2004

Spanish win for Rossi

Spanish win for Rossi

Valentino Rossi overcame a determined challenge from Spaniard Sete Gibernau to take the win and deny the Honda rider a home triumph. Rossi led away from the grid, but a moment allowed Gibernau past,...

Trouble comes in threes

Trouble comes in threes

Three’s company. And very good company at that…

She's no sucker

She's no sucker

He offered her a go on his sucker, which seems to have amused. Can’t think why.

WSB Full results list

WSB Full results list

Superbike race one results: 1) Vermuelen. 2) Haga. 3) Laconi. 4) Haslam. 5) Toseland. 6) Martin. 7) Ellison. 8) McCoy. 9) Corser. 10) Clementi. 11) Borciani. 12) Walker. 13) Sanchini. 14) Bontempi.

WSB: Laconi pole

WSB: Laconi pole

Superbikes grid after superpole: 1) Laconi 1:54.331. 2) Vermuelen 1:54.643. 3) Haga 1:54.812. 4) Toseland 1:54.976. 5) Haslam 1:55.038. 6) Corser 1:55.113. 7) Ellison 1:55.276. 8) Martin 1:55.438. 9)...

Spanish GP: Final grid

Spanish GP: Final grid

Spanish GP grid positions: 1) Gibernau 1:42,596. 2) Rossi 1:42.959. 3) Hayden 1:43.124. 4) Melandri 1:43.601. 5) Barros 1:43.647. 6) Xaus 1:43.680. 7) Hopkins 1:43.693. 8) Bayliss 1:43.793. 9) Biaggi...

MotoGP: First qualifying

MotoGP: First qualifying

MotoGP first qualifying: 1) Gibernau 1:42.934. 2) Biaggi 1:43.563. 3) Tamada 1:43.708. 4) Rossi 1:43.710. 5) Hayden 1:43.840. 6) Checa 1:43.860. 7) Barros 1:43.911. 8) Nakano 1:43.948. 9) Melandri...

Sidecar B TT winners

Dave Molyneux and Daniel Sayle broke the lap record on their way to victory in the Sidecar B TT race on the Island on Wednesday June 9. It was Molyneux’s 10th Isle of Man TT victory equalling the record of the German BMW driver Siegfried Schauzu. Molyneux and Sayle’s Honda outfit lapped at just outside 20 minute pace, setting a new lap record on lap two at 113.17mph. Former world champions Klaus...

WSB: Qualifying

WSB: Qualifying

Superbike qualifying 2: 1) Chili 1:54.794. 2) Vermuelen 1:54.796. 3) Laconi 1:54.799. 4) Haga 1:55.522. 5) Corser 1:55.839. 6) Toseland 1:55.870. 7) Martin 1:55.892. 8) Nannelli 1:55.932. 9) McCoy...

FIM verdict in CBR row

FIM verdict in CBR row

The row over the weight of the rear axle in Honda’s World Supersport CBR600s has been resolved and the six riders disqualified at the end of the Oschersleben round have had their points...

Some jaunty angles...

Some jaunty angles...

Those brollies are being held at a rather playful angle…

MotoGP: Practice

MotoGP: Practice

MotoGP Free Practice 2: 1) Gibernau 1:43.847. 2) Rossi 1:44.184. 3) Biaggi 1:44.187. 4) Edwards 1:44.497. 5) Hayden 1:44.537. 6) Bayliss 1:44.676. 7) Checa 1:44.756. 8) Roberts Jnr 1:44.778. 9)...

Spanish GP: Full results

Spanish GP: Full results

MotoGP results: 1) Rossi. 2) Gibernau. 3) Melandri. 4) Checa. 5) Edwards. 6) Xaus. 7) Nakano. 8) Biaggi. 9) Abe. 10) Capirossi. 11) Hofmann. 12) Hodgson. 13) Byrne. 14) Pitt. 15) Aoki. 16) Fabrizio.

Silverstone WSB winners

Silverstone WSB winners

Chris Vermuelen and Noriyuki Haga took the honours in Sunday’s WSB round at Silverstone. We reported the action with live lap-by-lap updates. Here’s how the day unfolded. Superbikes race two: Final...

WSB: free practice

WSB: free practice

Silverstone, Friday June 11 Superbike free practice times: 1) Laconi 1:55.344. 2) Chili 1:55.695. 3) Toseland 1:56.390. 4) Haga 1:56.431. 5) Vermuelen 1:56.607. 6) Borciani 1;56.796. 7) Martin...

The rear guard

The rear guard

Even from behind the babes have to be in top form

Someone is struggling to look happy...

Someone is struggling to look happy...

A wry smile from the Proton/TeamKR girl

Rossi wins at Mugello

Rossi wins at Mugello

Valentino Rossi has taken victory in a rain interupted Italian Grand Prix at the Mugello circuit. The Italian rider was leading the race when it was red flagged as rain started to fall, but he slipped...

McGuinness wins F1 TT

McGuinness wins F1 TT

Next year the F1 race will be dropped to bring the TT classes in line with the FIM championships. Dave Molyneux and Daniel Sayle took their Honda sidecar to Molyneux’s ninth win on the TT after...

Ask the WSB stars

Ask the WSB stars

Ever wanted Toseland, Walker or Haslam to answer your questions? On Thursday June 10, all three of the British WSB regulars will be at Silverstone for a publicity day, and we want to put your...

Charter a flight to the TT

Charter a flight to the TT

Even with practice under way, it’s not too late to arrange a trip to this year’s Isle of Man TT. We’re still offering day (and night) trips by ferry. Click here for details. Alternatively get six...

McGuinness smashes records on Island

McGuinness smashes records on Island

John McGuinness has unofficially broken two lap records in TT practice on Wednesday night. The 31-year-old smashed Ryan Farquhar’s Junior record by over five seconds, and then went three-tenths of a...

Rain hits TT practice

Rain hits TT practice

The Thursday afternoon (June 3,2004) Isle of Man TT practice session was cancelled due to prevailing weather conditions. The cancellation was announced by Neil Hanson, the clerk of the course, and the...

Step aside, sir

Step aside, sir

Who wants to tell him it was his brolly babe we wanted to pose for us?

Rutter and Emmett win

Rutter and Emmett win

Michael Rutter continued the success of the HM Plant Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade by taking the win in the first race at the Thruxton round of the British Superbike championship and second place in the...

Anstey wins Proddie TT

Anstey wins Proddie TT

Bruce Anstey has won the Production TT today, Tuesday June 8, after the race was postponed from Monday. The New Zealander overcame an early challenge to win at record lap and race speed, with an...

Thruxton BSB results

Thruxton BSB results

Race 1: Rutter, Reynolds, Emmett, Lavilla, Thomas, Smart Mason, Ellison, Hill, Clarke, Coxhell, Buckingham, Kiyonari, Kirkham, Easton, Corke, Hobbs, Donald, Brogan, Martin, Platt, Hitchcox, Bryce DNF:...

IoM F1 TT results

IoM F1 TT results

Next year the F1 race will be dropped to bring the TT classes in line with the FIM championships. Dave Molyneux and Daniel Sayle took their Honda sidecar to Molyneux’s ninth win on the TT after...

TT: 125cc/400cc results

TT: 125cc/400cc results

Isle of Man TT Ultra Lightweight 125cc results: 1) Chris Palmer. 2) Robert Dunlop. 3) Nigel Beattie. 4) Garry Bennett. 5) Matt Jackson. 6) Mark Tyrrell. 7) Jon Vincent. 8) Ted Roebuck. 9) Trevor...

Italian MotoGP results

Italian MotoGP results

Race Positions: Valentino Rossi, Sete Gibernau, Max Biaggi, Troy Bayliss, Ruben Xaus, Alex Barros, Norick Abe, Loris Capirossi, Marco Melandri, Shane Byrne, Neil Hodgson, Colin Edwards, Nobuatsu Aoki,...

TT Friday practice times

TT Friday practice times

Formula One: Anstey, 125.01mph; Archibald, 124.48mph; Lougher, 124.02mph. Junior 600:Ryan Farquhar, 118.55mph; Chris Heath, 118.25mph; Richard Britton, 118.16mph. Production 1000: John McGuinness,...

Gibernau on Mugello pole

Gibernau on Mugello pole

S.GIBERNAU 1 : 49.553, N.HAYDEN 1 : 49.922, V.ROSSI1 : 49.926, A.BARROS 1 : 50.058, M.MELANDRI 1 : 50.315, M.BIAGGI 1 : 50.445, M.TAMADA 1 : 50.584, L.CAPIROSSI 1 : 50.699, K.ROBERTS 1 : 50.736,...

TT: Proddie 1000 result

TT: Proddie 1000 result

Production 1000cc result: 1) Bruce Anstey. 2) John McGuinness 3) Jason Griffiths. 4) Ian Lougher. 5) Adrian Archibald. 6) Richard Britton 7) Mark Parrett. 8) Gary Carswell. 9) Ian Armstrong. 10) Nigel...

Jefferies memorial lap

Jefferies memorial lap

Riders from across the UK converged on the roads of the Isle of Man on Sunday to ride a lap of the course in memory of Dave Jefferies. Jefferies died in practice for last year’s TT. He was a multiple...

Anstey sets F1 pace

Anstey sets F1 pace

Bruce Ansty put in the fastest lap of the final practice before the Formula 1 TT race on the Isle of Man. Ansty put in a fastest lap of 125.01mph, leaving John McGuinness with the fastest lap of this...

She's looking enigmatic

She's looking enigmatic

A very enigmatic looking brolly babe today