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Speed sign trials for Derbyshire roads
By Visordown News on 14/09/2010 11:41:08
Flashing speed-activated warnings set to replace cameras if new trial proves successful
SPEED CAMERA operations on Derbyshire County Council roads are set to be reviewed in a 12-week trial to see whether a significant increase in the number of speeding motorists occurs once cameras in key areas have been 'switched off'. Three cameras
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Postcards from Le Mans
By Niall Mackenzie on 20/05/2011 16:17:41
First class French madness
and the atmosphere is building for an action packed weekend of entertainment. Monster sponsor this one and spare very little expense in the process. Early in the week a ‘Monster Castle’ is erected at top of the outer paddock then filled with red hot women and ice
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To The Crusher: Gilera Nordwest
By on 03/04/2008 12:39:52
If ever there was a motorcycle built for the journalist, this was it.
plastic fuel-tank which was only made UK road-legal a couple of years later in 1993. It had a 558cc five-speed single motor, hanging in a spine frame. It weighed 140 kilos and produced 53bhp. It was just that every one of those bee aitch pees were
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Ray Cathode: Safer on the sofa, part 2
By Ray Cathode on 12/11/2007 15:14:42
Visordown's race reporter, live from the sofa
detoxed and made over by Lawrence Llewellyn Bowen, who comes in the week before to choose this season's carpet colours, armchair fabric and scatter cushions. The mechanics all tarted up in fancy gear complete the job, erecting giant photos of their riders
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Jamie Whitham Column - Dec 03
By Jamie Whitham on 01/12/2003 12:42:36
House parties, Fizzie parts, Phil Read and fart machines. It can only be our own Jimmie Whit!
10 minutes later, muttering and wondering why nobody knew anything about it! Hilarious.Those who are old enough will know that Barry Sheene was a good patron at Scarborough, and thus they have erected this bronze and stone memorial to him
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Road Test: RSV-R vs. Tornado TRE vs. 999S vs. F4
By Jon Urry on 22/04/2008 21:37:33
Four of the sexiest Italian bikes on the planet, a run through the Alps and a cappuccino in Milan
at the statue of Freddie Mercury. The rock legend died in Montreux in 1991 and the statue, which was used as the image on the front of Queen's 'Made In Heaven' album, was finally erected by the locals as a tribute.Pulling up next to the statue the rain
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James Whitham Column - Jun 2009
By Ben Cope on 01/06/2009 14:35:11
Mr Whitham makes the trek down from ‘Uddersfield to London to not win a literary prize for his fine book, and is completely aghast at the price Southerners pay for a cab ride...
I don’t know if I actually believe in global warming or not. Loads of clever people these days do nothing else but bang on about how we’ll all soon be under water unless we start cycling to work, erecting windmills on our roofs and turning our
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Michael Scott Column - Sep 09
By Michael Scott on 27/09/2009 14:50:12
Scott digs deep into the difference in psyche between TT and GP racers, ponders Honda's return to form, Edwards' sexual preferences and Stoner's mystery illness
Pitbull hasn’t been to the TT almost since light pedal assistance was banned in 1908 (actually since the incident with the horse … and if you have to ask, you don’t want to know), but I have never let up in my combination of admiration
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Tomatina: Ducati Multistrada S, KTM 950SM & BMW K1200R
By James Whitham on 29/12/2005 17:20:06
Take three barking bikes to the world's biggest food fight and it's a guaranteed recipe for chaos. James Whitham is your referee
Imagine cramming 40,000 people into the centre of a Spanish village. Next, allow them to get slowly drunk, then pour 20,000 gallons of cold tomato soup over the top of them. Now you have some idea what happens at the annual Bunol 'Tomatina' festival
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Ride to The Arctic Circle
By rydalong on 24/06/2007 09:13:08
Ride to The Arctic Circle to Raise Funds for EACH.
very enjoyable, but mentally tiring ride.Thanks to all who have so far helped reach the present wonderful total in excess £1000.00 for EACH. Rydalong
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