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A little too close?

11 November 2005

When we asked the pretty one to move closer, this wasn’t exactly what we meant…. Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Check here out

11 November 2005

The marshalls had a great time trying to wave this chequered flag. Sell your kit for free on MCN Auctions

MCN Fantasy winners

11 November 2005

The winners of the 2005 MCN fantasy Road Race competition have now been anounced, with the winner receiving a Honda CBR600RR worth over £7000 supplied by Castrol. The winner is Mr Ray Merrit of...

Chris Vermeulen’s Thursday (Nov 10) test with Suzuki’s MotoGP team had to be abandoned on as strong winds swept rain showers across an increasingly slippery Valencia circuit. He and John Hopkins had...

Spot the model...

11 November 2005

If you’re trying to spot the model, the clue is to pick the one with the designer stubble…

Spanish chance for Brits

11 November 2005

British 125cc racers James Westmoreland and Dan Linfoot will ride for the Ajo Motorsport team in the final two rounds of the 125cc Spanish championship. The two spots are a reward for their...

Pretty as a picture

11 November 2005

If you’re sponsored by a camera firm, you have to look pretty. And so does your brolly girl…

Winter babe?

11 November 2005

At least British MotoGP star James Ellison has the sense to wrap up warm…. Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Internet over babes?

04 November 2005

Either that gentleman with the laptop is sorting out last minute datalogging, or completing a tense game of solitaire before the race starts…. Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Taking a babe break...

04 November 2005

The beautiful Hannah has been working so hard that we thought she deserved a little lay down…. Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here…

Babe boosts energy

04 November 2005

More energy? Well, she’s certainly helped perk us up this morning… Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Two MCN classics....

04 November 2005

The Ducati 916 was voted the best bike of the last 50 years by MCn readers at the 2005 MCN Awards. Meanwhile you can also vote for Adele as the best MCN babe at the International Motorcycle Show (see...

Friday practice in Spain

04 November 2005

Marco Melandri was fastest in second free practice for the Valencia season finale MotoGP, on Friday (Nov 4). His time of 1.33.464 beat Carlos Checa’s FP1-topping time by a fraction. Checa clocked...

An alarming babe

04 November 2005

We can only guess at two reasons why the Clifford alarm stand was so popular at the NEC SHow…. Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Checa RCV test disaster

04 November 2005

Carlos Checa made a disastrous Honda RCV debut this morning at Valencia. The Spaniard crashed on only his third lap at turn three as he returned to Michelin tyres after a season with Bridgestone on...

Martin tumour scare

04 November 2005

Foggy Petronas WSB rider Steve Martin is now glad he crashed in the last round of the season after a scan of his injured kidneys revealed a previously unnoticed tumour. Martin crashed out of the race...

Vermeulen tests Suzuki

04 November 2005

Chris Vermeulen made his Suzuki GSV-R debut on Monday (Nov 7) as preparations for the 2006 MotoGP world championship kicked off in Valencia – less than 24 hours after the final race. The Australian,...

Diablo 666 at the NEC

04 November 2005

James Hutchins from the MCN supported Diablo 666 World Endurance team was at the NEC for the final day of the show to meet his fans and get a snap taken with the MCN Babes. The team’s Kawasaki ZX-10R...

Back in black

04 November 2005

The MotoGP season might have ended for 2005, and the NEC Show is now over, but we’ve got a whole backlog of young ladies to keep us going until the MCN London Show in January…. Discovered MCN...

Gibernau on Spanish pole

04 November 2005

Sete Gibernau has qualified on pole position for the final race of the 2005 MotoGP season, which takes place at Valencia in Spain on Sunday, November 6, 2005. The Spanish Movistar Honda rider...

Yamaha retain Haga

04 November 2005

Noriyuki Haga and Andrew Pitt will both stay with the Yamaha Motor Italia team in World Superbikes in 2006. The updated YZF-R1 will be the base for the 2006 camapign, with initial tests taking place...

Rutter signs for Stobart

04 November 2005 by Martin Fitz-Gibbons

Michael Rutter will ride a Honda Fireblade in the 2006 British Superbike championship, but it will be for Stobart motorsport rather than his former employers at HM Plant. The 32-year-old will ride...

Melandri wins in Valencia

04 November 2005

Marco Melandri has won the final MotoGP race of the year at Valencia. The Italian rider lead the race from start to finish after getting the best start. Hayden was on his tale throughout but could...

Vanessa goes online

04 November 2005

Vanessa helps out with the live MCN webcam at the NEC motorcycle show

Dirt Bike Show preview

04 November 2005

Aprilia will launch its revolutionary V-twin RXV and SXV dirt bikes to UK riders at the Dirt Bike Show which opens at Stoneleigh on November 17. You’ll see the 2006 ranges from Beta, Bombardier,...

Silverstone voted No1

01 November 2005

Silverstone has been named the Bennetts British Superbike championship fans’ favourite circuit of 2005. Fans cast their votes online and in a questionnaire circulated at race rounds. Silverstone took...

Melandri mobbed at NEC

01 November 2005

Honda GP rider Marco Melandri got completely mobbed at the NEC motorcycle show today, Tuesday November 1. The Telefonica Movistar rider came to the show to meet fans and sign autographs on the Honda...

Meet MCN babe Lisa

01 November 2005

Another day, another beautiful MCN girl at the NEC Show. Read more about Lisa here. Discovered MCN Auctions

Shakey loses GP ride

01 November 2005

Shakey Byrne’s topsy-turvy season took another dramatic twist today (Nov 1) when his deal to ride the Camel Honda RC211V at Valencia this weekend fell apart. The team did a last-minute U-turn and...

Rossi goes retro

01 November 2005

Valentino Rossi will be racing in the traditional red, yellow and white Yamaha racing colours at this weekend’s Valencia GP. The Yamaha team has decided to go with the retro colours for the final...

Vanessa is babe of the day

01 November 2005

Meet MCN babe Vanessa, who is not only representing us at the NEC all week, but also is the part owner of the British Superstock team! You can read her profile, and vote for the best babe of the NEC,...

Northpoint go official

01 November 2005

Northpoint Honda Racing will compete as Honda Racing’s officially supported Supersport entry in next year’s British championship aboard CBR600RRs. Current champion Leon Camier is the team’s new...

2006 World Endurance dates

28 October 2005

The 2006 World Endurance dates have been announced with the Bol d’Or and Le Mans 24 hour returning to the series for the first time in four years. The two classic French 24 Hour races were...

Bike ban comes closer

28 October 2005

Bikes are about to be banned from greenlanes – unsurfaced roads which comprise about 5% of the England and Wales’s road networks. The Motor Cycle Industry Association – which represents the UK bike...

Bid on Rossi kit at NEC

28 October 2005

YOU could get your hands on some amazing signed Valentino Rossi gear this Sunday while watching the man himself bid for victory in the final GP of the season at Valencia. Riders for Health is staging...

Bostrom B joins Hodgson

28 October 2005

Ducati has announced that Ben Bostrom will partner the already-confirmed Niel Hodgson in the Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin team that will compete in next year’s AMA Superbike Championship with factory...