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Sheene's team boss dies

14 January 2004

Rex White, the man who managed Barry Sheene’s Heron Suzuki team during his 1976 and 1977 500cc GP wins, has died at home. White was the manager of the official Suzuki GP team throughout the 1970s and 1980s and had been unwell for some time. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed. We will bring you more information as it becomes available. To comment on this story click the link on the right...

The wonders of Lycra

14 January 2004

Lycra, the stretchy fabric that has contributed so much to motorcycle racing…

Lampkin misses first final in two years

07 January 2004

Dougie Lampkin failed to reach the finals at the fourth round of the World Indoor Trials championship in Koblenz, Germany – the first time he’s failed to reach that stage in over two years. The...

Blinded by the light

07 January 2004

We suspect she may need those shades to prevent her being blinded by her own hair and jewellery…

Pale is good

07 January 2004

Who wants a suntan anyway?

Alice, Alice and Alice?

07 January 2004

Alice, we’d like to take you out for a drink. Yes, all three of you…

Brands and three other circuits sold

07 January 2004

Brands Hatch, Oulton Park, Cadwell Park and Snetterton have been sold. The four tracks all host rounds of the British Superbike Championship. Brands Hatch is also the venue for the European World...

Haga set for WSB return

07 January 2004

Noriyuki Haga is set for a World Superbike comeback with the British Renegade Ducati team. The popular Japanese rider will join Leon Haslam in the squad on Ducati 999 RS04s, after a disappointing...

Monday morning fever

07 January 2004

The flared collars were a sign that this brolly girl had gone ‘Retro’

Say bye-bye

07 January 2004

The brolly babes tried waving to get rid of us. It didn’t work…

Have dinner with Toseland and Hodgson

07 January 2004

Fancy having dinner with the HM Plant? Here’s your chance. To celebrate taking third and sixth places in last year’s World Superbike championship HM Plant is holding a party at the Hilton Hotel,...

Pavey crashes out of Dakar

07 January 2004

British-based BMW rider Simon Pavey has been forced out of the Dakar rally with a broken collarbone. The 36-year-old Australian and off-road instructor crashed just 30km from the end of Friday’s 750km...

Wet and wild

01 January 2004

Combining brolly babes with a wet t-shirt contest was surprisingly unsuccessful

Happy New Year

01 January 2004

And what better way to start, than with a girl in Lycra…

Looks like a nice girl…

01 January 2004

… but could she be naughty as well?

Mona Lisa smile

01 January 2004

That smile followed us everywhere….except home, unfortunately.

Buggy forces Brit out of Dakar

01 January 2004

British Dakar rally entrant Chris Emerson has been knocked out of the race at the end of the fourth stage after being run off the road by one of the leading buggies. Disaster struck just 5km from the...

2-Trac dominates Dakar

01 January 2004

Yamaha’s two-wheel-drive WR450F 2-Trac has dominated the first four days of the Dakar Rally with Yamaha Motor France’s David Frétigné winning the first three stages. The Frenchman was on track to win...

Can’t quite make out the name?

01 January 2004

Sorry, what was your name again?

Curly or straight?

01 January 2004

Prefer curly hair or straight hair? Whatever your preference, there’s a brolly babe to suit in our archives…