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Bostrom B joins Hodgson

28 October 2005

Bostrom B joins Hodgson

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...

2006 World Endurance dates

28 October 2005

2006 World Endurance dates

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...

Meet Jess and Nikki

28 October 2005

Meet Jess and Nikki

Jess and Nikki are just two of the stunning MCN Babe Squad at the International Motorcycle and Scooter Show…. Find out more about them here. Discovered MCN Auctions yet? Click here.

Haydon holds GSX-R ride

28 October 2005

Haydon holds GSX-R ride

James Haydon is holding on to his Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000 ride in the British Superbike Championship for 2006. Haydon joined the team mid-way through the 2005 season and, says the team, played a key...

A blonde for Monday

21 October 2005

A blonde for Monday

And when we talk about a blonde babe, we aren’t referring to Chris Vermeulen! Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Turkish GP results

21 October 2005

Turkish GP results

Full results from the Turkish round of the MotoGP championship. MotoGP: 1. Melandri. 2. Rossi. 3. Hayden. 4. Gibernau. 5. Checa. 6. Elias. 7. Edwards. 8. Tamada. 9. Barros. 10. Nakano. 11.

Necessary more babes

21 October 2005

Necessary more babes

Yukio Kagayama adopts the rock star look with some retro shades and a babe on each side.

Double backflip madness

21 October 2005

Double backflip madness

The world marvelled when Carey Hart managed the first backflip on a bike in the 2000 X-Games but now mad freestyle MX star Travis Pastrana has taken it to the next level by landing the first double...

Bid for Rossi's own lid

21 October 2005

Bid for Rossi's own lid

Every now and again a signed Valentino Rossi replica helmet comes up for grabs in an auction or a competition. Much more rare is an actual helmet raced in by Rossi and also signed by the world...

Toseland confirms move

21 October 2005

Toseland confirms move

Former WSB champ James Toseland dropped by the MCN Stand at Thursday’s NEC Show press day – for a chat on the sofa. Read his interview with Michael Guy in the next issue of MCN – out on November 2. ...

Schumacher rides Desmo

21 October 2005

Schumacher rides Desmo

F1 Ferrari racing legend Michael Schumacher is doing a Rossi – he’s riding a MotoGP bike at 11am today (Oct 24). Schumacher will get a blast on Loris Capirossi’s Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP around...

See Rossi lift his crown

21 October 2005

See Rossi lift his crown

You could be rubbing shoulders with the stars of MotoGP and witness Valentino Rossi receiving his 2005 trophy in Valencia on November 6. The MotoGP Awards Ceremony has never previously been open to...

Maria wins BBC award

21 October 2005

Maria wins BBC award

Racer Maria Costello has been named the first ever BBC Northamptonshire Sports Personality of the Year. TT and Manx star Maria was presented with the shield on stage on October 19 – the result of...

Schuey can't match Rossi

21 October 2005

Schuey can't match Rossi

It doesn’t look like Valentino Rossi has much cause to worry about Michael Schumacher snaffling his MotoGP ride any time soon: the German was 23s off Rossi’s Mugello pole position time after his first...

Turkish GP practice

21 October 2005

Turkish GP practice

125cc free practice one: 1. Kallio 2:05.571. 2. Gadea 2:06.621. 3. Luthi 2:06.782. 4. Pasini 2:07.041. 5. Faubel 2:07.404. 6. Rodriguez 2:07.686. 7. Zanetti 2:07.799. 8. Koyama 2:07.815. 9. De Rosa...

Gibernau on pole

21 October 2005

Gibernau on pole

Sete Gibernau is on pole for the first Turkish Gran Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit on Sunday, October 22, 2005. Gibernau benefitted from a mistake by Marco Melandri, who had dominated the practice...

Suzuki part with Roberts

21 October 2005

Suzuki part with Roberts

The Suzuki MotoGP squad has officially confirmed it will part company with American Kenny Roberts when his contract ends in December, 2005. The 32-year-old American joined the team in 1999 and became...

Bid to join MotoGP stars

21 October 2005

Bid to join MotoGP stars

Tickets to the MotoGP Awards ceremony – at which stars including Valentino Rossi are officially presented with their world championship trophies – are seldom made available to the public. But this...

Up close and personal...

21 October 2005

Up close and personal...

Taking close-up pictures is a great excuse to get a little closer to the brolly girls…. Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Seeing the signs....

21 October 2005

We’re not sure what that sign on the front of the bike actually means, but it definitely seems to have attracted the ladies…. Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Melandri wins in Turkey

21 October 2005

Melandri wins in Turkey

Marco Melandri took his first MotoGP victory at the Turkish GP, taking the lead from Sete Gibernau at the first corner and holding off Valentino Rossi until the chequered flag. Gibernau saw his hopes...

Back in black

21 October 2005

Back in black

Someone is looking rather slinky…… Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

First NEC babes

21 October 2005

First NEC babes

We had to grab the first pictures of the MCN girls at the NEC Motorcycle Show. And you’ll be able to vote for your favourite at the show with your mobile. Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

WSB team to race at TT

21 October 2005

Dublin’s Martin Finnegan has signed with the Klaffi Honda WSB team to race for them at the TT, Ulster GP and North West 200. It’s the first time a full WSB team has targeted road races since 1993. Finnegan will do a full season of Irish road racing and a few short circuit events at the start of the year. He will make his debut for Klaffi at the Macau GP on November 19 – at which he’ll ride...

Suzuki sign Vermeulen

21 October 2005

Suzuki sign Vermeulen

Suzuki has officially introduced Chris Vermeulen as part of the 2006 MotoGP squad at the International Motorcycle Show in Birmingham. The Australian rider was at the show to announce his departure...

Lavilla stays in BSB

14 October 2005

Newly crowned British Superbike champion Gregorio Lavilla has signed for a second season with the GSE Ducati squad alongside Leon Haslam. The Spaniard had several offers on the table after his storming success in the British championship but opted to stay with the British team, which has close ties with the Ducati factory. “I have decided to stay with the team for one more year in British...

A cheeky smile...

14 October 2005

A cheeky smile...

Just the thing to lift your spirits if you’re at work…. Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Dreading the babes

14 October 2005

It takes a very pretty woman to make dreadlocks look good… Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

A firmer rear

14 October 2005

Apparently going for a softer rear improves handling, but this one looks quite firm. Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

ACU youth series

14 October 2005

ACU youth series

Three new race series aimed at riders between 12 and 23 years of age will run next season with a race bike prize for each overall winner. The ACU Star Championships aim to bridge the gap between club...

Rossi fastest in Oz

14 October 2005

Rossi fastest in Oz

250cc free practice one: 1. Porto 1:34.700. 2. De ANgelis 1:35.011. 3. Lorenzo 1:35.066. 4. Barbera 1:35.635. 5. Stoner 1:35.824. 6. Dovizioso 1:35.893. 7. De Puniet 1:35.905. 8. Locatelli...

Hayden on pole

14 October 2005

Nicky Hayden has taken his third pole position of the season after setting the fastest ever lap round Philip Island. The American beat newly recrowned world champion Valentino Rossi to the top spot by just one tenth of a second with Honda rider Sete Gibernau finishing the front row of the grid a further three tenths down. Carlos Checa, Colin Edwards and Max Biaggi make up the third row while GP...

Rossi takes fifth in a row

14 October 2005

Rossi takes fifth in a row

Valentino Rossi has taken yet another win at Phillip Island, taking his tally at the circuit to five wins in a row. The newly crowned World Champion dominated the race, holding back Honda rider Nicky...

2006 WSB test dates

14 October 2005

2006 WSB test dates

The final round of the World Sueprbike championship may only just have taken place but preparations for next year are well underway with the dates for the first round of the championship and the 2006...

Get MotoGP exclusives

14 October 2005

Get MotoGP exclusives

In Motor Cycle News, October 19, 2005, MotoGP reporter Matthew Birt reveals what is happening in the current contract frenzy engulfing the GP paddock, including: Honda brough to the brink by Chris...

Haga-eye babe view

14 October 2005

It’s times like this when we wish we could fit Noriyuki Haga with a camera on the grid… Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.