2005

Get off the bike!

Get off the bike!

Noone explained that the bike wasn’t just there to serve as a seat for promo girls…

Rizla Suzuki to race WSB

Rizla Suzuki to race WSB

The Rizla Suzuki squad will race at the Assen round of the World Superbike championship with a wildcard entry for Jurgen Van Den Goorbergh. The Dutch rider began the 2005 season riding in World...

Honda's new V3 800

Honda's new V3 800

Honda will build a V3 to compete in MotoGP when rules limit capacity to 800cc in 2007. See an under-the-skin artist’s impression in this week’s MCN – out on August 17 – and read how Honda insiders...

Endurance win for Suzuki

Endurance win for Suzuki

Castrol Suzuki has secured the World Endurance championship after winning the Oschersleben 24 hour race, which saw the MCN-backed British team Kawasaki Diablo 666 finish in third. After taking the...

12-page Brands special

12-page Brands special

Relive Brands if you were there – or feel as if you were – with our 12-page special on the WSB round. You’ll find it – starting on the back page – in the this week’s MCN – out August 10, 2005.. The...

Jones 8th in Supersport

Jones 8th in Supersport

Stephan Charpentier has taken the win in the Supersport race at Brands Hatch but it was the Brit wildcards that put on the best show. Northpoint Honda rider Craig Jones was the man of the race,...

Brolly babe spotting...

Brolly babe spotting...

If you fancy seeing bikes, racing and gorgeous brolly girls, Brands Hatch World Superbikes is the place to be this weekend. Send us your snaps from the event to mcn.online@emap.com

Prepare for Brands WSB

Prepare for Brands WSB

Brands WSB remains one of the biggest bashes on the biking calendar. Make the most of it with the free guide in this week’s MCN (out on Wednesday, August 3) – edited by James Toseland, ably assisted...

Brands: Friday

Brands: Friday

The Brands Hatch round of the World Superbike championship is now officially underway. We’ll be updating live from the event throughout the weekend. And if you’re going to Brands, take your camera.

Corser on Pole

Corser on Pole

Troy Corser continued his domination of Brands Hatch World Superbikes by taking the pole position for Sunday’s race. The Aussie was the last man out and slowed in the first split but he managed to...

Brands Hatch WSB results

Brands Hatch WSB results

Final positions race 2 positions: Haga, Corser, Vermeulen, Walker, Laconi, Pitt, Toseland, Lanzi,, Kagayama, Bostrom, Neukirchner, Riba, Chili, Gimbert, Hobbs, Alfonsi, Vizziello,...

Girls on top

Girls on top

These girls were definitely winners with the Brands Hatch pit lane crowd. Check out the video below of them posing for photos.

Haga tops warmup

Haga tops warmup

Noriyuki Haga has topped the World Superbike warmup session on a gloriously sunny Sunday morning at Brands Hatch. The crowds have already poured in to catch the first session of the day and see the...

Yamaha keeps Everts

Yamaha keeps Everts

Stefan Everts has confirmed that he will be staying with Yamaha for next season’s motocross world championship. The nine times world champion has been with the brand for four years and has won...

Gus Scott trust website

Gus Scott trust website

You can now buy a range of exclusive motorcycle sports pictures, with all money raised going to the trust fund set up for the daughter of freelance motorcycle racer and journalist Gus Scott. Scott...

Brands in pictures

Brands in pictures

There was so much going on at Brands Hatch for World Superbikes that the only way you can really get a feel for what was going on is to see it, so here are the best pictures of everything that’s been...

Rossi set to be F1 tester

Rossi set to be F1 tester

Reports in the Italian press suggest MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi is being lined up to become Ferrari’s official F1 test driver in 2007. Rossi tested a Ferrari last week behind closed doors...

Two weekend highlights

Two weekend highlights

Just two of the 20 or so MCn girls who will be patrolling the Brands Hatch circuit this weekend for the World Superbike round…

Mary Poppins on the grid

Mary Poppins on the grid

A spoonful of sugar and a girl in Lycra helps the lap times go down…

Corser wins close Race 1

Corser wins close Race 1

Troy Corser has just managed to hold on to first place to take the win in the first race at Brands Hatch world superbikes. The Australian rider started on pole and took the holeshot but Yamaha rider...

Beautiful Brands babes

Beautiful Brands babes

These two lovely members of the MCN babe squad were two of the highlights of Brands Hatch WSB for us…

The babe is Pitt's

The babe is Pitt's

This babe is the pits….Andrew Pitt’s, that is……

Brands WSB in pitlane

Brands WSB in pitlane

Our intrepid MCN reporters have been braving the dangers of the Brands Hatch WSB pitlane during qualifying to give you the best view of the action in both pictures and video. Throughout the Brands...

Haga takes second race

Haga takes second race

Noriyuki Haga has taken the win in the second race at Brand Hatch World Superbikes after another fairing bashing battle with championship leader Troy Corser. Haga dominated the race but only managed...

Brands: Your pictures

Brands: Your pictures

We asked you to send in your pictures of Brands Hatch world superbikes and here are some of the best that we’ve had so far. Click the images on the right to view a larger picture then check out our...

The laughing babe...

The laughing babe...

We’re not sure what she’s laughing at. Alex Barros might have a breathing plaster slapped across his nose, but at the same time her earrings could come in for some critiscism. Stylish MCN staff...

German MotoGP results

German MotoGP results

250cc results: 1. Daniel Pedrosa. 2. Alex De Angelis. 3. Hiroshi Aoyama. 4. Andrea Dovizioso. 5. Sebastien Porto. 6. Randy De Puniet. 7. Casey Stoner. 8. Hector Barbera. 9. Yuki Takahasi. 10. Anthony...

Yamaha keep Rossi in '06

Yamaha keep Rossi in '06

Yamaha has officially confirmed that Valentino Rossi will stay with the team for the 2006 MotoGP world championship. The five-times world champion is leading the current championship by 120 point...

Babes shade shortage

Babes shade shortage

The poor girl in yellow spent the whole day squinting after the sunshade shortage at the last round of World Superbikes.

BSB star wins '05 Suzuka

BSB star wins '05 Suzuka

British Superbike star Ryuichi Kiyonair has won the Suzuka 8 Hour race riding the No.7 Seven Stars Honda Fireblade alongside team-mate Tohru Ukawa. The pair survived the rain, thunder and lightning...

British MX at Hungry Hill

British MX at Hungry Hill

Race fans who prefer their action fast and dirty have a non-Brands option this weekend, the British four-stroke motocross championship hits Hungry Hill. Brad Anderson (O’Neal Yamaha), Wayne Smith...

A babe bike stand?

A babe bike stand?

If only Kawasaki would supply one of these babe bike stands with every new motorcycle, we’re sure sales would soar…

Rossi tests F1 Ferrari

Rossi tests F1 Ferrari

Valentino Rossi has been testing a Ferrari F1 car – just a day after signing up to stay with Yamaha. Rossi tested with Ferrari last year. But unlike on that occasion, this year his Yamaha team boss...

Support for minimoto tracks

Support for minimoto tracks

The Motor Cycle Industry Association has revealed the majority of the public, whether they are motorcyclsists or not, believe there should be legal venues for young people to ride bikes. With around...

Hill conquers Combe race

Hill conquers Combe race

The Superbike Grand National took place on July 31, 2005, with over 20,000 people turning up to watch Tommy Hill take a double victory for the Vrgin Mobile Yamaha squad. In race one Ollie Bridewell...

Haslam heads BSB test

Haslam heads BSB test

Leon Haslam scored the fastest time at the official BSB test at Silverstone on Tuesday (August 2). Airwaves Ducati team-mate Gregoria Lavilla was third quickest. Haslam’s best was 1:26.684s with...