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Capirossi tops 1st day

17 June 2005

Loris Capriossi has topped the first day of practice at the Dutch round of the MotoGP world championship. Capirossi took his Ducati to the fastest lap of the Assen track on his last time round...

Happy in her work...

17 June 2005

Then again, plenty of race fans would be pretty chuffed to be stood around a race paddock all day…

Testing, testing....

17 June 2005

Hello, can you hear me? Probably not when you’ve got your finger wedged in your ear….

The brolly babe hierachy

17 June 2005

As also seen in the hierachy of the ‘chavette’ or ‘Chatham Girl’, the bigger the earring, the higher the status among brolly girls.

Not the hair.....

17 June 2005

One way to avoid the windswept look….

Standing tall...

17 June 2005

It’s like the land of the 50ft women in the race paddock. Odd, considering most racers are rather vertically challenged.

James Haydon got his first outing as an official Rizla Suzuki rider on Thursday as both Rizla and Airwaves Ducati spent the day testing at Donington Park. Both teams came away from the track positive...

Bid for Chili's leathers

17 June 2005

How do you fancy getting your hands on a set of Frankie Chili’s leathers and raising a bit of cash for charity at the same time? In our new MCN Auctions section we have got the leathers worn by...

Toseland tops Brno test

17 June 2005

Yamaha and Ducati have been testing new parts at Brno, in the Czech Republic this week, ahead of next weekend’s round at Misano. Yamaha tested a new gearbox, chassis settings and tyre developments. ...

A bit nippy...

17 June 2005

It must have been a bit nippy that day….

Noble heads British MX

17 June 2005

RWJ Honda rider James Noble leads the MX1 Maxxis British Motocross Championship after taking 3rd overall at Desertmartin in Northern Ireland for round five of eight in the 2005 campaign. Factory Red...

Rossi tops first practice

17 June 2005

Valentino Rossi has topped the first practice session for the Assen round of the MotoGP world championship. Rossi dominated the dry session, beating Sete Gibernau to the fastest time by 0.7 seconds. ...

Gus Scott funeral details

17 June 2005

Gus Scott’s funeral is being held on Tuesday June 21 at 1pm at St Oswald’s Church, Burneside, near Kendal, Cumbria. The freelance journalist and racer died while competing in last Friday’s Senior TT...

A cheeky smile...

17 June 2005

With such a lovely smile, this young lady certainly has big things in front of her…

IoM TT 2005: Latest

10 June 2005

John McGuinness has won the final race fo the 2005 TT festival setting a new lap record and bringing to a close two weeks of fantastic racing. Click here to see the schedule of practice and races...

Smart signs for Vivaldi

10 June 2005

After being dropped by the Rizla Suzuki team Scott Smart wasted no time and has signed up to ride with Vivaldi Kawasaki. Smart rode a Kawasaki ZX-10R in 2004 and showed real promise on the bike. His...

Melandri tops first day

10 June 2005

Marco Melandri set the fastest lap time of the first day at Catalunya on Friday afternoon with a 1:43.317 lap. Colin Edwards was fastest after the morning session, yet was knocked back to 3rd place by...

Edwards tops GP practice

10 June 2005

Colin Edwards has topped a wet first practice session for the Catalunya GP, closely followed by his team-mate Valentino Rossi. Edwards set a best lap of 1:43.651 in the rain soaked practice session...

British GP will be huge

10 June 2005

This year’s British GP looks set to be a huge event with pre-booked ticket sales predicting the turnout is going to be much bigger than last year. With a month to go if tickets sales continue at the...

The racer stare

10 June 2005

Frankie Chili’s pit garage always came to a halt when Changing Rooms came on the TV

Don't mark the bike!

10 June 2005

We really do hope that PVC doesn’t leave a mark…

Hard at work...

10 June 2005

Normally you only ever see the pits during the 90 per cent fo the time when they are a hive of activity. Here’s the other 10 per cent.

Oceans apart

10 June 2005

She’ll need to move a bit closer to that brolly to have any effect.

Rossi wins in Spain

10 June 2005

Valentino Rossi has won yet another round of the MotoGP world championship after beating Sete Gibernau to the line in Catalunya. The Italian rider, who is now 58-points ahead in the championship, got...

Gibernau on pole

10 June 2005

Sete Gibernau has taken pole position for Sunday’s Catalunya Grand Prix. The Spaniard set a storming time of 1:42.337 in front of a massive home crowd to take the top spot, just ahead of Movistar...

Babe exodus

10 June 2005

You’re going the wrong way, ladies!

Free Cataluya GP winner

10 June 2005

Regular motorcyclenews.com user Aaron Butler has just won himself a free trip to the Catalunya GP this weekend. Butler, who checks the site every day, phoned as soon as he saw the competition on...

Haydon signs for Rizla

10 June 2005

Rizla Suzuki has signed James Haydon as a replacement rider for Scott Smart in the British Superbike championship. The team split with Smart after a disappointing start to the season and Haydon was...

Scott dies at TT

10 June 2005

Freelance motorcycle journalist and racer Ian ‘Gus’ Scott died on lap two of Friday’s senior TT race at the exit of Kirk Michael village when he collided with a marshal. The marshal, April Bolster,...

McGuinness wins Senior

10 June 2005

John McGuinness has become the only man to win two races in the 2005 Isle of Man TT taking his second win in Friday’s Senior TT, setting a new lap record in the process. After taking victory in the...

Say what?

10 June 2005

We suspect someone is trying their chat up lines in Japanese and doing badly…

Results: Catalunya GP

10 June 2005

Valentino Rossi has won yet another round of the MotoGP world championship after beating Sete Gibernau to the line in Catalunya, extending his championship lead to 58 points. Moto GP race...

Smart splits with Suzuki

03 June 2005

Scott Smart and Rizla Suzuki have split midway through the British Superbike season. In an apparently amicable split, the team and rider have “agreed to go their seperate ways in search of improved...

Standing tall

03 June 2005

This lady might be impressively tall, but if she’s called ‘Winston’ we’re a little suspicious

TT Superstock result

03 June 2005

Bruce Anstey took victory in the TT Superstock race, but only after leader Adrian Archibald ran out of fuel. The race took place on Monday, June 6, 2005, with Anstey winning with a time of 54...

800cc limit for MotoGP

03 June 2005

From 2007, the maximum engine size for the MotoGP class will be 800cc, a reduction of 190cc from current regulations. The change was announced following a meeting of the Grand Prix Commission on...