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November 12, 2006
Vicki and Tiff Needell will be hosting an MPH Motoring Theatre at Cardiff's Millenium Stadium on Saturday December 2. The event will follow that day's Special Stage in the stadium. Tickets are available at the Wales Rally GB website.
 
November 12, 2006
Online tyres company eTyres has a Flash movie featuring Vicki talking about their environmental policies. This page is supposed to have an audio file, but it doesn't seem to be present.
 
October 28, 2006
Truck Racing
Here are a couple of pages featuring Vicki at Brands Hatch while filming for Fifth Gear's truck racing feature last Monday:
 
October 21, 2006
Vicki has joined Tiff Needell on the advertisements for Road Angel. The site has a movie in WMV format that you can download. Click on the picture to view it.
 
October 9, 2006
This coming weekend Vicki will be at Silverstone racing the VIP car in the Porsche Carrera Cup. It's being filmed for Fifth Gear. ( She'll also be presenting coverage for ITV1 of the BTCC )

Note: The interviews page has been updated with a link
to an interview in Autotrader

Update: Results and timing are available at MST. The PDF documents contain the most substantial information. Motors TV and ITV1's Motorsport UK should feature live and recorded coverage ( as well as Fifth Gear ).
Update: Easier Motoring has a picture of Vicki and the Porsche she raced.
 
September 22, 2006
Series 2 of The Biggest Loser UK starts on October 11 at 9pm.
 
September 15
Vicki is the narrator on National Geographic's ten-part series, 'I Didn't Know That'. See the National Geographic website for broadcast times.
 
August 27, 2006
The Sunday Times' Driving section has a regular feature, My First Crash, which this week features Vicki.
 
August 19, 2006
UKTV People logoVicki and Adrian Simpson are presenting live UKTV People's Car of the Year 2006 Grand Final on August Bank Holiday ( the 28th ) at 5pm ( check listings! ).

This press release from UKTV has more information, including a list of nominees and how you can vote.
 
July 31, 2006
Fifth Gear logo from North One TelevisionFifth Gear returns on September 18, presumably with thirteen more episodes ending on December 11.

UPDATE:The Fifth Gear website now says the programme returns on September 25.
 
July 26, 2006
Picture update

Pictures are now available from the last five programmes of 2005 and ALL thirteen shows from series nine.

Fifth Gear series 9
July 24
  • Testing the BMW 320si in Wales
  • A studio link
July 17
  • Vicki has reactions like a panther! ( she tests braking performance )
  • Pick-ups: the Nissan Navara and the Mitsubishi L200
July 10
  • A Ford S-Max full of cheeky pensioners.
July 3
  • Studio links
  • Rallycross at Lydden Hill ( and Birmingham...)
  • More Mercedes bashing.
June 5
  • Studio links
  • Vicki and Paul O'Neil test whether 'a stinky oil-burner' can be quicker than petrol
May 29
  • Vandalising a Mercedes
  • Studio links
May 22
  • Spy photography
May 15
  • BMW M5 vs M6 at Anglesey.
May 8
  • The best cheap car in Britain
May 1
  • 'Vicki was unlucky in love'. Will she be heartbroken by the Alfa Brera?
  • The Mercedes A Class 200 Turbo and the Toyota Corrola Verso D4DT180 at Anglesey.
April 24
  • Studio links
  • Vicki is the only British journalist to drive the Ferrari F430 Challenge
April 17
  • Various studio links
  • A pair of Subarus at Anglesey
April 10
  • A Jaguar E Type as the weekly competition prize
  • The new Mazda MX5 vs the old one.
Fifth Gear series 8 continued
December 12
  • Links from the studio and car park.
December 5
  • Studio links
  • The Volvo V50 T5 AWD and the Subura Legacy R spec B Sports Tourer at Anglesey
November 28
  • Studio links
  • Chris Vermeulen at a drag strip
November 21
  • Studio links
  • the new Mazda MX5
November 14
  • The Vauxhall Astra VXR
  • Studio links
  • Vicki drives a BMW M5 at over 150mph. Blind...
 
June 4, 2006
Sunday Times
Vicki is on the cover of the Business section, seemingly photographed at Hedge End ( see below ).
 
June 2, 2006
On Saturday October 28 Vicki will be particpating in a charity event at Castle Combe circuit.
 
June 2, 2006
Vicki will be one of eight celebrities competing in 'Showbiz Darts' on Challenge TV. Fifteen half-hour shows will be filmed in Surrey on July 20 for broadcast in October, along with companion 'Showbiz Darts Extra' programmes. Visit the link for ticket information
 
June 1, 2006
Vicki will be at Hedge End in Hampshire as AA staff perform free maintenance checks on Friday and Saturday. ( On Sunday she moves to nearby Thruxton to present coverage of the BTCC on ITV1 )
 
June 2, 2006
AA Promotional pictures of Vicki from July 2005. You need media accreditation to download non-watermarked versions.
 
May 25, 2006
Rallycross Super Series Masters
Vicki is racing in the Rallycross Super Series Masters at Lydden Hill on Monday, May 31. It's being filmed for Fifth Gear.
 
May 1, 2006
In front of a crowd of 15,000 people, Vicki raced in the pro/celeb race at this event in Cardiff, finishing second to Red Bull F1 driver Christian Klien. It's on ITV1 on June 3 at 12:40pm.
 
April 23, 2006
Vicki is on the cover of the Sunday Times' Driving section again.
 
April 9, 2006
Another lead feature for the Sunday Times' Driving section.
 
March 5, 2006
The March 2006 issue of Soldier Magazine has an interview with Vicki
 
March 3, 2006
Fifth Gear
Fifth Gear returns on April 10 at 8pm. Vicki's been to Ferrari's Maranello test track to become the only person outside the factory to drive the new F430 Challenge. See it in the new series.
 
February 19, 2006
The Sunday Times' Driving section has a two-page article by Vicki. She's also on the front cover.
 
January 17, 2006
Television Advertisement
An advertisment presented by Vicki for Kent and Medway Safety Camera Partnership will be broadcast on Meridian Television until January 22.
 
January 9, 2006
BTCC Update
ITV has announced that they will be broadcasting all ten rounds of the BTCC live this year.
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