Ducati.Net Photo Gallery - Vicki's View
Laguna Seca AMA weekend. The culmination of 5 rounds of heavyweight Ducati Superbike prize fights, the finalists of the richly contested Ducati Superbike Concorso have now come to town. 10 finalists representing superbike models from the original Ducati Superbike, the 750 Sport, to the latest contender, the 1098 lined up for a winner takes all final round. Join me for a visit to Ducati Island, a history lesson as well as a visual feast since these machines, brought by their owners from all over the USA literally represent the full spectrum of Ducati Superbike history over the years. One lucky owner goes home with a new Ducati 1098, and two runner up's with Ducatisti "trips of a lifetime" to the Ducati factory and the Milan Motorcycle show. Let the contest begin...
Photos and captions by Vicki Smith
Photos and captions by Vicki Smith
Dwayne Frye's 1995 916. One of three bikes built by Mike Lancaster, a Las Vegas based tuner, it's attention to detail was spectacular, and with upgrades carefully applied in virtually every area over the last 12 years, a formidable "modified" entry
Like many of the other contestents, Dwayne made plenty of changes to his bike for the finals including this stripe treatment on the seat
The Guys From Vegas - From left, Rick Henry, Robert Banich,Dwayne Frye and Mike Lancaster
Mike Lancaster's Laguna round Modified winner. It didn't make the finals, possibly because he was too busy giving his customers the kind of service that made them winners. He finished his own re-do too late to re-enter but brought it to Laguna for display.
The Modifieds
The "Originals"
Saturday at 12:55 the finalists were scheduled to ride a few laps of the Laguna Seca racetrack. But first Jeff Nash tells them a little bit about what to expect.
While Rich Lambrechts and Brian Slark take advantage of a quiet Concorso tent to do a little judging
After a check of tire pressures the bikes were warmed up
The Laguna AMA finals is nothing like the MotoGP race earlier in the year, drawing a much smaller crowd. Still, a steady stream of admirers made their way through the tent all weekend.
