A little bit of Hollywood came to Laguna Seca, former GP winner Randy Mamola giving a group of celebrities from TV, film and athletics the time of their lives aboard the Ducati Team Desmosedici two-seater. Actress Catherine Bell, from ‘Bruce Almighty’ and TV series JAG, perfectly summed up the giddy emotions inspired by the two-seater when she said. “Oh my God, that was awesome, just insane. It was the most terrifying thing but at the same time it was the safest I’ve ever felt on a motorcycle, if that makes sense!” Sal Masekela, presenter of extreme sports TV show, added: “Man, that the most terrifying, most beautiful thing I’ve ever done in my life, except when my ass came up off the seat over Turn One! I felt like I was in a video game, but the amount of energy I expended over two laps was amazing, so I can’t even begin to comprehend what it’s like to actually control one of those things for 30 laps.” Double Olympic swimming gold medallist Amanda Beard, from Venice Beach, had this to say: “That was ridiculous fun, oh my gosh, it was indescribably good. And you get a much better understanding of what these guys do, so I will be in awe when I watch the race tomorrow.” Lapo Elkann, motorcycle racing enthusiast, said: “That was 100 per cent pure adrenalin, I’ve never felt so good. For someone who gets turned on by engines as I do, that gave me an emotion I’ve never felt before. The whole thing was amazing.” Cindy Knauss, from Socal Ducati, is a regular track-day rider at Laguna but found the two-seater ride an altogether different experience. “I’ve ridden round here on my 748R but it wasn’t even the same track on this bike. I thought I’d be going round going ‘woo!’ but it was more like, ‘oh my God, oh my God’. I was so exhilarated I was shaking, it was much more intense than I had imagined.” News and high-resolution photos are available at: www.ducaticorsepress.com