2005

MotoGP: Saturday

MotoGP: Saturday

Valentino Rossi has taken pole position for the first round of the 2005 MotoGP championship at Jerez with a stunning 1:39.419 lap, around two seconds quicker than the fastest time in practice. Rossi...

Got a hankie?

Got a hankie?

You never know when you might need a handkerchief. You could start sneezing, or need to make a parachute for a mouse…

Everts wins MX opener

Everts wins MX opener

Stefan Everts has won the opening World Championship Motocross GP of 2005 with a dominant display, claiming the 80th GP victory of his career. A crowd of 14,000 attended the race at Zolder, Belgium,...

Results: Australian WSB

Results: Australian WSB

Here are the results from the Phillip Island WSB round of April 3, 2005. Click here to read the full report. Superbike Race 1 Positions: T. Corser Y. Kagayama, 8.279 C. Vermeulen, 12.551 M.

Works of art...

Works of art...

Now if only all graffiti came with these young ladies attached…

WSB: Kagayama on pole

WSB: Kagayama on pole

Yukio Kagayama has taken pole position for the Phillip Island round of the World Superbike championship despite setting only the fifth fastest time in the second qualifying session. The Alstara...

WSB: Corser does double

WSB: Corser does double

The Alstare Corona Suzuki team has dominated the top of the World Superbike leader board for the second time with Troy Corser taking both wins at Phillip Island and team-mate Yukio Kagayama taking a...

Babes at a premium

Babes at a premium

Attractive young ladies always come at an expensive premium….

Put your feet up....

Put your feet up....

It’s the weekend, so why not spend five minutes relaxing on the sofa. Sadly we can’t promise the girls will be there…

WSB: First qualifying

WSB: First qualifying

Australians dominated the first world superbike qualifying session at Phillip Island on Friday April 1, with Troy Corser taking the fastest lap and six of the top eight riders hailing from Australia. ...

Back in black

Back in black

The start of the 2005 British Superbike season meant the return of racing to the UK. And just as important was the return of scantily -clad young ladies.

Looking thoughtful

Looking thoughtful

We wonder what this young lady asked, to make Ben Bostrom look so deep in though?

Always a queue

Always a queue

Whever you’re at a busy bike meet, you can always spot the queues….

Blata delays GP debut

Blata delays GP debut

The WCM Blata V6 will now make its debut at the Brno GP, rather than at the opening round at Jerez this weekend, with the team running the four cylinder bikes from 2004 until then. “We now plan for...

Looking relaxed...

Looking relaxed...

The best riding position allows you to stay releaxed….and shows off your bikini (ladies only).

BSB: First qualifying

BSB: First qualifying

Ryuichi Kiyonari has taken the top spot in the first qualifying session for the opening round of the British Superbike championship at Brands Hatch. The session proved it is going to be an...

BSB: Final qualifying

BSB: Final qualifying

Leon Haslam has taken pole position at Brands Hatch proving that Ducati still a force in British Superbikes – despite there only being one team running the Italian machines. Haslam finished the...

North of the border

North of the border

Two very good reasons to take a trip to Glasgow this year…

Champ returns in MX1

Champ returns in MX1

Defending champ John Coppins won both races in round two of the MX1 Maxxis British Motocross Championship at Polesworth on Sunday. The CAS Honda rider missed the opening event two weeks ago with a...

Keep it under your cap

Keep it under your cap

Even the nattiest of hats won’t distract our attention…

Foggy-Petronas testing

Foggy-Petronas testing

The Foggy-Petronas team has spent two days testing at Phillip Island in Australia to prepare for the World Superbike round there on April 3, 2005. Both riders enjoyed trouble-free testing with Steve...

Going nowhere

Going nowhere

They could pretend to ride the bikes as long as they wanted, but they weren’t going to get very far…

Brands BSB timetable

Brands BSB timetable

HERE comes another stunning weekend – and since it’s graced with the opening round of the British Superbike championship, the DIY and garden chores are just going to have to wait. You can win VIP...

Looking distracted...

Looking distracted...

It’s tough looking interested in motorcycle racing all day, apparently…

BSB: Practice times

BSB: Practice times

Ryuichi Kiyonari has gone fastest in practice for the opening round of the 2005 Bennetts British Superbike championship on Easter Monday. The Japanese HM Plant rider is the first of four Hondas in...

BSB: Kiyonari double

BSB: Kiyonari double

Ryuichi Kiyonari has done the double at the opening round of the British Superbike championship at Brands Hatch, winning both races convincingly. See MCN – out on Wednesday for: How 50,000 of us made...

Brands BSB results

Results of round one of British Superbikes, at Brands Hatch on April 28, 2005. Race one positions: 1,Ryuichi Kiyonari 2,Gregorio Lavilla,10.242 3,Glen Richards,10.432 4,Michael Rutter,10.533 5,Sean Emmett,14.168 6,Karl Harris,18.874 7,Jeremy McWilliams,24.408 8,Dean Thomas,24.604 9,John Reynolds,26.892 10,Tommy Hill,32.289 11,Ben Wilson,32.529 12,Danny Beaumont,35.649 13,Jonathan...

Hayden tops Jerez test

Hayden tops Jerez test

The final three days of MotoGP testing before the start of the season ended with a surprise top three this weekend. Rain slowed the opening day of the test but as the weather cleared it was the...

Everts wins again...

Everts wins again...

Stefan Everts will be favourite to take the 2005 MX1 series having taken a third victory at a pre-season meeting. The Belgian entered the second round of his home MX1 championship at Neeroeteren in...

Gobert goes home

Gobert goes home

Anthony Gobert is back in racing – but he’s had to return to his native Australia to get a ride. After 12 months out of racing, he will compete in the national superbike class in Oz – starting at this...

Go go go for Brands

Go go go for Brands

If you can’t decide whether or not to head to Brands Hatch today for the first round of British Superbikes, first reports suggest it is definately worth going. The traffic is clear on the approach to...

Brits Endurance success

Brits Endurance success

The British Diablo 666 team are celebrating after claiming a podium finish at the start of their second full season in the World Endurance championship. The team fielded British riders James Hutchins...

Aussie set for TT debut

Aussie set for TT debut

Cameron Donald, the Australian two-time Macau GP winner, will make his TT debut in June in both Supersports and the Senior races aboard a Honda CBR. The 27-year-old has finished on the podium at each...

Lavilla to race at Brands

Lavilla to race at Brands

Former World Superbike and MotoGP star Gregorio Lavilla will ride for the Airwaves Ducati squad at the opening round of the British Superbike championship. The Spaniard replaces regular rider James...

Hodgson fourth in test

Hodgson fourth in test

Neil Hodgson has taken the fourth fastest lap at the latest American Superbike test, on a track he’s never seen before. The test at Infineon Raceway, in Sonoma, California, was scheduled to take...

Join in 12-hour enduro

Join in 12-hour enduro

The UK’s biggest 12-hour enduro – Dawn to Dusk 2005 – will take place on Sunday August 28 at Glyneath in South Wales. And you can line up your entry now. The adult event is open to all riders over...