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Chili to ride a Kawasaki

28 July 2004

The PSG-1 team, which currently fields Pier-Francesco Chili, has announced it will switch to running Kawasaki ZX-10Rs in 2005. The brief statement has not named riders for next season, but has stated...

No Triumphs at Brands

28 July 2004

The Triumph ValMoto team has pulled out of the Supersport race at Brands Hatch this weekend to concentrate on their British championship campaign. The team were due to field rider Craig Jones, but...

Coxhell: Brands wildcard

28 July 2004

Australian British Superbike rider Craig Coxhell will make his World Superbike debut as a wildcard at Brands Hatch this weekend. The 21-year-old from Melbourne races for the Vitrans team on a Honda...

Win VIP WSB treatment

28 July 2004

The Brands Hatch round of the World Superbike championship is on Sunday July 31. And if you spot www.motorcyclenews.com Products Editor Dan Thornton at the Kent circuit, you could win a VIP trip to...

British GP information

21 July 2004

The British round of the 2004 MotoGP championship officially gets underway today, Friday July 23, with the first practice and qualifying for the race on Sunday. We’ll keep you informed about the...

82,000 see Rossi win

21 July 2004

Both Rossi and Gibernau were using hard compound rear tyres but Edwards had gambled and chosen a soft compound tyre. The added grip that this gave him at the beginning of the race saw him nearly catch...

Brit GP survey results

21 July 2004

99 per cent of those who had sex in their tent at the British GP weren’t polite enough to wash first. That’s just one of the findings of our survey of race-goers at the weekend’s British GP. Our...

Rossi takes pole

21 July 2004

Marco Melandri crashed in the the Friday practice session and broke his thumb so only rode in the qualifying session and not the practice because riders are only aloud one special pain killing...

Blades storm Suzuka

21 July 2004

Fourteen out of the top 20 teams finishing in Sunday’s Suzuka 8 Hours used Honda Fireblades – including winners Tohru Ukawa and Hitoyasu Izutsu. They rode for No7 Seven Stars Honda and led from the...

Hayden tops qualifying

21 July 2004

American Nicky Hayden is on provisional pole for the British Grand Prix on Sunday, beating the circuit record lap by over one and a half second in dry and sunny conditions. Hayden waited until the...

Day of Champions 2004

21 July 2004

The annual Day of Champions event takes place on Thursday July 22 2004 at the Donington park circuit to raise money for the Riders for Health charity. The day includes stunt shows and entertainment,...

Look straight ahead

21 July 2004

Just keep ignoring him and the bloke with the camera will soon get bored and wander off…

Don't look so surprised

21 July 2004

Anyone would think it was the first time shes had here picture taken

German first qualifying

14 July 2004

Times from the first qualifying session for the German GP on Sunday July 18. MotoGP: 1) Gibernau 1:23.247. 2) Hayden 1:23.453. 3) Rossi 1:23.539. 4) Barros 1:23.625. 5) Roberts Jnr 1:23.684. 6)...

Fancy a quick Shakey?

14 July 2004

She’s definitely got her eye on him…

Rossi tops first practice

14 July 2004

Valentino Rossi is fastest after the first practice session for the German MotoGP round on Sunday July 18. First qualifying starts around 1pm UK time. Expect updates shortly. The Italian lapped the...

Win star role at BSB

14 July 2004

It’s your last chance to enter two competitions with British Superbike prizes you simply couldn’t buy. Insurance firm Bennetts is offering the chance to wave the chequered flag at the end of the...

Sete on provisional pole

14 July 2004

Sete Gibernau is on provisional pole for the German MotoGP on Sunday after setting a new pole record in first qualifying on Friday afternoon (July 16). The Honda rider’s time of 1’23.247, the fastest...

Bids rocket for GP ride

14 July 2004

The bidding for the chance to ride on a Ducati MotoGP bike is starting to accelerate with just three days left to the end of the auction. The highest bid so far received is just over 1900 Euros. The...

Sachsenring results

14 July 2004

Results from the German GP at the Sachsenring. MotoGP: 1) Biaggi. 2) Barros. 3) Hayden. 4) Rossi. 5) Edwards. 6) Tamada. 7) Nakano. 8) Roberts Jnr. 9) Hopkins. 10) Hofmann. 11) Xaus. 12) McWilliams.

Meet the MotoGP stars

14 July 2004

Thursday’s Day of Champions, at Donington Park, not only gives you the chance to ride on a Ducati MotoGP bike, you can also bid for great kit used by the stars in an auction started by Sete...

Dramatic win for Biaggi

14 July 2004

Max Biaggi survived a dramatic battle with first Valentino Rossi, and then Alex Barros, to take the win at German GP today, Sunday, July 18. Lap One: Biaggi keeps a determined Rossi behind him, in...

Strange pose?

14 July 2004

That’s what happens when you hire your grid girls from the Ministry of Silly Poses

German GP: Practice

14 July 2004

Times from Friday Free Practice for the German Grand Prix on Sunday, July 18. Conditions are dry. MotoGP: 1) Rossi 1:24.282. 2) Roberts Jnr 1:24.674. 3) Hayden 1:24.688. 4) Tamada 1:24.709. 5)...

Vermeulen's WSB double

07 July 2004

Fireblade rider Chris Vermeulen landed a WSB double at Laguna Seca on Sunday night, winning race one from Frankie Chili by 4.1 seconds but finishing less than half a second ahead of James Toseland in...

Gobert goes back to MX

07 July 2004

Australian superbike racer Anthony Gobert is set to make a dirt comeback in the Maxxis Australian Motocross Championship this weekend. The former World Superbike, AMA Superbike and Grand Prix rider...

Peterborough calling

07 July 2004

The girls got excited when they thought Rossi had texted them, but it turned out to be Garry McCoy

Lean on me

07 July 2004

I’ll be your friend

Laguna Seca Superpole

07 July 2004

Steve Martin is on pole for the Laguna Seca round of the World Superbike championship on SUnday July 11. 1) Martin 1:26.912. 2) Toseland 1:26.943. 3) Vermuelen 1:26.987. 4) Chili 1:27.200 5) Corser...

WSB: Martin on pole

07 July 2004

Australian Steve Martin has put the D.F.X. Ducati 999 on provisional pole for the Laguna Seca round of the World Superbike championship, finishing the Friday qualifying session just in front of...

Laguna Seca results

07 July 2004

James Toseland leads the 2004 WSB championship after the races at Laguna Seca on Sunday, July 11. There was no supersport race at the US round. Here are the race results and championship...