Mike Nicks signs!

Mike, who has edited Motor Cycle News, Bike and Classic Bike, will visit MotoGP, World Superbike and British Superbike events, providing a mix of exclusive news, comment and interviews for Crash.net.

His first Crash.net assignment of 2008 was at the official MotoGP test at Jerez, Spain, this past weekend.

Mike, who has edited Motor Cycle News, Bike and Classic Bike, will visit MotoGP, World Superbike and British Superbike events, providing a mix of exclusive news, comment and interviews for Crash.net.

His first Crash.net assignment of 2008 was at the official MotoGP test at Jerez, Spain, this past weekend.

"I love working with the Crash team," Mike said. "We're passionate about the sport and its people, and we aim to give visitors to the site the feeling that they're in the paddock and the pitboxes with us when we go to races."

Mike - who has worked on the launch and development of more than 30 magazines and newspapers in Britain, France, the USA and Australia - is also a lead tutor with PMA Training in London, a judge for the PPA (Periodical Publishers Association) annual editorial awards, and a course tutor for the FIPP (International Federation of the Periodical Press) Magazine Management Certificate.

Mike will continue working alongside Peter McLaren, in charge of Crash.net's motorcycle racing coverage since 2001 and the holder of a first class engineering degree.

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