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The very best babes..

The very best babes..

Over 100 girls entered to become part of the MCN Babe Squad in 2005, and here are the 22 finalists. To see more of the girls, including video clips of every girl who made it to the finals, click here.

And for my next trick...

And for my next trick...

Former Miss UK Nicki Lane impressed the lads in the finals of the MCN BabeSquad competition this year with her impressive flexibilty. Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite enough to win the judges’ vote to...

Future GP stars picked

Future GP stars picked

Two young Brits have been selected for the MotoGP Academy – a scheme to train six of the most promising young riders in Europe. The Brits-for-the-future are teenagers Bradley Smith and Daniel Webb. ...

Laconi tops wet test

Laconi tops wet test

The latest round of testing for the World Superbike teams ended on a bit of a damp note yesterday, with heavy rain seriously limiting the amount of track time. Regis Laconi finished the Valencia test...

Feeling tyred

Feeling tyred

If you’re feeling a little tyred, then these young ladies should perk you up…

WSB Ducati first test day

WSB Ducati first test day

The Ducati Xerox team has started testing in Spain after the grand unveiling of their 2005 bikes at the Ducati factory on Thursday February 3. The first day of testing took place on Monday at a wet...

Snow joy for GSE

Snow joy for GSE

GSE Racing’s test plans have been set back yet again by surprise Spanish weather conditions. The British Superbike team had one test ruined by –4C temperatures in Almeria last week. Their test at the...

Triple MX champ dies

Former triple world motocross champion Gaston Rahier has died at the age of 58 after a long battle against illness. Rahier won the 125cc world title three times on the trot – in 1975, 76 and 77. He still holds the record for the most 125GP wins – 28. After his motocross career he was a regular in the Paris-Dakar rally.

Rossi out in the cold

Rossi out in the cold

Yamaha MotoGP riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards took time out from getting ready for the new season by heading up to the Italian Alps to try out a pair of Yamaha snowmobiles at the World Ski...

Rain hampers Alstare

Rain hampers Alstare

Alstare Corona Extra’s first 05 WSS and Superstock tests were a wash-out this week as heavy rain restricted preparation at Valencia, Spain. New riders Javier Fores, Xavier Simeon and World Superstock...

Cadwell improvements

Cadwell improvements

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

How to land a job in GPs

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

Two of the best

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

Ellison stays on track

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

McWilliams to ride  in BSB

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

Just surfing

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

Suzuki unveil '05 GP bike

Suzuki unveil '05 GP bike

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...

It must be cold...

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

Looking wistful...

Looking wistful...

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...

All dressed up...

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

Is this art?

Is this art?

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

Carmichael romps home

Carmichael romps home

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

Ducati unveil '05 GP bike

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

Ducati top 3-day test

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

Times tumble for Pitt

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...

Spot the dummy...

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

HRC split with Doohan

HRC split with Doohan

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

Sepang GP test: Day 2

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

Sepang GP tests: Day 1

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

World Endurance entries

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

Davies tests for 250GPs

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

05 WSB GSX-Rs on test

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...

Four of a kind...

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

Too short for this ride?

Too short for this ride?

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

Sticky situation...

Sticky situation...

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

Haga debuts on Yamaha

Haga debuts on Yamaha

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...