2004

Gibernau triumphs at Jerez

01 May 2004

Sete Gibernau fought through the rain to take an impressive victory at the Spanish GP, while Valentino Rossi failed to make the podium. Rossi had been on form all weekend qualifying his Yamaha on pole...

Our man feels the heat of BSB fireball

01 May 2004

motorcyclenews.com’s commercial chief Adam Hitchcox thought he was going to die in the spectacular warm-up-lap explosion that stunned the crowds at Oulton Park on Monday. Hitchcox looks after ad...

Rossi gives second pole to Yamaha

01 May 2004

Valentino Rossi has taken his second pole position in a row after a wet second qualifying session in Jerez. Showers dogged both the practice and qualifying sessions for the second round of the MotoGP...

A giggle of babes?

01 May 2004

What is the collective noun for a group of brolly babes

The look of glove

01 May 2004

Perfect gloves for grid work and doing the washing up…

Gibernau wins Jerez MotoGP

01 May 2004

Sete Gibernau fought through the rain to take an impressive victory at the Spanish GP, while Valentino Rossi failed to make the podium. Rossi had been on form all weekend qualifying his Yamaha on pole position,but with the rain coming down in torrents on Jerez circuit it was the Telefonica Honda riding Gibernau that took the holeshot and dominated the rest of the race. Only Camel Honda rider Max...

Kagayama does the double at Oulton

01 May 2004

Yukio Kagayama dominated race day at Oulton Park for the fourth round of the British Superbike championship, with only team-mate John Reynolds providing a challenge to the Japenese rider. The two...

Kagayama does double at Oulton BSB

01 May 2004

Yukio Kagayama dominated race day at Oulton Park for the fourth round of the British Superbike championship, with only team-mate John Reynolds providing a challenge to the Japenese rider. The two races mirrored each other with the same riders taking the top five places in the same order in both. The Rizla Suzuki riders dominated both races, fighting it out for the top spot right up to the line.

Seeing red…

01 May 2004

It takes a certain type of person to make orange and red look this good.

Try to look happy Leon…

01 May 2004

Proof that Leon Haslam has a higher level of focus than most of us…

Smile and the world smiles with you

28 April 2004

Smile and the world smiles with you. Especially if you’re an attractive girl.

Cops nab Reynolds for safety campaign

28 April 2004

British superbike champion John Reynolds will be helping Humberside police launch their Bikesafe 2004 campaign on Thursday, April 29. A police spokesman said ” He has agreed to help because of his...

Falling at her feet

28 April 2004

Things are definitely looking up.

Rossi tops first practice

28 April 2004

Valentino Rossi has already asserted his dominance at the Spanish GP, setting the fastest lap in first practice on Friday morning. On a dry but cool Jerez circuit Yamaha rider Rossi started the...

Rossi on provisional pole for Jerez

28 April 2004

World champion Valentino Rossi continued to amaze with a blistering performance in first qualifying at Jerez, Spain today. He is on provisional pole for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix, the first European...

A good firm rear for handling

28 April 2004

Race bikes are always accompanied by a good firm rear for handling

Sitting down on the job

21 April 2004

We’ve caught her taking a break…

Rossi tests Schumacher's F1 car

21 April 2004

Valentino Rossi has been testing Michael Shumacher’s 2004 Ferrari F1 car at the Fiorano Ferrari test track in Northern Italy. Reports suggest he was off to good start, lapping within three seconds of...

Rutter takes pole at Snetterton

21 April 2004

Michael Rutter has taken pole position at the third round of the British Superbike championship at a sun drenched Snetterton circuit. The HM Plant Honda rider finished Saturday’s second qualifying session with a best time of 1:05.713, just 0.053 seconds ahead of second placed rider Dean Thomas on the Dienza Ducati, putting him on pole position for Sunday’s race Finishing the front row of the grid...

Rizla scores double at Snetterton

21 April 2004

The Rizla Suzuki team has dominated the third round of the British Superbike championship with Yukio Kagayama and John Reynolds taking a win each at a scorching hot Snetterton circuit. The first race saw the two GSX-R1000 riding team-mates battle it out for first place with Kagayama snatching it on the line, winning the race by just 0.414 seconds. Third placed rider Michael Rutter wasn’t far...

Join Jefferies’ memorial lap at TT

21 April 2004

The David Jefferies Memorial Lap will be on the Isle of Man on June 6 from 1pm. All are welcome to ride in it. Multi TT winner and lap record holder Jefferies died, aged 30, in practice for last...

Get your bum out the way!

21 April 2004

It’s her behind we’re interested in, not a random mechanics!

That’s a wry smile

21 April 2004

Does that wry smile means she knows something we don’t?

Two wins for Rizla Suzuki at Snetterton

21 April 2004

The Rizla Suzuki team has dominated the third round of the British Superbike championship with Yukio Kagayama and John Reynolds taking a win each at a scorching hot Snetterton circuit. The first race...

Kagayama wants to win for ‘Nana’

21 April 2004

Rizla Suzuki rider Yukio Kagayama has a special reason for wanting to win at Snetterton this weekend – he’s settled on a name for his new daughter and he wants to dedicate a victory to her. Kagayama...

Strange knee pads

21 April 2004

What exactly do they expect the girls to get up to, to need kneepads?

Awwww…They’re hugging

21 April 2004

It’s lovely to see too young ladies becoming so close…

Showing us the pits

21 April 2004

When we asked her to show us the pits, it’s not quite what we meant…

Rossi wins in Welkom

14 April 2004

Valentino Rossi has triumphed at the end of a titanic battle with Max Biaggi to give Yamaha victory at the first race of the 2004 MotoGP season. The two Italians battled throughout the race, swapping positions until Rossi was able to make a decisive move three laps from the flag, beating Biaggi by 0.210 seconds. Sete Gibernau, the only rider to challenge the duo in the early stages, eventually...

Rossi fastest in first practice at Welkom

14 April 2004

Valentino Rossi finished fastest in the first free practice session for the opening Grand Prix of the 2004 season at Welkom, South Africa. Rossi posted a time of 1:34.405, with rival Max Biaggi 0.392...

You want fries with that?

14 April 2004

These brolly babes are just getting more and more saucy

First qualifying: 250cc

14 April 2004

1) De Puniet 1:35.925. 2) Porto 1:36.469. 3) Poggiali 1:36.999. 4) Pedrosa 1:37.292. 5) Nieto 1:37.392. 6) De Angelis 1:37.539. 7) Aoyama 1:37.673. 8) Elias 1:37.740. 9) Alex Debon 1:37.856. 10) Bataille 1:37.900. 11) Rolfo 1:37.952. 12) Matsudo 1:38.060. 13) Davies 1:38.292. 14) Battaini 1:38.375. 15) Olive 1:38.406. 16) Marchand 1:38.629. 17) Smrz 1:38.679. 18) West 1:38.750. 19) Heidolf...

Gibernau triumphs at Jerez

Our man feels the heat of BSB fireball

Rossi gives second pole to Yamaha

A giggle of babes?

The look of glove

Gibernau wins Jerez MotoGP

Kagayama does the double at Oulton

Kagayama does double at Oulton BSB

Seeing red…

Try to look happy Leon…

Smile and the world smiles with you

Cops nab Reynolds for safety campaign

Falling at her feet

Rossi tops first practice

Rossi on provisional pole for Jerez

A good firm rear for handling

Sitting down on the job

Rossi tests Schumacher's F1 car

Rutter takes pole at Snetterton

Rizla scores double at Snetterton

Join Jefferies’ memorial lap at TT

Get your bum out the way!

That’s a wry smile

Two wins for Rizla Suzuki at Snetterton

Kagayama wants to win for ‘Nana’

Strange knee pads

Awwww…They’re hugging

Showing us the pits

Rossi wins in Welkom

Rossi fastest in first practice at Welkom

You want fries with that?

First qualifying: 250cc

Is Rossi the greatest?

Rossi fastest in morning practice

Corser fastest at wet Misano

Winstanley does supermoto double