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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,...

Off-road race dates

Off-road race dates

Find dates for 2005 off-road action here. We’ve just added the dates for the British MX series (see page 2 of this story). See below for the dates for the Speedway Grand Prix, Speedway World Cup,...

Toseland at Ducati party

Toseland at Ducati party

WSB champ James Toseland is joining Ducati customers and fans at the joint birthday party for Ducati London South and Central on Saturday night (March 19). The event, at the Sports Café in Haymarket,...

Hodgson 3rd on AMA grid

Hodgson 3rd on AMA grid

Neil Hodgson has qualified in third place for the first round of the AMA Superbike championship in Daytona, Florida. Hodgson set a 1:39.884 lap but it was Suzuki Rider Matt Mladin that really...

Hodgson 2nd at Daytona

Hodgson 2nd at Daytona

Britain’s Neil Hodgson has taken an impressive second place at Daytona on his AMA Superbike debut. The former World Superbike champion had a good start on the Parts Unlimited Austin Ducati 999R,...

Kiyonari heads BSB test

Kiyonari heads BSB test

Ryuichi Kiyonari has topped the timesheets at the British Superbikes official test day at Donington park on Sunday, March 13. The Japanese rider put in 52 laps with a best time of 1:32.676, nearly...

New sponsor for Davies

New sponsor for Davies

British 250cc Grand Prix rider Chaz Davies has signed up for an innovative new sponsorship deal with insurance firm BikerPlan. The Bikerplan policy covers riders in the event they lose their licence...

Getting in on the picture

Getting in on the picture

We were actually just going to use Noriyuki Haga posing seductively as our babe of the day, but this young lady suddenly appeared in the picture…

GP season kicks off

GP season kicks off

The 2005 MotoGP season kicks off in earnest tomorrow with the first of two official tests starting at Catalunya. All the teams bar WCM Blata will be at the circuit for the three day test and there...

De Reuver to miss MX2

De Reuver to miss MX2

KTM MX2 rider Marc De Reuver will miss the first half of the 2005 motocross season. The Dutch rider broke three ligaments in his left knee after crashing during a race in Holland. Surgey took place...

Hawk land top totty deal

Hawk land top totty deal

Hawk Kawasaki has a new sponsor – which should mean they have some of the hottest brolly babes on the grid. TottyMob.com is backing the team in the 2005 Bennetts British Superbike Championship. The...

BSB rider profiles

BSB rider profiles

Find details on all the riders competing in the 2005 British SUperbike championship by following the links on the right. 2005 British Superbike dates: March 26 – 28, Brands Hatch (Indy) April 8 – 10,...

2005 BSB official launch

2005 BSB official launch

The official media launch of the 2005 Bennetts British Superbike championship took place at the glamorous Audi Forum in the West End of London on Wednesday, March 16. Almost all of the top riders...