Ducati North America was looking for help to run the final event of the American Flat Track season, which Ducati sponsored at the Meadowlands Race Track in New Jersey.
So I called up the Gotham gang, and we had about 20 members of our Desmo Owners' Club come out to volunteer.
I had never been to a flat track race before, but I had heard about the Lloyd brothers building a couple of Ducati flat track racers.
As you can see, the track (typically a horse-racing track) had been bedecked with red and white, with a special Ducati Island for the Ducati faithful.
The facilities were pretty impressive,
and there were quite a few Ducs on display.
I got a chance to meet with the new Ducati marketing team, and talk about upcoming initiatives for 2019.
The race itself though was way cooler than I expected,
The races were actually competive, and we were right next to the action!
The Ducati Island was very cool; we had dinner and drinks just for Ducatisti, and a private viewing area to watch the race. And there was a private parking area for riders who rode into the race on their Italian machines. All told, it was an incredible night,
and much more fun than I thought it would be.
It was also an opportunity to get all of the other clubs out together, rallying behind the Ducati passion together.
