Sounds like TLD Ducati Racing Team is a go...

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Edited Date/Time 1/9/2025 11:27am

Someone told me the TLD semi was seen with a fresh Ducati Corse factory team wrap on it. Anyone care to confirm or disprove this?

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1/9/2025 11:27am

Matthes said there'd likely be an announcement at A1

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Found it.

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1/9/2025 11:41am

Proud italian moment.

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1/9/2025 11:44am

Look at Ganassi on the back of it. Wonder what influence Ganassi racing will have on the team 

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1/9/2025 12:09pm

Well since Racer X is reporting it. Seems like your inside info is spot on. 

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Looks amazing. Can’t wait to see the bike. 

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they are trying to get a race in this summer it sounds like. 

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1/9/2025 12:30pm

I hope they changed the gas tank to seat junction angle/area. Tony’s gp bike looked horrendous last summer

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1/9/2025 12:37pm

Strange, I thought they would have started with showing us the valve stem on a single wheel of the trailer. I guess it’s amateur hour over there letting someone take a picture of the entire trailer, should really consult the PR firm Triumph used. 

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1/9/2025 12:37pm Edited Date/Time 1/9/2025 12:38pm

they are trying to get a race in this summer it sounds like. 

Would make sense to run some outdoors for development like AC has done in Europe. 

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they are trying to get a race in this summer it sounds like. 

twotwosix wrote:

Would make sense to run some outdoors for development like AC has done in Europe. 

Just so happens to be a recently retired rider with the initials AC here in the US...

Mostly kidding though he probably would be a great development rider if he wanted to be 

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they are trying to get a race in this summer it sounds like. 

twotwosix wrote:

Would make sense to run some outdoors for development like AC has done in Europe. 

2025 MXGP championship sounds good enough for development 😁

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More importantly, who will race it. 

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1/9/2025 12:46pm

Looks amazing. Can’t wait to see the bike. 

ok...So who will be their 450 rider in 2026?  and......................GO!!!

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Factory Connection 

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1/9/2025 12:50pm

Filthy Phil testing it?

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Looks amazing. Can’t wait to see the bike. 

ok...So who will be their 450 rider in 2026?  and......................GO!!!

Kenny is the easiest guess and the guy that’s been linked to them for the longest. Could also see them going after Anderson, and/or Justin Cooper. 

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1/9/2025 1:00pm
Money wrote:

Look at Ganassi on the back of it. Wonder what influence Ganassi racing will have on the team 

Think they’re just leasing the hauler from them 

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1/9/2025 1:08pm

Looks amazing. Can’t wait to see the bike. 

ok...So who will be their 450 rider in 2026?  and......................GO!!!

Kenny is the easiest guess and the guy that’s been linked to them for the longest. Could also see them going after Anderson, and/or Justin Cooper. 

How has Ken been linked to this in any way? 

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I looked up the homologation rule trying to figure out when they could line up.. 

"The OEMs are required to have at least 400 units of each model for sale, but they only need to prove they have 200 units by March 1st. The remaining 200 units must be available by June 1st."

Ducati shows bikes available this July, so not until next year I guess?

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ok...So who will be their 450 rider in 2026?  and......................GO!!!

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Looks amazing. Can’t wait to see the bike. 

ok...So who will be their 450 rider in 2026?  and......................GO!!!

Kenny is the easiest guess and the guy that’s been linked to them for the longest. Could also see them going after Anderson, and/or Justin Cooper. 

Does Kenny switch to wearing TLD in your scenario?

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Fox88 wrote:
I looked up the homologation rule trying to figure out when they could line up.. "The OEMs are required to have at least 400 units of...

I looked up the homologation rule trying to figure out when they could line up.. 

"The OEMs are required to have at least 400 units of each model for sale, but they only need to prove they have 200 units by March 1st. The remaining 200 units must be available by June 1st."

Ducati shows bikes available this July, so not until next year I guess?

Don't worry they will be fine. Triumph didn't have 200 bikes available for sale by March 1st, or 400 by June 1st and they didn't even get a slap on the hand.

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Puma logo, so I guess no more Adidas partnership with TLD?

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visser62 wrote:

Puma logo, so I guess no more Adidas partnership with TLD?

They had puma instead of adidas as a sponsor last year with gas gas. 

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1/9/2025 1:22pm

Exciting times. KTM falling apart. Triumph and Ducati entering the fray. 

Can’t wait to watch the next few years play out.

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1/9/2025 1:37pm Edited Date/Time 1/9/2025 4:21pm
Fox88 wrote:
I looked up the homologation rule trying to figure out when they could line up.. "The OEMs are required to have at least 400 units of...

I looked up the homologation rule trying to figure out when they could line up.. 

"The OEMs are required to have at least 400 units of each model for sale, but they only need to prove they have 200 units by March 1st. The remaining 200 units must be available by June 1st."

Ducati shows bikes available this July, so not until next year I guess?

avidchimp wrote:
Don't worry they will be fine. Triumph didn't have 200 bikes available for sale by March 1st, or 400 by June 1st and they didn't even...

Don't worry they will be fine. Triumph didn't have 200 bikes available for sale by March 1st, or 400 by June 1st and they didn't even get a slap on the hand.

With 3 brands on the verge of extinction, I’d be willing to bet that MX Sports and Feld will be rolling out the red carpet for any newcomers at this point.

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1/9/2025 2:21pm

Who owns the TLD team right now?  I thought there was a discussion on here a year ago about the ownership, sounded like Troy was trying to buy back majority ownership or something like that.

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Who owns the TLD team right now?  I thought there was a discussion on here a year ago about the ownership, sounded like Troy was trying...

Who owns the TLD team right now?  I thought there was a discussion on here a year ago about the ownership, sounded like Troy was trying to buy back majority ownership or something like that.

Troy never sold the race team as far as I know. That was a separate entity...

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ok...So who will be their 450 rider in 2026?  and......................GO!!!

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#51

Engine durability testing? 😆

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