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Cadwell improvements

04 February 2005

Work is underway at Cadwell Park to improve safety and the facilities at the Lincolnshire circuit. At Hall Bends, the armco has been moved further away from the circuit, Coppice gets a new lorry tyre...

How to land a job in GPs

01 February 2005

If you’re looking for a career in MotoGP it looks like there is a great place to start – Swansea Institiute’s School of Automotive Engineering. Graduate Andrew Griffith has just landed himself a job...

Two of the best

01 February 2005

These young ladies have to be two of the best reasons to get along to the MCN London Show this week.

Ellison stays on track

01 February 2005

British MotoGP rider James Ellison keeps himself bang up to date with paddock gossip on the motorcyclenews.com Have Your Say forums. James, still waiting to see more than a drawing of the V6 WCM...

McWilliams to ride in BSB

01 February 2005

Jeremy McWilliams will be riding in British Superbikes this year after being forced out of MotoGP. The 40-year-old Ulsterman, who has been in GPs for over 10 years, was hoping to ride for the...

Just surfing

01 February 2005

It’s amazing the amount of attractive girls you can find on the internet.

Suzuki unveil '05 GP bike

28 January 2005

Suzuki unveiled the 2005 GSV-R MotoGP machine in its race livery at Bridgestone’s New Year Reception in Tokyo. The launch was held in partnership with the tyre firm which will supply Suzuki during...

It must be cold...

28 January 2005

You can tell it’s cold when even the promo girls have to wear a jumper when they’re on the bike…

Looking wistful...

28 January 2005

Sitting around on bikes all day gives promo girls a lot of time to think. You might be surprised to know that many are contemplating their next thesis on philosophy or quantum physics while also...

All dressed up...

28 January 2005

With this outfit she can promote scooters all day, and then attend an important dinner function without having to change…

Is this art?

28 January 2005

We might not know much about art, but we know what we like…

Carmichael romps home

21 January 2005

Suzuki rider Ricky Carmichael won by 20 seconds in Saturday night’s third round of the THQ World Supercross Championship. 45,000 saw him romp home at Angel Stadium, Anaheim,California. The...

Ducati unveil '05 GP bike

21 January 2005

Ducati has unveiled the Desmosedici GP5 in its 2005 race livery on top of the Groste glacier in the Dolomite mountains in Northern Italy. “The bike that Loris Capirossi and Carlos Checa will race...

Ducati top 3-day test

21 January 2005

Loris Capirossi has made a good start to the MotoGP season, taking the fastest time on all three day’s of the unofficial test in Sepang. The Malaysian test saw all the top teams in attendance with...

Times tumble for Pitt

21 January 2005

The Yamaha World Superbike riders completed their final day of testing in Phillip Island today, inching closer to the hot pace set by the Suzuki squad last week. Andrew Pitt was the fastest rider...

Spot the dummy...

21 January 2005

Sadly the only one we had any chance of taking home with us was standing on the right…

HRC split with Doohan

21 January 2005

The Honda Racing Corporation has announced that Mick Doohan will not return as its General Manager in 2005. The Australian five-times 500cc world champion’s contract expired at the end of 2004. He...

Sepang GP test: Day 2

21 January 2005

Loris Capirossi again set the fastest time during a scorching day in Sepang, Malaysia, where track temperatures reached as much as 58 degrees. Ducati are proving better prepared for 2005 after a...

Sepang GP tests: Day 1

21 January 2005

The Sepang circuit in Malaysia is home to almost every GP team over the next few days as the first major test session for 2005 is underway. Loris Capirossi went quickest on the first day for many of...

World Endurance entries

21 January 2005

The provisional entry list for the World Endurance championship has been released with 18 permanent teams and 44 riders already confirmed. British-based yamaha Phase One Endruance will field Dean...

Davies tests for 250GPs

21 January 2005

Chaz Davies begins testing today with the Aprilia Germany 250GP team in preparation for the 2005 Grand Prix season. The British rider signed to remain with the Aprilia team over the New Year, after...

05 WSB GSX-Rs on test

21 January 2005

Yukio Kagayama got his first taste this week of the Suzuki GSX-R1000 that he will be riding in World Superbikes this season. The Japanese rider and British favourite spent three days lapping the...

Four of a kind...

21 January 2005

Only one of the girls had forgotten it was the ‘bare your tummy’ day at the Bridgestone factory…

Too short for this ride?

21 January 2005

When minimum height restrictions were brought into MotoGP, it spelt the end for Loris Capirossi…

Sticky situation...

21 January 2005

How she laughed when she realised that she’d accidentally glued her hands to her legs…

Haga debuts on Yamaha

21 January 2005

Noriyuki Haga has had his first chance to ride the R1 he will campaign this season in a three-day Yamaha test at Phillip Island. Haga spent the first day, Sunday, just getting used to the four...

Bennetts sponsor BSB

21 January 2005

Insurance firm Bennetts will be the title sponsor for the British Superbike series in 2005. The deal was unveiled by former British and World Superbike champion Neil Hodgson, along with two ‘Bennetts...

Five girls; one bike

21 January 2005

The MCN girls took turns to sit on the Rocket and make ‘broom-broom’ noises

In the bag...

21 January 2005

With the MCN London Motorcycle Show just days away, the MCN girls are hard at work preparing goodie bags…

A babe a day...

14 January 2005

Hang on, just the five girls? What are we meant to do at the weekend?

Two from three ain't bad

14 January 2005

We thought “smile please” was a simple enough request…

Valentine joins Foggy

14 January 2005

Carl Fogarty has chosen former Triumph race team boss Jack Valentine as the new race team manager of Foggy PETRONAS Racing. Valentine, 51, has scored a succession of British championship and TT...

KTM review Dakar safety

14 January 2005

KTM has released a statement regarding the safety aspects of the Dakar just days after works rider Fabrizio Meoni died during the race. “Due to the incidents of the previous months, KTM, as the...

Talking business?

14 January 2005

The girls had argued for hours about the right settings for rear preload and rebound damping…

Honda confirms GP riders

14 January 2005

Honda has finally confirmed that Max Biaggi will head the factory Repsol Honda MotoGP team alongside Nicky Hayden. Biaggi is currently recovering from a broken ankle which he sustained in a fall...

Despres wins 2005 Dakar

14 January 2005

Frenchman Cyril Despres has won the Dakar rally for the first time despite a strong challenge from Spaniard Marc Coma. Despres had almost 10 minutes advantage over Coma going into the final 31km...