve Abramson) > 5. Bobby Carradine (TomDressler) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "F.C. Hecker" <fheckerduc@gmail.com> > To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati@list.ducati.net> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:47:25 -0600 > Subject: [Ducati] Re: MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags > Powersports > Thanks for the heads up on the start of the MotoGP season, Tony! > > Hopefully we can all make better choices with our predictions this year... > > Fred Hecker > RV900SS > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2026, 5:29 PM Tony Pags <ajpags@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hey Y'all.... >> >> Let's get it going, and quickly. >> >> We'll keep it short - Hit MotoGoat - register if you haven't already, >> then enter code: >> 1054-2052-7601-6544 >> >> We'll save the banter and frills for a Facebook Group, but we're >> mixing it up a bit this year: >> >> Top 15 picks count >> There is NO PENALTY for picks after qualifying >> There are NO POINTS for the championship prediction >> The Sprint race COUNTS >> >> AND - instead of winner take all, we're doing prizes for the top 3! >> 1st - $250 gift card to the shop >> 2nd - a pair of RST TrackTech Evo gloves (our absolute favorite) >> 3rd - a 1 year subscription to the Oxley Bom MotoGP podcast bonus >> content on Patreon (another favorite) >> >> Tell your friends - no purchase necessary - let the season begin! >> >> Pags >> >> >> >> >> To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: >> http://www.ductalk.com/ >> and >> https://www.facebook.com/ducnet >> _____________________ >> Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net >> To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net >> Mailto: %(user_address)s >> > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Tony Pags <ajpags@gmail.com> > To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati@list.ducati.net> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:36:44 -0500 > Subject: [Ducati] Re: MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags > Powersports > Anything to have someone beat the "other" Fred. ;-) > > Participation, much like this list, is pretty low, but it's still fun. > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 9:47 AM F.C. Hecker <fheckerduc@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Thanks for the heads up on the start of the MotoGP season, Tony! > > > > Hopefully we can all make better choices with our predictions this > year... > > > > Fred Hecker > > RV900SS > > > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2026, 5:29 PM Tony Pags <ajpags@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Hey Y'all.... > >> > >> Let's get it going, and quickly. > >> > >> We'll keep it short - Hit MotoGoat - register if you haven't already, > >> then enter code: > >> 1054-2052-7601-6544 > >> > >> We'll save the banter and frills for a Facebook Group, but we're > >> mixing it up a bit this year: > >> > >> Top 15 picks count > >> There is NO PENALTY for picks after qualifying > >> There are NO POINTS for the championship prediction > >> The Sprint race COUNTS > >> > >> AND - instead of winner take all, we're doing prizes for the top 3! > >> 1st - $250 gift card to the shop > >> 2nd - a pair of RST TrackTech Evo gloves (our absolute favorite) > >> 3rd - a 1 year subscription to the Oxley Bom MotoGP podcast bonus > >> content on Patreon (another favorite) > >> > >> Tell your friends - no purchase necessary - let the season begin! > >> > >> Pags > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: > >> http://www.ductalk.com/ > >> and > >> https://www.facebook.com/ducnet > >> _____________________ > >> Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net > >> To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net > >> Mailto: %(user_address)s > > > > > > > > > > > > To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: > > http://www.ductalk.com/ > > and > > https://www.facebook.com/ducnet > > _____________________ > > Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net > > To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net > > Mailto: %(user_address)s > > > > -- > Tony Pagliaroli > (908) 883-0691 > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: sftompkins <sftompkins@gmail.com> > To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati@list.ducati.net> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:49:28 -0800 > Subject: [Ducati] Re: MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags > Powersports > Thanks Pags! > Shakey performance for me last year. Kept backing Pecco and Morbidelli and > Vinales. > I'm in. > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Tony Pags <ajpags@gmail.com> > Date: 2/25/26 3:29 PM (GMT-08:00) > To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati@list.ducati.net> > Subject: [Ducati] MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags Powersports > > Hey Y'all.... > > Let's get it going, and quickly. > > We'll keep it short - Hit MotoGoat - register if you haven't already, > then enter code: > 1054-2052-7601-6544 > > We'll save the banter and frills for a Facebook Group, but we're > mixing it up a bit this year: > > Top 15 picks count > There is NO PENALTY for picks after qualifying > There are NO POINTS for the championship prediction > The Sprint race COUNTS > > AND - instead of winner take all, we're doing prizes for the top 3! > 1st - $250 gift card to the shop > 2nd - a pair of RST TrackTech Evo gloves (our absolute favorite) > 3rd - a 1 year subscription to the Oxley Bom MotoGP podcast bonus > content on Patreon (another favorite) > > Tell your friends - no purchase necessary - let the season begin! > > Pags > > > > > To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: > http://www.ductalk.com/ > and > https://www.facebook.com/ducnet > _____________________ > Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net > To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net > Mailto: %(user_address)s > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Steve Abramson <desmo900cr@gmail.com> > To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati@list.ducati.net> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:26:05 -0500 > Subject: [Ducati] Re: MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags > Powersports > Thanks for stepping up again, Pags! 🏁 > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 10:49 AM sftompkins <sftompkins@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks Pags! >> Shakey performance for me last year. Kept backing Pecco and Morbidelli >> and Vinales. >> I'm in. >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Tony Pags <ajpags@gmail.com> >> Date: 2/25/26 3:29 PM (GMT-08:00) >> To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati@list.ducati.net> >> Subject: [Ducati] MotoGP League 2026 - brought to you by Pags Powersports >> >> Hey Y'all.... >> >> Let's get it going, and quickly. >> >> We'll keep it short - Hit MotoGoat - register if you haven't already, >> then enter code: >> 1054-2052-7601-6544 >> >> We'll save the banter and frills for a Facebook Group, but we're >> mixing it up a bit this year: >> >> Top 15 picks count >> There is NO PENALTY for picks after qualifying >> There are NO POINTS for the championship prediction >> The Sprint race COUNTS >> >> AND - instead of winner take all, we're doing prizes for the top 3! >> 1st - $250 gift card to the shop >> 2nd - a pair of RST TrackTech Evo gloves (our absolute favorite) >> 3rd - a 1 year subscription to the Oxley Bom MotoGP podcast bonus >> content on Patreon (another favorite) >> >> Tell your friends - no purchase necessary - let the season begin! >> >> Pags >> >> >> >> >> To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: >> http://www.ductalk.com/ >> and >> https://www.facebook.com/ducnet >> _____________________ >> Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net >> To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net >> Mailto: %(user_address)s >> >> >> >> >> To get the links and updates on all today's Ducati news: >> http://www.ductalk.com/ >> and >> https://www.facebook.com/ducnet >> _____________________ >> Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net >> To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net >> Mailto: %(user_address)s > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: TomDressler <tbrduc@gmail.com> > To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati@list.ducati.net> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:37:26 -0500 > Subject: [Ducati] Bobby Carradine > This one struck me hard. > Bobby Carradine was a nice guy with some struggles.. many people share. > I met him and one of his brothers, David, DC, in LA in 1995 at an AMA > event. > Too long of a story, but he was also a Ducatista and our sons were almost > exact same age. > He was there with Ferracci.. Mike Hale and Pegram. We spent some time > chatting with his wife and son, Ian. > > He said his bike was essentially a race bike with plates. Fast and loud, > per him. “..really only took out out early before traffic. But you could > hear it comimg!….. (his wife chimed in) “yeah because you wind it up” 🤣 > > > It was a wonderful day with the Carradines! > Rest easy now Bobby. > [image: image0.jpeg] > > …Tom > > > Check out Ductalk.com for an addictive mix of the best Ducati news items. > > Ducati mailing list -- ducati@list.ducati.net > To unsubscribe send an email to ducati-leave@list.ducati.net > %(web_page_url)slistinfo%(cgiext)s/%(_internal_name)s