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Writing's on the babes

24 June 2005

Writing's on the babes

We though the writing was on the wall, but instead it’s ended up on the babes…

Trouble for Sendo

24 June 2005

Trouble for Sendo

Steve Plater’s Sendo Kawasaki squad were absent from the Knockhill round of British Superbikes, despite Plater turning up to the Scottish track. The team’s main sponsor, Sendo, is currently in the...

Melandri tops practice

24 June 2005

Melandri tops practice

Marco Melandri has taken the top spot in the final practice session for the Assen round of the MotoGP world championship. Melandri beat Thursday’s fastest lap, set by Loris Capirossi, by more than...

Laconi tops WSB practice

24 June 2005

Laconi tops WSB practice

Ducati has dominated the first practice session for the Misano round of the world sueprbike championship with Regis Laconi setting the fastest lap, just ahead of team-mate James Toseland. Laconi set...

Raining agin...

24 June 2005

Raining agin...

Even gorgeous babes can’t cheer you up when the weather is this bad

Manx entries revealed

24 June 2005

Manx entries revealed

Two past winners of the TT and at least 14 former winners of the Manx are are included in the entry list for this August’s Manx Grand Prix. The two former TT winners are Chris Palmer, who took...

Now there's enthusiasm

24 June 2005

Now there's enthusiasm

They’re a cheerful lot, these racers.

BMW ladies off-road day

24 June 2005

BMW ladies off-road day

After noticing more and more women coming on its off road skills course BMW has decided to offer a course just for the fairer sex. The school uses BMW F650GS bikes to give people a good knowledge in...

Double the pleasure...

24 June 2005

Double the pleasure...

What’s better than one gorgeous brolly babe? W’re thinking two gorgeous brolly babes…

Corser on pole

24 June 2005

Corser on pole

Troy Corser has taken the pole position for the Misano round of the World Superbike championship. Corser set a best lap of 1:36.135 beating Honda rider Chris Vermeulen in to second place. Regis...

Capirossi tops 1st day

17 June 2005

Capirossi tops 1st day

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

Happy in her work...

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

Testing, testing....

17 June 2005

Testing, testing....

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

The brolly babe hierachy

17 June 2005

The brolly babe hierachy

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

Not the hair.....

One way to avoid the windswept look….

Standing tall...

17 June 2005

Standing tall...

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

Haydon debuts for Rizla

17 June 2005

Haydon debuts for Rizla

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

Bid for Chili's leathers

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

Toseland tops Brno test

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

A bit nippy...

It must have been a bit nippy that day….

Noble heads British MX

17 June 2005

Noble heads British MX

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

Rossi tops first practice

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 funeral details

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

A cheeky smile...

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

IoM TT 2005: Latest

10 June 2005

IoM TT 2005: Latest

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

Smart signs for Vivaldi

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

Melandri tops first day

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

Edwards tops GP practice

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

British GP will be huge

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

The racer stare

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

Don't mark the bike!

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

Hard at work...

10 June 2005

Hard at work...

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

Oceans apart

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

Rossi wins in Spain

10 June 2005

Rossi wins in Spain

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

Gibernau on pole

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

Babe exodus

You’re going the wrong way, ladies!