28.2.04
27.2.04
BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Motorbikes | Ducati Fila set to dominate: "I think WSB has lost some of its credibility - selling out to one make of tyre is not what you want to be doing in a high-profile motorcycle championship."
25.2.04
Bloomberg.com: Europe: "The euro's 18 percent climb against the dollar in the past year has dented foreign sales of companies such as motorcycle maker Ducati Motor Holdings SpA."
24.2.04
Herald Sun: Fox's double coup [25feb04] Mr Fox spent $10 million buying Phillip Island's internationally famous grand prix circuit.
22.2.04
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Business Despite a $2 million city-sponsored facelift intended to revitalize the street in the late 1980s, many of its buildings lie vacant most of the time.
Yet the ghost town comes alive each March and October as bikers roar into town. Landlords rent out the vacant storefronts and parking lots for a few weeks of frantic souvenir sales and collect rents ranging from $20,000 to $80,000. And the underused buildings continue surging in value, providing more property tax revenue for the city and county.
Yet the ghost town comes alive each March and October as bikers roar into town. Landlords rent out the vacant storefronts and parking lots for a few weeks of frantic souvenir sales and collect rents ranging from $20,000 to $80,000. And the underused buildings continue surging in value, providing more property tax revenue for the city and county.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: East Volusia: "'When bikers come here they all have a lot of money to spend and they're not shy about spending it"
20.2.04
Paying Harley for any delay - 2004-02-16 - The Business Journal of Milwaukee: "The company and city officials have agreed to a 'term sheet' that establishes conditions for the sale. Under its terms, the city would be forced to pay $10,000 a month if the 17-acre site is not vacated by Jan. 15, 2006. Failure to transfer the DPW yards to Harley, according to a timeline in the agreement, could also result in the city being forced to reacquire the 17 acres for $150,000 per acre. The agreement still must be approved by the Common Council. "
MOTOGP News - Bayliss: Rossi has his work cut out. "Colin and myself have had some great races in the past and I know what he can do on a motorcycle," smiled Bayliss.
15.2.04
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Business: "Altogether, Speedway Corp. owns about 450 acres in Volusia County. Last year, the company paid $1,653,000 in total property taxes in Volusia County."
F1-Live.com Barry Sheene’s widow will wave the chequered flag as the winner crosses the finish line in the season-opening Formula One World Championship round – the Foster’s Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
13.2.04
12.2.04
9NEWS.com - Newsroom From the beginning - the January 2002 fire at Fay Myers Motorcycle World was suspicious.
Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Backpacker Killed in Tube Station Prank: "Mr Dean had only arrived in Britain the day before to pursue his ambition of being a professional motorcyclist. But after a drinking session with three other young backpackers, he was electrocuted as he fell on the 630 volt live rail."
11.2.04
10.2.04
9.2.04
GERMANY: Plant refurbishment blamed for BMW January sales shortfall : Auto News from just-auto.com: "The market landscape for the motorcycle segment remains difficult," BMW said announcing January sales of 3,110 units, "still 22.8% below last year's level."
8.2.04
MOTOGP news - Trouble ahead for 'Gauloises Fortuna' teams?: "the decision to run two tobacco brands was seen as highly inappropriate at a time when motorsport is under massive pressure to reduce its dependence on cigarette money, and tobacco advertising in general."
Motorsport.com: Magazine channel: " You know... when I was in the motorcycle business and I came up with a thing called super sport racing, the whole industry said that there was no way that people were ever going to want to race stock motorcycles."
7.2.04
6.2.04
Ames Tribune Charter van driver Gary Lee Butler will pay $11.67 in fines for each of the six Mid-Iowa motorcycles riders involved in a deadly crash in Tama County nearly 19 months ago.
5.2.04
BUSINESS WIRE: The Global Leader in News Distribution AMD64 Technology Speeds into Professional Motorcycle Racing with Ducati Corse Team
3.2.04
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