The party has officially started - Sunday 30,000 fans stormed Bologna to helped Ducati celebrated the Moto GP Crown in style by taking over the center of town. Ducati Motor Holding CEO Gabriele Del Torchio started the celebration by saying:

This is a truly fantastic day. A square full of people like this needs no comment, and I don’t think there has ever been a greater demonstration of affection and warmth for Ducati than this. Our clubs and thousands of Ducatisti have travelled from all over the world to be here and to celebrate this incredible world title with us. It is a really great day for Ducati and it helps us feel the love of all of our fans. After a period of 34 years the world MotoGP title has returned to Italy and to ‘motorland’ Bologna.

Later, Claudio Domenicali, the head of Ducati Corse and Project Developed added…

2007 has been a really crazy year and we needed a day like today to celebrate everything. I believe that being here, in the heart of the city, all together, the company and its fans, is the best possible way for Ducati, whose driving force is its passion, to celebrate this title.

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