2005

Melandri tops 1st day

25 November 2005

Early reports from the MotoGP testing session in Sepang have shown the Hondas dominating the first day with Marco Melandri setting the fastest time. Rain caused some delay in the morning but it soon...

Rossi takes control

25 November 2005

Valentino Rossi has broken the Honda dominance of the Sepang MotoGP test. Rossi beat yesterday’s best time of 2:02.99, set by Marco Melandri, by 0.38 seconds riding the 2006 Yamaha M1. Melandri...

Gus Scott auction update

25 November 2005

In a last-minute change, Chris Walker and Jamie Whitham will be among the stars attending the Gus Scott tribute auction on Saturday, November 27, in place of Neil Hodgson who is unfortunately unable...

More of a classic babe

25 November 2005

Now that’s a retro look we’d all be in favour of bringing back… Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Low-cut leathers

25 November 2005

The Batman neckline was all the rage this season.

Gibernau ups the pace

25 November 2005

The Ducati GP team has had a much-improved second day of testing at Jerez, despite the cold weather, with Sete Gibernau setting the best lap. Loris Capirossi and new team-mate Gibernau spent the day...

Bid for Toseland's T-shirt

25 November 2005

Here’s your chance to land the shirt off 2004 WSB champion James Toseland’s back. The MCN T-shirt he sweated into while performing with his band Crash on MCN’s 50th birthday is now up for grabs on...

Damp start for Ducati

25 November 2005

The Ducati GP team’s run of bad luck has continued with yet another day of testing disrupted by wet weather. The team’s previous test session in Valencia was abandoned to rain, and now their first...

More Milan madams

25 November 2005

We’re almost at the end of our Milan marathon… Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Gus auction raises £30K

25 November 2005

Over £30,000 raised at a benefit auction held on Sunday night (Nov 27) will be held in trust for 11 year-old Yasmin Scott, the daughter of motorcycle racer and journalist Ian ‘Gus’ Scott who lost his...

HP2 enters Welsh rally

25 November 2005

BMW is entering its new HP2 enduro bike in the Hafren Rally in Wales with a two-man team. The rally takes place on a mixture of open hillside and forest tracks and is run along the same lines as an...

Vote for TT racer

25 November 2005

You can make bike racer Maria Costello the BBC East Midlands Sports Personality of the Year. Voting has now started and Costello, the fastest woman around the Isle of Man TT circuit, and the first...

Talking Italian...

25 November 2005

Yet another glimpse at one of the highlights of the Milan motorcycle show. Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Three in a row for Smith

25 November 2005

British youngster Bradley Smith won the final round of the Spanish 125cc championship at the weekend, just missing out on the championship win by one point. The MotoGP Academy rider, who celebrated...

Yet another side-saddler

25 November 2005

As much as the Milan show girls try to promote it, we’re sure it will never come back in fashion… Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Strike a pose...

25 November 2005

Roughly the same pose our reporters achieve when propping up the bar… Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Smith wins again in Spain

18 November 2005

14-year-old British star-in-the-making – Bradley Smith – has bagged his second win in Spanish racing. The MotoGP Academy youngster claimed his second success in the Spanish 125cc Championship at the Ricardo Tormo track near Valencia last weekend. He celebrates his 15th birthday next week.

21k at Dirt Bike Show

18 November 2005

The biggest-ever attendance for the Dirt Bike Show saw just under 21,000 people attend over three days. Big launches at the show included Aprilia with the V-twin RXV and SXV dirt bikes. Other...

Knight wins Endurocross

18 November 2005

KTM Enduro Factory Team rider David Knight claimed victory at the second running of the Maxxis Endurocross in Las Vagas on Saturday (Nov 19) The newly crowned Enduro 3 world champion brought his ’05...

Hucklebridge to KX450F

18 November 2005

Mark Hucklebridge will ride the new Kawasaki KX450F in the MX1 and British Open championships next year. Hucklebridge, 27, won the 2001 UK Supercross Championship on a KX250, and will race in a...

Another sidesaddle babe

18 November 2005

It seems that the Italian girls all like riding sidesaddle… Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Brit Supercross cancelled

18 November 2005

The British Supercros Championship scheduled to run on November 26, December 3, and December 10, 2005, has been cancelled at the last minute due to poor ticket sales. The Auto Cycle Union received a...

Macau: Rutter fastest

18 November 2005

Michael Rutter is on course to equal Ron Haslam’s record of six Macau GP wins after topping final qualifying on Friday (Nov 18) in fine and dry conditions. The race itself is on Saturday (Nov 19). ...

WCM to use KTM

18 November 2005

With the WCM team still waiting for the brand new Blata V6 engine to appear it seems they might be able to run the ditched KTM engine for some of next year. The Proton KR team ran the engine in 2005...

Yamaha test for Ellison

18 November 2005

James Ellison will test a factory Yamaha YZR-M1 in Sepang at the multi-team MotoGP test beginning on November 28. The British rider’s future took a dramatic twist this week when he began negotiations about riding a full factory YZR-M1 in 2006 for the French-based Tech 3 squad on Dunlop tyres. MCN understands a deal is close to being clinched, and Ellison will then line-up on next year’s MotoGP...