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MOTOGP News Friday, 7th July 2006
Capirossi's race-winning Ducati to be auctioned.
The Marlboro Ducati Desmosedici GP5 with which Loris Capirossi won last year's Malaysian Grand Prix (pictured) is to be auctioned in Monterey during the weekend of the US GP at Laguna Seca.
After noting the success and professionalism of last year's Monterey Classic Bike Auction, Ducati - which has never before made a MotoGP machine available for this kind of activity - responded enthusiastically to a request from the organisers for a Desmosedici to take pride of place in the 2006 auction.
The auction will be held at the Portola Plaza Hotel in Monterey during the weekend of the US GP at Laguna Seca, California (July 21-23). Visit
www.montereyclassicbikeauction.com for further details.
Bidders do not have to be onsite to participate, because an online simulcast enables prospective buyers to bid in real time at their computer screens from anywhere in the world.