2004

Monday TT winners

Monday TT winners

John McGuinness has won the Lightweight TT and Chris Palmer has taken the Ultra Lightweight TT after low cloud delayed the start by two hours. McGuinness won the 400cc race on June 7, 2004, for the...

Look beyond the obvious

Look beyond the obvious

Sometimes you just have to look a little further to find what you’re looking for.

Think I'm funny?

Think I'm funny?

Think I’m funny? Do I amuse you?

Don't play hard to get

Don't play hard to get

You don’t have to play hard to get, you can come over here….

Thomas on Thruxton pole

Thomas on Thruxton pole

Sendo Dienza Ducati 998 rider Dean Thomas has taken his first pole position of the season after beating stuart Easton’s ex factory Monstermob Ducati 999 to the best qualifying time by 0.086...

Isle of Man TT: Tuesday practice

Isle of Man TT: Tuesday practice

Despite the threat of blustery conditions, TT practice went without a hitch on Tuesday night with John McGuinness taking the fastest time of the session with a 125.74mph lap on his Formula 1 Yamaha...

TT times 2004

TT times 2004

04/06/2004 05:15 – 06:55 TT Practices Morning – Emergency Session Only. 18:00 – 21:30 Evening Practices – Mountain Course. 18:15 – 20:55 Classes to be announced during practice week. 05/06/2004 18:00...

Why does that girl make Max so nervous

Why does that girl make Max so nervous

Max Biaggi looks strangely concerned about his brolly girl

Winstanley is the mutt's at Nutts

Winstanley is the mutt's at Nutts

A record breaking crowd were treated to first class racing at Belfast’s Nutts Corner circuit for round five of the British Supermoto Championship. In what proved to be an extremely popular circuit for...

Lavilla replaces Kagayama for Thruxton

Lavilla replaces Kagayama for Thruxton

Yukio Kagayama will miss the Thruxton round of the British Superbike championship (Sunday June 6) after breaking his collarbone racing in Japan. He’ll be replaced by Suzuki MotoGP test rider Gregorio...

Isle of Man TT: Monday practice

Isle of Man TT: Monday practice

Bruce Anstey went fastest in three classes during Monday practice, leading the Formula One, Production 1000cc and Junior 600cc classes. And his TAS Suzuki team-mate Adrian Archibald heads the...

WSB Oschersleben results

Laconi takes victory in Race Two 1) Laconi. 2) Toseland. 3) Haslam. 4) McCoy. 5) Nannelli. 6) Sanchini. 7) Walker. 8) Vermuelen. 9) Clementi. 10) Meklau. 11) Bontempi. 12) Velini. 13) Mrkyvka. 14) Berthelsen. DNF: Haga. Martin. Praia. Corser. Oelschlager. Schulten. Borciani. Chili. Pedercini. Garcia. Race One result: 1) Haga. 2) Toseland. 3) Chili. 4) Corser. 5) Martin. 6) Laconi. 7) Haslam. 8)...

Babes take shelter

Babes take shelter

Suddenly, everything is looking rosy…

Supermoto title fight moves to Northern Ireland

Supermoto title fight moves to Northern Ireland

Teams riders and officials are heading for Northern Ireland for round five of the British Supermoto Championships at Nutts Corner in Belfast on Sunday 30th. The Northern Irish round. All Irish eyes...

Todays Babe: "Very shadey"

Todays Babe: "Very shadey"

If you want to look cool on the grid, you have to wear shades

The 2004 TT begins

The 2004 TT begins

The 2004 Isle of Man TT meeting begins today, Friday May 28, with practice for the De Montfort pre-TT Classic races. The races themselves begin on Saturday, and continue on Bank Holiday...

That babe is shaking her pom-poms at me

That babe is shaking her pom-poms at me

Stop shaking those things at me

Too cold for bikinis

Too cold for bikinis

It’s not all bikinis and sunny weather. Sadly.

The 10 greatest TT riders ever

The 10 greatest TT riders ever

How does Geoff Duke stack up against Joey Dunlop? Or Steve Hislop compare to Stanley Woods. Who is the greatest TT racer ever? MCN reveals our top 10 in a free 16-page TT preview, only with MCN out...

Drama in German first qualifying

Drama in German first qualifying

The first qualifying session at Oscheleben was red-flagged after Spaniard David Garcia crashed his NCR Ducati, but it was Pier-Francesco Chili who finished the session in provisional pole. First...

All good things come in pairs. Babes for instance

All good things come in pairs. Babes for instance

If one is good, two is always better

Martin fastest in Oschersleben practice

Martin fastest in Oschersleben practice

Australian Steve Martin has gone fastest in free practice for this weekend’s World Superbike racing at Oschersleben in Germany. Martin completed 22 laps on his DFX Ducati 999, and posted a fastest...

Laconi takes victory in Race Two

Laconi takes victory in Race Two

1) Laconi. 2) Toseland. 3) Haslam. 4) McCoy. 5) Nannelli. 6) Sanchini. 7) Walker. 8) Vermuelen. 9) Clementi. 10) Meklau. 11) Bontempi. 12) Velini. 13) Mrkyvka. 14) Berthelsen. DNF: Haga. Martin.

Very shadey

Very shadey

If you haven’t got dark glasses, you just ain’t cool

TT Saturday Practice

TT Saturday Practice

The fastest practice time from all the sessions was recorded in the Junior 600cc class by Adrain Archibald on the TAS Suzuki GSX-R600. Formula One: Fastest in practice was Paul Hunt on a Suzuki...

Oschersleben WSB results

Oschersleben WSB results

1) Laconi. 2) Toseland. 3) Haslam. 4) McCoy. 5) Nannelli. 6) Sanchini. 7) Walker. 8) Vermuelen. 9) Clementi. 10) Meklau. 11) Bontempi. 12) Velini. 13) Mrkyvka. 14) Berthelsen. DNF: Haga. Martin.

Firmer rears chosen for Yamaha in 2004. For their babes...

Firmer rears chosen for Yamaha in 2004. For their babes...

Yamaha and Rossi have opted for the models with firmer rears

Glad she cleaned her teeth

Glad she cleaned her teeth

To be a successful brolly girl it’s important to make sure your teeth are clean, and not hiding a bit of broccoli.

BBC race coverage for 2004

BBC race coverage for 2004

The BBC has confirmed its initial line-up of bike racing on TV for 2004, though it is subject to changes and additions. For MotoGP… South Africa GP: Sunday April 18, Grandstand, BBC Two, Race 1:...

We wanted her shirt off!

We wanted her shirt off!

When we tried to persuade the brolly girl to remove her shirt, Katsuaki Fujiwara misunderstood.

TT kicks off this Friday

TT kicks off this Friday

The Isle of Man TT kicks off this Friday with the pre-TT Classic Races on the island. Practice for the TT itself starts on Saturday May 29 with the first races on Saturday June 5. For last minute...

What are they up to?

What are they up to?

They’re obviously up to something…

A knowing look

A knowing look

What does the redhead know that we don’t?

Smart takes first BSB win

Smart takes first BSB win

Scott Smart and Michael Rutter shared victories at the fifth round of the British Superbike championship at Mondello Park. Smart took his Hawk Kawasaki ZX-10R to his first BSB victory after slipping...

Rutter on pole at Mondello

Rutter on pole at Mondello

Michael Rutter has taken Pole position for the Mondello Park round of the British Superbike championship. Rizla Suzuki rider John Reynolds held the top spot for most of the session, breaking his...

GP race dates for 2004

GP race dates for 2004

April 18, South Africa, Welkom; May 2, Spain, Jerez de la Frontera; May 16, France, Le Mans; June 6, Italy, Mugello; June 13, Catalunya, Catalunya; June 26, Netherlands, Assen; July 4, Rio,...