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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...

Suzuki set for Sepang

14 January 2005

The Suzuki MotoGP squad will begin testing at Sepang in Malaysia on January 21, with riders Kenny Roberts Jr, John Hopkins, and new team boss Paul Denning. The latest version of the Suzuki GSV-R will...

WSB entry lists revealed

14 January 2005

The FIM has published the final entry lists for WSB and World Supersport and provisional lists for the Superstock FIM Cup series. Check them out and you’ll know exactly who is racing for who this...

Dakar cow calamity

14 January 2005

Australian Andy Caldecott won yesterday’s stage of the Dakar despite have a very uncomfortable encounter with a cow. The KTM rider took his second win of the race by over two minutes on second placed...

New British race series

14 January 2005

A new junior cup to unveil British racing talent will run next year due to a link up between Dorna Sports, the Autocycle Union (ACU) and the Motorcycle Circuit Racing Control Board of Great Britain...

Superbike National dates

14 January 2005

The second annual Superbike Grand National invitational race at Castle Combe will take place on July 30-31,2005, after a change in the British Superbike calendar. The non-championship was originally...

Despres nears Dakar win

14 January 2005

On the penultimate day of the Dakar rally, Frenchman Cyril Despres has moved closer to his first-ever overall win. Despres started the 569km stage with a lead of just over three minutes after...

Walker fined and banned

14 January 2005

Chris Walker has been fined £1000 and banned from driving for 60 days after being clocked at 130mph in his Subaru car. WSB star Walker was driving in Leicestershire on a 70mph stretch of the A46...

Oi! Over here!

14 January 2005

Try as she might to ignore the photographer, he took the picture anyway…

Sofa, so good...

14 January 2005

The MCN girls are so considerate, they even spend time warming up the sofa before shows open…

For the weekend, sir?

14 January 2005

In case you weren’t feeling good enough that it’s the weekend…

£27K for Tsunami victims

07 January 2005

The governing body of international bikesport – The FIM – has donated just over £27,000 to the victims of the southern Asia tsunami. FIM President Francesco Zerbi says the 60,000 Swiss Francs...

Thousand yard stare

07 January 2005

The constant danger for brolly girls is smiling so much you get frozen in that position when the wind changes…

Proton's cracking curves

07 January 2005

KR’s team have some of the sleekest bodywork in the paddock.

Dakar Rally resumes

07 January 2005

After the forced cancellation of the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally yesterday, Friday, January 7, the racing resumed with KTM rider Isidre Esteve claiming his first stage victory on this year’s...

BSB riders for 2006

07 January 2005

Here is the full list of known riders for the 2006 British Supersport championship. AIM Racing: Chris Burns. Ekerold Honda: Cal Crutchlow. Leon Camier. Red Bull Honda: Eugene Laverty. Here is the full...

Devil makes work...

07 January 2005

This brolly babe is clearly no angel…

KTM to quit rallies?

07 January 2005

After the death of top rally rider Fabrizio Meoni on Tuesday, January 11, KTM has urged all of its teams to pull out of the race and said it may quit rally racing completely. Meoni is the second top...

Meoni dies on Dakar

07 January 2005

Two-time Dakar winner Fabrizio Meoni has died after an accident on stage 12 of the Dakar rally. The KTM rider, who was holding second place in the race, crashed minutes after refuelling at checkpoint...

Dakar stage cut short

07 January 2005

Dakar organisers have decided to shorten today’s stage by over 200km because visibility is as low as 300 metres. Stage 11 from Atar to Kiffa was expected to be the hardest yet and with the weather...

Musical chairs...

07 January 2005

Noriyuki Haga makes the most of the last empty chair in the paddock

Toseland's Tsunami aid

07 January 2005

WSB champion James Toseland has pledged to play a charity gig with his band for the victims of the south Asian Tsunami. MCN is looking into staging the gig so if you can help with a venue or want to...

KTM riders continue

07 January 2005

All the KTM riders have decided to finish the Dakar in respect for their fallen team-mate Fabrizio Meoni, who died on Tuesday. KTM team bosses had urged the riders to quit the rally but they have all...

Despres wins on sad day

07 January 2005

Stage ten of the Dakar Rally was won by Cyril Despres but clouded by the news of the death of José Manuel Perez after his crash on stage 7. Despres started the 483km loop stage in seventh place but...

Haga back to Yamaha

07 January 2005

Noriyuki Haga has now been confirmed to return to the Yamaha World Superbike team in 2005. Haga will race a YZF-R1 for the Milan-based Yamaha Motor Italia team, having rode for Renegade Ducati last...

Strike a pose

07 January 2005

Her impression of a little teapot wasn’t far off…

All smiles

07 January 2005

The girls always enjoyed hiding from people under their giant umbrellas…

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