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Free Cataluya GP winner

10 June 2005

Free Cataluya GP winner

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

Haydon signs for Rizla

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

Scott dies at TT

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

McGuinness wins Senior

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

Say what?

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

Results: Catalunya GP

10 June 2005

Results: Catalunya GP

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

Smart splits with Suzuki

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

Standing tall

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

TT Superstock result

03 June 2005

TT Superstock result

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

800cc limit for MotoGP

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...

Lavilla/Kiyo share wins

03 June 2005

Lavilla/Kiyo share wins

BSS Race positions: 1 , Stuart EASTON , 90.94 2 , Leon CAMIER , 0.340 3 , Craig JONES , 5.557 4 , Tom SYKES , 6.280 5 , Pere RIBA , 22.013 6 , Jamie ROBINSON , 22.351 7 , Rob FROST , 38.719 8 , Sam...

Here's looking at you...

03 June 2005

Here's looking at you...

Shortly afterwards she decided the MCN staffers looked better with her dark glasses on…

Jacque back to GPs

03 June 2005

Jacque back to GPs

Frenchman Olivier Jacque has signed to race for the factory Kawasaki MotoGP team at the German and Valencia rounds. Jacque has ridden for the squad already this season with a second place result in...

Lougher wins Junior TT

03 June 2005

Lougher wins Junior TT

Ian Lougher has won the Junior Supersport TT onboard a Honda CBR600RR. After taking a second place in the Superstock race Lougher went on to take his seventh TT race win in the 600 race. Lougher,...

An enigmatic babe

03 June 2005

An enigmatic babe

What are these young ladies thinking about?

Rutter on Croft pole

03 June 2005

Rutter on Croft pole

Michael Rutter has taken his HM Plant Honda to its third pole of the season at the Croft round of the World Superbike championship. Rutter just managed to hold off Kawasaki rider Dean Thomas by 0.004...

Camel's finest features

03 June 2005

Camel's finest features

Camel girls always have the nicest… er, smiles…

Dunlop backs Moto1 race

03 June 2005

Dunlop backs Moto1 race

Dunlop has announced it will sponsor the Moto1 race event, which pits the top British motorcycling stars from a variety of disciplines against each other. The racing takes place at Mallory park in...

Farquhar wins Junior 'B'

03 June 2005

Farquhar wins Junior 'B'

Ryan Farquhar took victory in the Isle of Man TT Supersport Junior B race, winning by 14 seconds from Jason Griffiths. Farquhar overcame the disapointment of retiring from two earlier races to...

Kiyo tops Croft practice

03 June 2005

Kiyo tops Croft practice

Ryuichi Kiyonari has beaten his HM Plant Honda team-mate Michael Rutter to the fastest time on the first day of practice for the Croft round of the British Superbike championship. Kiyonari set the...

MotoGP: Mugello

03 June 2005

MotoGP: Mugello

250cc GP free practice: 1. Porto 1:54.444. 2. Lorenzo 1:54.726. 3. Stoner 1:54.745. 4. De Angelis 1:55.075. 5. De Puniet 1:55.196. 6. Pedrosa 1:55.548. 7. Barbera 1:55.626. 8. Ballerini 1:56.053. 9.

Rossi on Mugello pole

03 June 2005

Rossi on Mugello pole

Valentino Rossi has taken pole position for his home grand prix at Mugello Italy. Rossi spent most of the session getting race settings and waited right to the last moment to set his fastest lap...

McGuinness' TT win

03 June 2005

McGuinness' TT win

John McGuinness has taken the win in the first solo race at the 2005 Isle of Man TT. The Superbike TT was postponed from Saturday becuase of mist and rain but the weather held out for the rescheduled...

Rossi takes tough win

03 June 2005

Rossi takes tough win

Valentino Rossi has taken the win at his home Grand Prix in Mugello, Italy, after one of the most exciting and close races of the season. Rossi initially got off to a bad start dropping down to...

Croft BSB kicks off

03 June 2005

Croft BSB kicks off

British Superbikes first practice: 1. Rutter 1:21.958. 2. Thomas 1:22.523. 3. Kiyonari 1:22.614. 4. Plater 1:22.682. 5. Harris 1:22.722. 6. Smart 1:22.741. 7. Hill 1:22.862. 8. Haslam 1:22.987. 9.

Seeing red

03 June 2005

Seeing red

Something tells us that isn’t her natural hair colour…

Hodgson's first AMA win

03 June 2005

Hodgson's first AMA win

Neil Hodgson has claimed his first victory in his debut AMA superbike season at the Road America track on Saturday, June 4. Hodgson, who qualified eighth, made the most of wet conditions to win a...

An enigmatic pout

03 June 2005

An enigmatic pout

We can only imagine the pout Sete Gibernau managed after crashing out of the Mugello GP, so here’s our model reconstruction.

Water babe

03 June 2005

Water babe

Rain never seems so bad when it’s falling on an attractive lady in Lycra.

Types of bike

01 June 2005

Here are the main types of small capacity motorcycle: Minimoto: Normal engine size for a minimoto bike is 37cc two-strokem which requires unleaded fuel premixed with two-stroke oil. Styling to mimic full-size road bikes, or off road bikes. There are several different power ranges, for different classes of racing. The lowest power is 2.5hp which is normally used for playing around. The 4.2hp...

Too many choices

01 June 2005

Too many choices

How on earth could you choose from this selection…

Seeing eye-to-eye

01 June 2005

Seeing eye-to-eye

Somehow they both managed to look everywhere, except at the camera…

2005 road race calendars

01 June 2005

2005 road race calendars

The dates have been released for the 2005 race season with MotoGP heading to China for the first time and WSB going to Qatar. The World Endurance championship was the first international race to be...

Cops target Croft fans

01 June 2005

Cops target Croft fans

North Yorkshire police are also warning of a potentially dangerous mix of traffic this Sunday evening – horse-drawn caravans bikes on the ride home from Croft. Sunday evening sees the end of Appleby...

Minimoto safety kit

01 June 2005

Minimoto safety kit

If you’re riding a minimoto and you’re adult sized, there’s a huge range of kit available for you. You’ll need a helmet, suit, and gloves as a minimum. A back protector is also highly recommended. ...

Hello ladies...

27 May 2005

Hello ladies...

Does Sir prefer blonders or brunettes?