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Vermeulen's WSB double

07 July 2004

Fireblade rider Chris Vermeulen landed a WSB double at Laguna Seca on Sunday night, winning race one from Frankie Chili by 4.1 seconds but finishing less than half a second ahead of James Toseland in...

Gobert goes back to MX

07 July 2004

Australian superbike racer Anthony Gobert is set to make a dirt comeback in the Maxxis Australian Motocross Championship this weekend. The former World Superbike, AMA Superbike and Grand Prix rider...

Peterborough calling

07 July 2004

The girls got excited when they thought Rossi had texted them, but it turned out to be Garry McCoy

Lean on me

07 July 2004

I’ll be your friend

Laguna Seca Superpole

07 July 2004

Steve Martin is on pole for the Laguna Seca round of the World Superbike championship on SUnday July 11. 1) Martin 1:26.912. 2) Toseland 1:26.943. 3) Vermuelen 1:26.987. 4) Chili 1:27.200 5) Corser...

WSB: Martin on pole

07 July 2004

Australian Steve Martin has put the D.F.X. Ducati 999 on provisional pole for the Laguna Seca round of the World Superbike championship, finishing the Friday qualifying session just in front of...

Laguna Seca results

07 July 2004

James Toseland leads the 2004 WSB championship after the races at Laguna Seca on Sunday, July 11. There was no supersport race at the US round. Here are the race results and championship...

Ladies wearing glasses

07 July 2004

Do men still make passes at girls in glasses no matter how they are being worn?

Big collars are back

07 July 2004

It’s good to see a brolly girl going for a smart shirt. Now if only more buttons were undone…

Where's the bike?

07 July 2004

There’s the babe, the rider, and the mechanic, but what’s happened to the bike? Is that what the mechanic is looking for with that strange pose?

Always stylish

07 July 2004

Whatever the weather, you can always rely on the riders and brolly babes to look stylish. Perhaps this is the exception that proves the rule?

Spot the babe?

07 July 2004

We’re guessing she’s the one without the strange facial hair…

Ask Edwards & Toseland

07 July 2004

MotoGP star Colin Edwards makes his annual visit to the market town of Northallerton on July 20, to take part in a chat show . Joining Edwards on stage will be WSB championship leader James Toseland...

WSB: Second qualifying

07 July 2004

Pier-Francesco Chili has gone fastest in the second qualifying section for Sunday’s Laguna Seca WSB round. 1) Chili 1:26.782. 2) Haga 1:26.831. 3) Vermuelen 1:27.103. 4) Laconi 1:27.142. 5) Corser...

British GP wildcards

07 July 2004

Two British wildcards have been confirmed for the British MotoGP round at Donington Park on July 23-25. Eugene Laverty and Karl Harris will race for the Red Bull Rookies Honda team in the 125GP and...

It's a hard life

01 July 2004

It must be so tiring being a grid girl, they do need regular rest

Looking down on us

01 July 2004

No need to look down on us just because we don’t have an umbrella….

Smart takes second win

01 July 2004

Places: Race 1: Scott Smart, James Haydon, Yukio Kagayama, John Reynolds, Jon Kirkham, Gary Mason, James Ellison, Ian MacPherson, Michael Rutter, Ryuichi Kiyonari, Chris Platt, Kieran Clarke, Chris...

Rizla 1-2 at Knockhill

01 July 2004

Rizla Suzuki riders John Reynolds and Yukio Kagayama have taken first and second places on the grid for the Knockhill BSB round after torrential rain caused the final qualifying sessions to be...

Rio GP practice times

01 July 2004

Valentino Rossi was the fastest rider in Friday’s free practice for the Rio MotoGP on Sunday. His Yamaha was just ahead of the Honda’s of Nicky Hayden and Sete Gibernau. Home favourite Alex Barros is...

Keep a close watch

01 July 2004

She’s keeping a close eye on her rider…

Rio GP results

01 July 2004

Camel Honda rider Makoto Tamada has taken his first MotoGP win after championship leaders Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau crashed out of the Rio GP. Makoto Tamada 44:21.976, Max Biaggi +2.019, Nicky...

Upgrades for UK circuits

01 July 2004

Track owner MotorSport Vision’s work to improve its circuits continued this week with major developments at Oulton Park in Cheshire and Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire. At Oulton the barrier on the...

Tamada wins MotoGP

01 July 2004

Camel Honda rider Makoto Tamada has taken his first MotoGP win after championship leaders Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau crashed out of the Rio GP. Tamada beat his team-mate Max Biaggi to the line...

Pristine presentation

01 July 2004

Your whites have got to be whiter than white to get on the GP grid in Rio

Good Fortuna

01 July 2004

Bumping into this young lady was good Fortuna on our part…

Bad hair day?

01 July 2004

Stand up straight and stop messing with your hair, young lady…

Roberts on GP pole

01 July 2004

Kenny Roberts has taken his Suzuki GSV-R to a surprise pole position for the start of the Rio GP. Sete Gibernau set the fastest time in the first qualifying session on Friday and he stayed the man to...

Nice angles

30 June 2004

We believe this is what happens when someone tries to be a bit more artistic with the brolly girls.

Assen MotoGP results

23 June 2004

Valentino Rossi won at Assen on Saturday with a dramatic last lap charge for the line. Here are the results of each of the classes. A full report appears in MCN, out on Wednesday, July 1. MotoGP 1)...

Assen Grid (QP2)

23 June 2004

MotoGP 1) Rossi 1:58.758. 2) Checa 1:59.440. 3) Gibernau 1:59.903. 4) Melandri 2:00.724. 5) Nakano 2:00.755. 6) Barros 2:00.977. 7) Roberts Jnr 2:01.182. 8) Tamada 2:01.212. 9) Xaus 2:01.312. 10)...

Nice camouflage!

23 June 2004

If it wasn’t for the bare flesh on display we might never have noticed her!

Haslam finds it hard

23 June 2004

Leon Haslam is concentrating hard on the job in hand

Bolter wins Welsh 2-day

23 June 2004

Teenager Daryl Bolter has become the youngest ever winner of the Welsh 2 Day International Enduro. Daryl, 19, rode a production 2004 Husqvarna WR125 and beat 520 entries. A further 400 potential...

Rossi wins at Assen

23 June 2004

Valentino Rossi waited until the final third of the last lap at Assen on Saturday to take the lead and win the Dutch GP from championship rival Gibernau, despite the Spaniard’s front wheel bumping the...

Supermoto cancelled

23 June 2004

The Supermoto that was due to take place on June 30 at Scarborough has been cancelled. Many potential entries have withdrawn following the cancellation of the British Championship round which was...