March

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...

Catalunya GP test: day 1

Catalunya GP test: day 1

Honda mounted its attack on the Valentino Rossi Yamaha threat by taking the top four fastest times on the first day of the Catalunya IRTA test on Friday. Max Biaggi took the top time on his Repsol...

Rush of entries for TT

Rush of entries for TT

TT entries close in less than a week now (on March 24) prompting a rush of late entries for the 2005 races. Included so far are TAS Suzuki duo Adrian Archibald and Bruce Anstey and DMRR Honda Racing...

Reynolds fit for Brands

Reynolds fit for Brands

British Superbike champion John Reynolds will race in the opening round of the championship despite breaking his leg in five places just over five weeks ago. A normal person usually takes six weeks...

Babe squad bonus

Babe squad bonus

You wait all year for an MCN Babe to turn up and then four come along at once…

Catalunya GP test: Day 2

Catalunya GP test: Day 2

Max Biaggi continued Honda’s domination of the pre-season IRTA MotoGP test in Catalunya by again taking the fastest lap ahead of four other Hondas. The top five riders are all on Honda machines and...

A babe for every day...

A babe for every day...

With these five babes we’ve got Monday to Friday sorted out….now all we need is a little something for the weekend…

Don't turn away

Don't turn away

Was it something we said?

Pick up a pillion.......

Pick up a pillion.......

When she picked up a stranded pillion from the side of the road, it was lucky that their outfits matched…

Nice riding kit...

Nice riding kit...

It might not be the safest outfit to wear on a bike, but car drivers will certainly notice her…

The eyes have it...

The eyes have it...

Wherever we went, her eyes seemed to follow us about. Unfortunately her body didn’t come anywhere near us….

Catalunya GP test: Day 3

Catalunya GP test: Day 3

Sete Gibernau took the fastest lap in the mock qualifying session at the Catalunya MotoGP test, winning himself a BMW car in the process. Gibernau topped the 40-minute session with a time of...

GPs wave the white flag

GPs wave the white flag

New rules have been introduced to MotoGP that will see no more races stopped for wet weather. The Grand Prix commission approved a load of new rules this weekend, but the key change was the...

Too rude for us...

Too rude for us...

If we wanted to be offensive, then jokes about tank bags would come to mind. Luckily we’re far too polite for that.

Rickardsson returns

Rickardsson returns

Five-times world speedway champ Tony Rickardsson is back in British Speedway after his surprise decision to quit last year. Arena Essex Hammers have signed him as a replacement for their injured no1,...