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NW200 Celebrates Tourism Accolade
30 May 2008
The Kennedy International North West 200 is celebrating winning 'Event of the Year' at this year's Northern Ireland Tourism Awards in association with bmi. A delighted Clerk of Course Mervyn Whyte MBE said, "Over 150,000 spectators attend the races with approximately 60% coming from outside Northern Ireland and this award is a fitting tribute to all our 850 volunteers who work so hard to make the event highly professional. I would also like to thank our key partners, Kennedy Group, Coleraine Borough Council and BBC Sport NI who have helped raise the profile of the event globally."
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Farquhar on the Pace at NW200
15 May 2008
Ryan Farquhar was on the pace in Tuesday's opening practice sessions for the 2008 North West 200 on the Q8Oils lubricated McAdoo Kawasaki race bikes. Despite some minor set-up issues, Ryan ended the evening third, sixth and seventh fastest in the Supersport 600, Superbike and Superstock 1000 classes respectively. Out first on the new 2008 ZX-10R Kawasaki Superbike, Ryan went straight to the top of the timesheets during the opening laps of practice. He felt that the bike was really powerful and recorded the fastest speed trap time of the evening at 195.1mph with the on-board GPS system. Ryan lost a bit of track time trying to perfect the rear suspension but still ended the session a promising sixth fastest average speed of 118.702mph.
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Massive BBC Coverage of North West 200
13 May 2008
Last year, thousands of people around the world watched the groundbreaking live coverage from the BBC of the Kennedy International North West 200 and this year, the team is back with even bigger and better coverage of Britain's most popular road race.
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BBC TV Gets World Exclusive Ride On New Rizla GSV-R
23 March 2007
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP has granted the BBC an exclusive ride on the all-new 800cc Suzuki GSV-R prototype race bike, and the outcome will be aired ahead of the Jerez Grand Prix this Sunday. BBC’s MotoGP commentator Steve Parrish has ridden Suzuki’s new 800cc machine around the 4.4km Jerez circuit. He becomes the very first person, outside of a team, to ride one of the new generation bikes, which have come into force this season, rather than the 990cc bikes of previous years.
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TT '06' Is Must See TV!
24 April 2006
Whilst tens of thousands of fans are expected to converge on the Isle of Man this June for the 2006 TT Races, millions more will tune in all around the world via their TV sets to see all the action as captured by on Island motorsport specialists Greenlight Television. The undoubted TV highlight will be the one hour programme to be shown on BBC Grandstand on Sunday the 11th of June at 1pm. Last year, this proved to be the third most watched bikesport programme on UK television, behind one single round of the Moto GP and World Superbike Championships respectively.
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The Hairy Bikers Cookbook is Coming Soon
05 April 2006
Following on from this year’s popular Hairy Bikers BBC Two television series, the two big bearded bikers, Dave Myers and Simon King, are preparing to recreate their mixture of motorcycle tales and delicious delicacies from around the world with the launch of a new book, aptly named The Hairy Bikers Cookbook. The BBC television series was first broadcast in January, and enthusiasts regularly tuned in to see the lads ride bikes including BMW R1200 GS machines in a variety of destinations all over the world. Their love of food and travel soon became apparent as the pair rode in search of authentic culinary delights and diverse cultural experiences, including the world’s best barbeque (in Namibia) and the secret of the perfect stew (while touring Ireland).
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The Hairy Bikers are coming
12 January 2006
A new BBC television series hits our screens next week featuring mouth-watering recipes from around the world, stunning locations and a pair of refreshingly unpretentious motorcycle-riding presenters known as the ‘Hairy Bikers’. Long time friends Simon King and Dave Myers aren’t the most obvious choice for television chefs. However the pair of northern bikers – who class themselves as “foodies” not cooks – are set to capture the imagination of food lovers everywhere with The Hairy Bikers Cookbook, which starts next Tuesday (January 17) on BBC2 at 8.30pm.
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Probe after TV claims Parking Attendants took bribes
01 June 2005
Two car parking companies were today investigating claims that some parking attendants have resorted to bribes to cancel tickets as well as indulging in theft and illegal ticketing. The allegations were made in a BBC1 Whistleblower programme being screened tonight.
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