MCN
Reviews For sale News Insurance

Motorcycle Sport & Racing News

Brit GP date moved

22 December 2004

Brit GP date moved

Changes have been made to the 2005 MotoGP calendar, with the British GP at Donington Park switching to July 24. Other changes include the Italian and Catalunya racers, which move a week later, to...

'05 BSB entry list

22 December 2004

'05 BSB entry list

The 2005 British Superbikes provisional entry list has been released, with 26 confirmed Superbike riders, eight Superbike Cup riders, and two further slot to be filled, adding up to 36 riders on the...

Go racing Boxing Day

22 December 2004

Go racing Boxing Day

Going racing on Boxing Day is something of a tradition at Mallory Park, Leics. The road race action goes ahead on Sunday (December 26) come rain, shine… or snow. Fancy dress features heavily, there’s...

Unusual use for rubber...

22 December 2004

Unusual use for rubber...

They’ll use anywhere to put sponsorship these days, but we wonder if they’re slicks or full wets….

Welsh rarebit?

22 December 2004

Welsh rarebit?

Something from Wales to keep your mind off the Winter weather…

Brolly babe olympics?

15 December 2004

Brolly babe olympics?

The brolly girls just didn’t take the start of the 100 metre sprint seriously…

KTM fill off-road squad

15 December 2004

KTM fill off-road squad

KTM has completed its line-up for the 2005 FIM World MX Championships with recent signings Carl Nunn and Julien Bill. British former GP winner Nunn, 25, finished eighth in the 2004 MX2 championship...

Strike a pose

15 December 2004

Strike a pose

Don’t even think about playing musical statues with this young lady. You’ll get too distracted, and she’ll stay still for hours

Provisional GP entry list

15 December 2004

Provisional GP entry list

The provisional entry list for the 2005 MotoGP season has been release with D’Antin Ducati, Aprilia and Proton still to confirm their riders. One thing that stands out is that despite becoming...

Battaini to join WCM

15 December 2004

Battaini to join WCM

Experienced Italian Franco Battaini is about to sign to join the WCM team for 2005. Battaini hopes to put the final stamp on negotiations by the end of the week. The 32-year-old has spent eight years...

MV makes WSB plans

15 December 2004

MV makes WSB plans

MV Agusta has given the strongest hint yet that it will race in the World Superbike championship. The company plans to race the F4 1000 in the German Superbike championship and the European...

Sticking together...

15 December 2004

Sticking together...

All the bvest things in life come in pairs….

All white now...

15 December 2004

All white now...

How can she stand so close to a bike without being covered in oil and chain lube?

Waiting around...

15 December 2004

Waiting around...

It’s not like us to keep a lady waiting…

He's behind you!

15 December 2004

He's behind you!

In the grand tradition of Christmas panto season, altogether now, “He’s behind you!”

Trouble getting it up?

15 December 2004

Trouble getting it up?

Looks like she’s having trouble getting her brolly up…

Wet weather WSB test

15 December 2004

Wet weather WSB test

Wet Spanish weather has hampered an unoffical two-day test for World superbike and Supersport teams at Valencia. Over the two days (December 13-14), intermittent rain and cold temperatures saw...

Hodgson tests for U.S.

15 December 2004

Hodgson tests for U.S.

Neil Hodgson completed his two-day test at Jerez on Friday December 17. He was riding a Ducati Corse development bike, and was “dead happy” to be back on the 999. Hodgson admitted that at first the...

GP teams reshuffle

08 December 2004

GP teams reshuffle

It’s not just the riders that are changing teams in the GP paddock, with the Aprilia racing director and Kenny Roberts’ chief mechanic deciding to quit their teams. Suzuki Chief Mechanic Erv Kanemoto...

Won't get far...

08 December 2004

Won't get far...

She won’t get far like that…

Stuck on Suzukis?

08 December 2004

Stuck on Suzukis?

Simply coat one GSX-R with glue and you have yourself a super-sticky ‘babe trap’ to entrap any bikini-clad women walking past.

Hodgson to use Dunlops

08 December 2004

Hodgson to use Dunlops

Neil Hodgson’s new team, Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin, has decided to ditch the Michelin tyres it ran with in the American superbike series in 2004 and move to using Dunlops for the next two years. ...

Extance tests for Dakar

08 December 2004

Extance tests for Dakar

While the rest of us were out Christmas shopping, Mick Extance was testing with Rally Raid UK for some final preparation for the Paris Dakar Rally. The 41-year-old will be at the start of the rally...

Donington traffic plans

08 December 2004

Donington traffic plans

After the horrendous traffic problems encountered by GP fans at this year’s British GP, Donington Park is conducting a traffic impact study as part of the on going improvements to the circuit. The...

Looking wistful...

08 December 2004

Looking wistful...

When she saw the standard of competition for places on the MCN Babe Squad, she couldn’t hide her disapointment…

Carmichael rules US SX

08 December 2004

Carmichael rules US SX

Ricky Carmichael has continued a dominant start to the THQ World Supercross Grand Prix Series with a second consecutive win at the second round in Vancouver. Carmichael made the best of a tricky...

Good start to the week

08 December 2004

Good start to the week

What better way to start your week than with two lovely young ladies…

Uncertainty for Davies

08 December 2004

Uncertainty for Davies

British 250cc GP rider Chaz Davies is still not 100 per cent sure where he’ll be riding in 2005. Davies finished the 2004 season in 13th place on a ‘kit’ Aprilia machine. The 17-year-old, who made...

Need a bigger brolly?

08 December 2004

Need a bigger brolly?

Either this young lady is rather petite, or Kawasaki are going for the record for the biggest umbrella in the world…

Blonde or brunette?

08 December 2004

Blonde or brunette?

Does the gentleman prefer blondes or brunettes?

Looking shadey

08 December 2004

Looking shadey

The future’s obviously so bright, she’s got to wear shades…

She's a battle-axe?

01 December 2004

She's a battle-axe?

We’ve heard some gentlemen describe their wives as battleaxes, but it seems a little unkind to make her wear the name as a tattoo…

DVD extras?

01 December 2004

DVD extras?

When we see the phrase ‘DVD Extras’, this is what we like to think about

Give us a wave...

01 December 2004

Give us a wave...

We prefer this type of wave to the Mexican variety…

Standing tall...

01 December 2004

Standing tall...

All the other girls looked up to her. Well, at her height, they didn’t have any choice!

Ice Speedway for Brit

01 December 2004

Ice Speedway for Brit

British speedway rider James Mann will be one of the main contenders for the 2004/5 World Championship ICE Racing Series. “Mad Dog” Mann won the 2003 Nitro Speedway class for nitromethane-fuelled,...