Paul Smart

Paul Smart is a former motorcycle road racer. He is famous for winning the Imola 200 on April 23, 1972, at age 29, with Ducati's new 750. "It was the first time that a twin cylinder had the power to beat the four cylinder motorcycles of the time," said Gabriele Del Torchio, CEO of Ducati Motor, "His victory lead to the wide scale production of Ducati Supersports – sport motorcycles that built our reputation in the USA and abroad from the 1970s all the way to the 1990s. Ducati launched the SportClassic family of motorcycles, including the Smart 1000, to celebrate Paul's achievements." Paul's win on a Ducati at the Imola 200 in 1972 arguably set the Italian marque on the road to future World Superbike and MotoGP success. Along with Mike Hailwood, one of only two British riders to have a Manufacturer name a production motorcycle in their honor – funnily enough, both by Ducati. Smart raced Grand Prix in the early 1970s, with second place results in 1971 in both the 350cc and 250cc categories, with Yamaha machinery. Smart considers racing highlights to include: winning the AMA Ontario 250 on a Kawasaki in 1972, 3rd place in the Barcelona 24 hour race on a 250 Ducati in 1966,being the highest points scorer on road racing alone in the AMA nationals in 1972, starting three times on pole at Daytona on 3 different brand of bikes, winning the Dallas AMA national in 1973 and winning all three 750 races at the European Superbike championship at Silverstone in 1973.

A private man, you will not find many pictures or press interviews with Paul Smart, he tended to be overshadowed by Brother In-Law, Barry Sheene, but to those who know him, Paul is a great personality, a committed motorcyclist, a mine of information on classic bikes - and full of racing anecdotes.

Cook Neilson

Cook Neilson is a former journalist and motorcycle racer famous for his win on a Ducati 750SS (Ol' Blue) at Daytona in 1977. This win was significant since it was the first win for Ducati in the US. He was hired as Associate Editor of Cycle in September 1967, promoted to Editor in 1969, and is credited for making that magazine successful through the 1970s. While at Cycle Magazine, he authored a series of articles on the cookbook construction of a 160-mph fuel Sportster.

Neilson was inducted into the Ducati North America Hall of Fame and the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2006. During his racing career, Neilson had thirty-eight starts and nineteen wins; all on the Ducati 750SS. He also occasionally raced for the Butler & Smith BMW team and the Racecrafter Kawasaki team. Neilson had three podium finishes at Daytona: 1975 (First), 1976 (Third), and 1977 (First). Also during 1977, Neilson finished second at Laguna Seca (California), Sears Point, and at Riverside International Raceway (California).

Jason Disalvo

Jason Disalvo is a professional motorcycle racer. A New York native, Jason started his riding career at the tender age of two! He is married and alternates between homes in New York and Las Vegas.

He had a successful childhood racing dirt track and at the age of 14 moved to road racing, graduating to expert status the following year. He won more than 50% of the races entered in 1999 and was on the podium more than 80%. He is still the youngest American rider to ever race in a World Championship event. Jason's race results are too numerous to list here, but his latest accomplishment was winning the 2011 Daytona 200 mile race on a Ducati.