December
Brit GP date moved
22 December 2004
Changes have been made to the 2005 MotoGP calendar, with the British GP at Donington Park switching to July 24. Other changes include the Italian and Catalunya racers, which move a week later, to...
Best GP trophy for Brno
22 December 2004
The IRTA ‘Best Grand Prix Trophy’ has been awarded to the Czech Grand Prix at Brno in Moravia in 2004. The award is based on a points scoring system that covers every aspect of running a GP,...
Provisional GP entry list
15 December 2004
The provisional entry list for the 2005 MotoGP season has been release with D’Antin Ducati, Aprilia and Proton still to confirm their riders. One thing that stands out is that despite becoming...
Battaini to join WCM
15 December 2004
Experienced Italian Franco Battaini is about to sign to join the WCM team for 2005. Battaini hopes to put the final stamp on negotiations by the end of the week. The 32-year-old has spent eight years...
Donington traffic plans
08 December 2004
After the horrendous traffic problems encountered by GP fans at this year’s British GP, Donington Park is conducting a traffic impact study as part of the on going improvements to the circuit. The...
Uncertainty for Davies
08 December 2004
British 250cc GP rider Chaz Davies is still not 100 per cent sure where he’ll be riding in 2005. Davies finished the 2004 season in 13th place on a ‘kit’ Aprilia machine. The 17-year-old, who made...
GP teams reshuffle
08 December 2004
It’s not just the riders that are changing teams in the GP paddock, with the Aprilia racing director and Kenny Roberts’ chief mechanic deciding to quit their teams. Suzuki Chief Mechanic Erv Kanemoto...