January

Year: 2005

Month: January

Looking wistful...

28 January 2005

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...

It must be cold...

28 January 2005

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

All dressed up...

28 January 2005

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

Is this art?

28 January 2005

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

Suzuki unveil '05 GP bike

28 January 2005

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...

Carmichael romps home

21 January 2005

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

21 January 2005

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

21 January 2005

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...

Sticky situation...

21 January 2005

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

HRC split with Doohan

21 January 2005

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...

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...

Sepang GP tests: Day 1

21 January 2005

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...

Spot the dummy...

21 January 2005

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

Too short for this ride?

21 January 2005

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

Times tumble for Pitt

21 January 2005

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...

Four of a kind...

21 January 2005

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

Haga debuts on Yamaha

21 January 2005

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...

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

World Endurance entries

21 January 2005

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...

Sepang GP test: Day 2

21 January 2005

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...

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…

05 WSB GSX-Rs on test

21 January 2005

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...

Talking business?

14 January 2005

The girls had argued for hours about the right settings for rear preload and rebound damping…

Two from three ain't bad

14 January 2005

We thought “smile please” was a simple enough request…

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...

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...

A babe a day...

14 January 2005

Hang on, just the five girls? What are we meant to do at the weekend?

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Oi! Over here!

14 January 2005

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

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...