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for the job. Turns out they were
right.
Tardozzi will report to Paolo
Ciabatti, the pair having worked
together previously with much
success in World Superbike.
Tardozzi, a former World Superbike racer himself, has been
a part of seven World Championships during his time as Ducati's
World Superbike team manager,
working with the likes of Carl
Fogarty, Troy Bayliss, Troy Corser, Neil Hodgson, and James
Toseland.
He begins his new role at the
first MotoGP test at Sepang on
February 4.
M
ichael McDade and Aaron
Plessinger shared overall
wins at round two of the 2014
AMSOIL Arenacross Series at
the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore,
Maryland, January 10-11.
Plessinger, in his first year in
Arenacross racing, opened Friday night's racing with a win after
passing McDade for the win. McDade went on to finish second
ahead of defending champ Tyler
Bowers.
In race two, McDade got out
in front early, while Plessinger,
on the MyPlash/Star Racing/
Yamaha, got mired in the pack.
McDade held off Bowers for the
win, while Plessinger fought his
way up to fifth.
McDade's 2-1 gave him the
overall victory for the night, while
Bowers took second with a 3-2.
Plessinger got on the podium
with a 1-5.
The second night of racing
saw Plessinger come away with
the overall win with a lopsided
4-1 tally, but it was enough to
give him his first Arenacross
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MCDADE, PLESSINGER RULE
BALTIMORE ARENACROSS
overall victory.
Kawasaki rider Zach Ames
was second overall with a 3-4,
and KTM rider Willy Browning
was third overall with a 7-2.
Bowers and McDade were
both crash victims on Saturday
night, with Bowers going 2-14
for seventh overall, and McDade unable to break the top
10 overall after finishing third in
the first race.
After four of 19 races, Zach
Ames is the new points leader.
He leads McDade by eight points
and Browning by 16 points.
Plessinger also competed in
the East Lites division on Friday
and won, while Yamaha rider
Keith Tucker topped Saturday's
main. Plessinger crashed out of
Saturday's Lites main.
