The eighth group of ten

Andy Corssen, 24, from Skegness, Lincs, rides a Kawasaki ZXR400. FIRST VISIT TO NEC: Today. BEST BIKE AT THE SHOW: MV Agusta F4. BEST-LOOKING WOMAN: The UK supercross girl. BEST STAND: Ducati. BEST BARGAIN: I got an Oxford bike cover for a tenner and a paddock stand for £20.

Lisa Newman, 22 from Skegness, Lincs, rides pillion on her boyfriend’s Kawasaki ZXR400. FIRST VISIT TO NEC: Today. BEST BIKE AT THE SHOW: MV Agusta F4. BEST-LOOKING MAN: Um, the MCN reporters? BEST STAND: Ducati. BEST BARGAIN: A £6 tank protector for free. The guy on the stand just said I could have it.

Philip Smith, 32, from Normanton, West Yorkshire, wants to buy a Suzuki GSX-F. FIRST VISIT TO NEC: Today. BEST BIKE AT THE SHOW: Yamaha Fazer 1000. BEST-LOOKING WOMAN: The Harley-Davidson blonde. BEST STAND: Suzuki. BEST BARGAIN: My friends haven’t brought enough money for me to spend.

Chris Purvis, 37, from Orpington, Kent, rides a Aprilia RSV Mille and also owns a ZX-7R. FIRST VISIT TO NEC: 1996. BEST BIKE AT THE SHOW: MV Agusta F4. BEST-LOOKING WOMAN: MCN’s Liz. BEST STAND: Blue Flame Engineering. BEST BARGAIN: I got a rucksack for a tenner.

Ray Robinson, 55, from Manchester, rides a Yamaha XJR1300. FIRST VISIT TO NEC: Today. BEST BIKE AT THE SHOW: Yamaha XJR1300 SP. BEST-LOOKING WOMAN: The UK supercross girl. BEST STAND: Suzuki. BEST BARGAIN: A Yamaha lock for £60 from the Yamaha stand.

Tony Donnelly, 41, from Sale, Cheshire, wants to buy a Triumph Tiger or Honda Transalp. FIRST VISIT TO NEC: 1996. BEST BIKE AT THE SHOW: Triumph Tiger. BEST-LOOKING WOMAN: The Harley-Davidson girls. BEST STAND: Yamaha. BEST BARGAIN: I need a bike first.

Michael Saxton, 18, from Eye, Suffolk, rides a Kawasaki KX250. FIRST VISIT TO NEC: 1995. BEST BIKE AT THE SHOW: Yamaha R1. BEST-LOOKING WOMAN: The Harley-Davidson blonde. BEST STAND: Honda. BEST BARGAIN: A Kawasaki paddock jacket reduced from £150 to £100 from the Kawasaki stand.

John Saxton, 39, from Eye, Suffolk, rides a Kawasaki ZZ-R600. FIRST VISIT TO NEC: 1990. BEST BIKE AT THE SHOW: Kawasaki ZX-6R. BEST-LOOKING WOMAN: MCN’s Vikki. BEST STAND: Kawasaki. BEST BARGAIN: I picked up some boots for £90 – can’t remember the name.

Wayne Saxton, 13, from Eye, Suffolk, has just sold his Kawasaki AR50 which he used to ride at an airfield. He wants a Kawasaki KX250. FIRST VISIT TO NEC: 1995. BEST BIKE AT THE SHOW: Honda CBR600. BEST-LOOKING WOMAN: The Harley-Davidson blonde. BEST STAND: Honda. BEST BARGAIN: Dennis the Menace HJC lid for £150.

Ian Mapp, 47, from Hythe, Kent, rides an MV Agusta. FIRST VISIT TO NEC: 1997. BEST BIKE AT THE SHOW: Ducati 998. BEST-LOOKING WOMAN: MCN’s Debbie. BEST STAND: Honda. BEST BARGAIN: Chris Walker’s autograph was free.