The Daytona Beach News-Journal: "NASCAR racing, with its deepest roots in the South, is making a concerted effort to shed its redneck image as it expands into urban areas across the country.
But don't expect Confederate flags to disappear."
8.10.05
7.10.05
Speedway profits suffer some: "One uncertainty is an ongoing tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service. The company already has put $97 million into escrow to cover tax payments and penalties that may be due as the IRS continues auditng ISC's track depreciation methods for 1999 through 2004. Another $18 million or so may be added to the escrow in December, said Susan Schandel, chief financial officer."
6.10.05
KESQ NewsChannel 3 Palm Springs, CA: Some residents concerned about security during biker weekend: "most bikers nowadays are doctors, lawyers, businessmen and there's a lot of women who ride"
Barnsley Sport - Barnsley Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More: "Rows, depression, suicide ... how
JAMES Toseland took the fast lane to fame"
JAMES Toseland took the fast lane to fame"
5.10.05
MOTOGP News - Rossi to go rallying with Subaru..: "my interest in rallying never gets as many headlines as my interest in Formula One"
4.10.05
3.10.05
Agency Roster: "Ducati North America Retains JMPR, Inc. to Strengthen Brand Awareness in U.S. Market "
Government unveils Energy Hog to promote conservation - Yahoo! News: "The pig, who wears blue jeans and a leather biker jacket, will follow in the footsteps of Smokey Bear and McGruff the Crime Dog by appearing in ads."
The Peninsula On-line: Qatar's leading English Daily: "The QMMF�s next big assignment at Losail will be the World Superbike Championship 2006 which will be held in February. "
1.10.05
30.9.05
29.9.05
Women Bikers Ready to Roll at Las Vegas Motor Speedway; Mayor, Popular Television Anchor to Participate as 2005 'Femmoto' Comes to Vegas: "And FASHION is always paramount "
Reuters Business Channel | Reuters.com: "Japan's Honda Motor Co. said on Thursday it would aim to expand annual motorcycle sales in the Asia-Oceania region by 50 percent from last year's level to 12 million units by the business year ending March 31, 2008.
The market accounts for about 70 percent of Honda's global motorcycle sales"
The market accounts for about 70 percent of Honda's global motorcycle sales"
26.9.05
DMH.MI: Basic Chart for DUCATI MOTOR HOLD - Yahoo! Finance Lavilla doubles Donington & Capirossi wins 2nd GP = Ducati shares up 2%
23.9.05
RedNova News - Technology - Motorcyclists Keep Their Cool with Space Tech: "at the Sepang circuit in Qatar"
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: East Volusia: "The agents said they think many motorcyclists riding without helmets simply go without the coverage and that enforcing the law is difficult.
'To talk about raising the medical insurance from $10 (thousand) to $50 (thousand), they're wasting their time talking about it,' said Richard Brown, president of Hayward Brown, Inc."
'To talk about raising the medical insurance from $10 (thousand) to $50 (thousand), they're wasting their time talking about it,' said Richard Brown, president of Hayward Brown, Inc."
22.9.05
Moto1 Official Web Site: "Italian World Superbike Favourite Frankie Chili has announced he will line up at Mallory Park in October to compete in the 2005 Dunlop Moto 1 Challenge"
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: East Volusia Racing commission on quest to learn value of Speedway land
Gulf Times Newspaper - Qatar, Gulf and World News - Sport: "QATAR Motor and Motorcycle Federation signed a sponsorship contract with ExxonMobil Qatar Inc. (EMQI), a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, for the hosting of the 2005 MotoGP World Championship to be held at the Losail International Circuit from September 30 to October 1."
20.9.05
Non-performers at risk in cull by big teams - Motorsport - Sport - smh.com.au: "The Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island next year has been brought forward to mid or late September to beat an end to government tobacco advertising exemptions for international sporting events, which kicks in on October 1."
19.9.05
17.9.05
Independent Online Edition > General : app1: "But Rossi's greatest achievement may lie in something less tangible than results. If he clinches the championship tomorrow - all he needs is a second place - the world will fête him rather than resent him, and that is unusual when a competitor dominates a sport as thoroughly as he controls MotoGP."
MetroWest Daily News - Local News Coverage DVDs a road hazard: Sudbury resident back proposal to ban digital players in car front seats
15.9.05
Sports: The Juniors back together: "Fiat SpA, Italy's biggest manufacturer, will return to the world rally championship in 2008 25 years after quitting it, and it may have motorcycle world champion Valentino Rossi behind the wheel, Fiat chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said."
13.9.05
Monterey County Herald | 09/10/2005 | A1 Grand Prix may come to Laguna Seca And Rossi says the track is too narrow for bikes...
9.9.05
Hotel Situation For U.S. GP At Laguna Seca May Get Worse News Article // RoadracingWorld.com A good example how an advertorial blurs the line between journalism and advertising.
NHIS Hopes Of Regaining AMA National Dashed By Placement Of Utah Race On Traditional Loudon Dates News Article // RoadracingWorld.com You were serious about this? No, really?
8.9.05
The Official MotoGP Website: "After an engineering study that evaluated the acoustic impact of racing activities, the company who manage the circuit have decided to put up barriers in some sections where the circuit is not closed, and also install sound panels at the bottom of the grandstands to muffle noise levels. "
keepMEcurrent.com - Business News - Current Publishing, LLC Heli Modified, a Cornish company that manufactures custom handles for motorcycles, was awarded an Export Achievement Certificate from the U.S. Department of Commerce on Aug. 31.
6.9.05
4.9.05
3.9.05
TravelCenters of America - The one stop for all your travel needs. AUTO - FUEL SUPPLY - EMERGENCY Going somewhere for Labor Day? A list of Gas Station Restrictions by state.
2.9.05
IMS looks at motorcycles: "The earliest a motorcycle race could be held is 2007, although a more likely scenario is 2009 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the track's opening, which, coincidentally, was a motorcycle race."
News - Borders Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More RACE ace Steve Hislop is to be honoured with a statue which will be unveiled in Hawick's Wilton Park next month
1.9.05
BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Motorbikes | McWilliams sacked from Bird team: "Bird claims McWilliams did not inform him that he was competing in the Czech Republic MotoGP at the weekend. "
31.8.05
30.8.05
Motorbike champion Valentino Rossi to join Ferrari F1 team in 2007 - report - Forbes.com: "The three-year contract will total 80 mln eur"
20.8.05
17.8.05
16.8.05
The Daytona Beach News-Journal: East Volusia: From a 1994 Volusia County planning effort.
"RECOMMENDATION: Build a high-tech entertainment facility and water park.
RESULT: Construction of a $15 million water-amusement park next to the Ocean Center, now called Daytona Lagoon.
RECOMMENDATION: Build a parking garage next to the Ocean Center.
RESULT: Volusia County's $17 million parking garage next to the Ocean Center and linked with Ocean Walk.
RECOMMENDATION: Establish a beach park closed to vehicles.
RESULT: One mile of beach closed to traffic to help spur construction of Ocean Walk and expansion of the Daytona Beach Hilton Resort, formerly The Adam's Mark Resort.
RECOMMENDATION: Link motor sports district on International Speedway Boulevard with motorcycle activities on Main Street, with features such as checkered flag bricks at intersections.
RESULT: No action."
"RECOMMENDATION: Build a high-tech entertainment facility and water park.
RESULT: Construction of a $15 million water-amusement park next to the Ocean Center, now called Daytona Lagoon.
RECOMMENDATION: Build a parking garage next to the Ocean Center.
RESULT: Volusia County's $17 million parking garage next to the Ocean Center and linked with Ocean Walk.
RECOMMENDATION: Establish a beach park closed to vehicles.
RESULT: One mile of beach closed to traffic to help spur construction of Ocean Walk and expansion of the Daytona Beach Hilton Resort, formerly The Adam's Mark Resort.
RECOMMENDATION: Link motor sports district on International Speedway Boulevard with motorcycle activities on Main Street, with features such as checkered flag bricks at intersections.
RESULT: No action."
13.8.05
11.8.05
MCN: The UK's number 1 motorcycling magazine Proposals being considered in Europe’s ‘Third Directive on Driving Licences’ look set to make it tougher than ever for new riders to get on to two wheels
10.8.05
9.8.05
Monterey County Herald | 08/09/2005 | Hotel room gouging not forgotten: "One writer, Dean Adams, warned others that many hotels are requiring three-night minimums and have adopted 90-day cancellation policies for that weekend."
8.8.05
Press Releases | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA) | U.S. Department of Transportation NHTSA Releases Report on Florida Motorcycle Helmet Law Repeal
6.8.05
3.8.05
Stock Market News and Investment Information | Reuters.com: "TPG in talks with 4-5 parties on Ducati stake sale"
2.8.05
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