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Ask Edwards & Toseland

07 July 2004

MotoGP star Colin Edwards makes his annual visit to the market town of Northallerton on July 20, to take part in a chat show . Joining Edwards on stage will be WSB championship leader James Toseland...

WSB: Second qualifying

07 July 2004

Pier-Francesco Chili has gone fastest in the second qualifying section for Sunday’s Laguna Seca WSB round. 1) Chili 1:26.782. 2) Haga 1:26.831. 3) Vermuelen 1:27.103. 4) Laconi 1:27.142. 5) Corser...

British GP wildcards

07 July 2004

Two British wildcards have been confirmed for the British MotoGP round at Donington Park on July 23-25. Eugene Laverty and Karl Harris will race for the Red Bull Rookies Honda team in the 125GP and...

It's a hard life

01 July 2004

It must be so tiring being a grid girl, they do need regular rest

Looking down on us

01 July 2004

No need to look down on us just because we don’t have an umbrella….

Smart takes second win

01 July 2004

Places: Race 1: Scott Smart, James Haydon, Yukio Kagayama, John Reynolds, Jon Kirkham, Gary Mason, James Ellison, Ian MacPherson, Michael Rutter, Ryuichi Kiyonari, Chris Platt, Kieran Clarke, Chris...

Rizla 1-2 at Knockhill

01 July 2004

Rizla Suzuki riders John Reynolds and Yukio Kagayama have taken first and second places on the grid for the Knockhill BSB round after torrential rain caused the final qualifying sessions to be...

Rio GP practice times

01 July 2004

Valentino Rossi was the fastest rider in Friday’s free practice for the Rio MotoGP on Sunday. His Yamaha was just ahead of the Honda’s of Nicky Hayden and Sete Gibernau. Home favourite Alex Barros is...

Keep a close watch

01 July 2004

She’s keeping a close eye on her rider…

Rio GP results

01 July 2004

Camel Honda rider Makoto Tamada has taken his first MotoGP win after championship leaders Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau crashed out of the Rio GP. Makoto Tamada 44:21.976, Max Biaggi +2.019, Nicky...

Upgrades for UK circuits

01 July 2004

Track owner MotorSport Vision’s work to improve its circuits continued this week with major developments at Oulton Park in Cheshire and Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire. At Oulton the barrier on the...

Tamada wins MotoGP

01 July 2004

Camel Honda rider Makoto Tamada has taken his first MotoGP win after championship leaders Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau crashed out of the Rio GP. Tamada beat his team-mate Max Biaggi to the line...

Pristine presentation

01 July 2004

Your whites have got to be whiter than white to get on the GP grid in Rio

Good Fortuna

01 July 2004

Bumping into this young lady was good Fortuna on our part…

Bad hair day?

01 July 2004

Stand up straight and stop messing with your hair, young lady…

Roberts on GP pole

01 July 2004

Kenny Roberts has taken his Suzuki GSV-R to a surprise pole position for the start of the Rio GP. Sete Gibernau set the fastest time in the first qualifying session on Friday and he stayed the man to...

Nice angles

30 June 2004

We believe this is what happens when someone tries to be a bit more artistic with the brolly girls.

Assen MotoGP results

23 June 2004

Valentino Rossi won at Assen on Saturday with a dramatic last lap charge for the line. Here are the results of each of the classes. A full report appears in MCN, out on Wednesday, July 1. MotoGP 1)...

Assen Grid (QP2)

23 June 2004

MotoGP 1) Rossi 1:58.758. 2) Checa 1:59.440. 3) Gibernau 1:59.903. 4) Melandri 2:00.724. 5) Nakano 2:00.755. 6) Barros 2:00.977. 7) Roberts Jnr 2:01.182. 8) Tamada 2:01.212. 9) Xaus 2:01.312. 10)...

Nice camouflage!

23 June 2004

If it wasn’t for the bare flesh on display we might never have noticed her!

Haslam finds it hard

23 June 2004

Leon Haslam is concentrating hard on the job in hand

Bolter wins Welsh 2-day

23 June 2004

Teenager Daryl Bolter has become the youngest ever winner of the Welsh 2 Day International Enduro. Daryl, 19, rode a production 2004 Husqvarna WR125 and beat 520 entries. A further 400 potential...

Rossi wins at Assen

23 June 2004

Valentino Rossi waited until the final third of the last lap at Assen on Saturday to take the lead and win the Dutch GP from championship rival Gibernau, despite the Spaniard’s front wheel bumping the...

Supermoto cancelled

23 June 2004

The Supermoto that was due to take place on June 30 at Scarborough has been cancelled. Many potential entries have withdrawn following the cancellation of the British Championship round which was...

Anything for a pair?

23 June 2004

Two in the hand are worth taking a picture of…

Happy for a Monday

23 June 2004

She’s looking very happy for a Monday morning. Then again a pretty smiling face might make all of us feel a bit better

Assen: Rossi on pole

23 June 2004

Valentino Rossi waited until the closing seconds of the final qualifying session to take pole for tomorrow’s Assen GP, smashing the previous lap record by around one second in the process. In the last...

What's over there?

23 June 2004

Something has obviously grabbed the attention of Haga and his brolly girl…

Assen practice times

23 June 2004

Assen, Thursday Free Practice: MotoGP: 1) Checa 2:14.799. 2) Rossi 2:16.193. 3) Bayliss 2:16.736. 4) Byrne 2:16.742. 5) Barros 2:17.509. 6) Biaggi 2:18.342. 7) Xaus 2:18.438. 8) Fabirizio 2:18.592. 9)...

Roberts tops practice

23 June 2004

The times from the Friday morning free practice session, the second free practice session (FP2), for the Dutch GP at Assen on Saturday, June 26, 2004. Conditions are still wet. MotoGP: 1) Roberts Jnr...

Wet drama in Assen

23 June 2004

First qualifying: Sete Gibernau has qualified on provisional pole for Saturday’s Dutch GP round at Assen, but the real drama unfolded behind him in the cold, windy and wet conditions with Michel...

Assen QP1 results

23 June 2004

First qualifying at Assen: Conditions are cold and very windy, with sporadic rain and plenty of standing water on the track. MotoGP: 1) Gibernau. 2:12.540. 2) Barros 2:13.723. 3) Xaus 2:13.876. 4)...

Cumbria s'moto results

23 June 2004

Rowrah Stadium lived up to its expectations on Sunday, by providing some electrifying racing for round six of the ACU British Supermoto Championship. Results 450 race 1 1.Winstanley 2.Iddon 3.Smith...

Iddon scraps for win

23 June 2004

Rowrah Stadium lived up to its expectations today, by providing some electrifying racing for round six of the ACU British Supermoto Championship. The natural amphitheatre, situated in the base of an...

Two girls, one rider?

23 June 2004

We might think Regis Laconi is a bit greedy having two grid girls, but can any of us blame him?

Assen tickets winner

23 June 2004

The winner has now been chosen for the two Assen tickets donated by reader Nik Hanmore. The lucky chap is Stephen Mudd from Middlesborough who was chosen at random from the list of entries. If you...

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