2004

Jefferies memorial lap

02 June 2004

Riders from across the UK converged on the roads of the Isle of Man on Sunday to ride a lap of the course in memory of Dave Jefferies. Jefferies died in practice for last year’s TT. He was a multiple...

Anstey sets F1 pace

02 June 2004

Bruce Ansty put in the fastest lap of the final practice before the Formula 1 TT race on the Isle of Man. Ansty put in a fastest lap of 125.01mph, leaving John McGuinness with the fastest lap of this...

Don't play hard to get

02 June 2004

You don’t have to play hard to get, you can come over here….

Thomas on Thruxton pole

02 June 2004

Sendo Dienza Ducati 998 rider Dean Thomas has taken his first pole position of the season after beating stuart Easton’s ex factory Monstermob Ducati 999 to the best qualifying time by 0.086...

Monday TT winners

02 June 2004

John McGuinness has won the Lightweight TT and Chris Palmer has taken the Ultra Lightweight TT after low cloud delayed the start by two hours. McGuinness won the 400cc race on June 7, 2004, for the...

Isle of Man TT: Tuesday practice

01 June 2004

Despite the threat of blustery conditions, TT practice went without a hitch on Tuesday night with John McGuinness taking the fastest time of the session with a 125.74mph lap on his Formula 1 Yamaha...

Why does that girl make Max so nervous

01 June 2004

Max Biaggi looks strangely concerned about his brolly girl

TT times 2004

01 June 2004

04/06/2004 05:15 – 06:55 TT Practices Morning – Emergency Session Only. 18:00 – 21:30 Evening Practices – Mountain Course. 18:15 – 20:55 Classes to be announced during practice week. 05/06/2004 18:00...

WSB Oschersleben results

01 June 2004

Laconi takes victory in Race Two 1) Laconi. 2) Toseland. 3) Haslam. 4) McCoy. 5) Nannelli. 6) Sanchini. 7) Walker. 8) Vermuelen. 9) Clementi. 10) Meklau. 11) Bontempi. 12) Velini. 13) Mrkyvka. 14) Berthelsen. DNF: Haga. Martin. Praia. Corser. Oelschlager. Schulten. Borciani. Chili. Pedercini. Garcia. Race One result: 1) Haga. 2) Toseland. 3) Chili. 4) Corser. 5) Martin. 6) Laconi. 7) Haslam. 8)...

Lavilla replaces Kagayama for Thruxton

01 June 2004

Yukio Kagayama will miss the Thruxton round of the British Superbike championship (Sunday June 6) after breaking his collarbone racing in Japan. He’ll be replaced by Suzuki MotoGP test rider Gregorio...

Winstanley is the mutt's at Nutts

01 June 2004

A record breaking crowd were treated to first class racing at Belfast’s Nutts Corner circuit for round five of the British Supermoto Championship. In what proved to be an extremely popular circuit for...

Isle of Man TT: Monday practice

01 June 2004

Bruce Anstey went fastest in three classes during Monday practice, leading the Formula One, Production 1000cc and Junior 600cc classes. And his TAS Suzuki team-mate Adrian Archibald heads the...

Babes take shelter

26 May 2004

Suddenly, everything is looking rosy…

Todays Babe: "Very shadey"

26 May 2004

If you want to look cool on the grid, you have to wear shades

Too cold for bikinis

26 May 2004

It’s not all bikinis and sunny weather. Sadly.

The 2004 TT begins

26 May 2004

The 2004 Isle of Man TT meeting begins today, Friday May 28, with practice for the De Montfort pre-TT Classic races. The races themselves begin on Saturday, and continue on Bank Holiday...

Very shadey

26 May 2004

If you haven’t got dark glasses, you just ain’t cool

The 10 greatest TT riders ever

26 May 2004

How does Geoff Duke stack up against Joey Dunlop? Or Steve Hislop compare to Stanley Woods. Who is the greatest TT racer ever? MCN reveals our top 10 in a free 16-page TT preview, only with MCN out...

Drama in German first qualifying

26 May 2004

The first qualifying session at Oscheleben was red-flagged after Spaniard David Garcia crashed his NCR Ducati, but it was Pier-Francesco Chili who finished the session in provisional pole. First...

All good things come in pairs. Babes for instance

26 May 2004

If one is good, two is always better

That babe is shaking her pom-poms at me

26 May 2004

Stop shaking those things at me

Supermoto title fight moves to Northern Ireland

26 May 2004

Teams riders and officials are heading for Northern Ireland for round five of the British Supermoto Championships at Nutts Corner in Belfast on Sunday 30th. The Northern Irish round. All Irish eyes...

Laconi takes victory in Race Two

26 May 2004

1) Laconi. 2) Toseland. 3) Haslam. 4) McCoy. 5) Nannelli. 6) Sanchini. 7) Walker. 8) Vermuelen. 9) Clementi. 10) Meklau. 11) Bontempi. 12) Velini. 13) Mrkyvka. 14) Berthelsen. DNF: Haga. Martin.

Oschersleben WSB results

26 May 2004

1) Laconi. 2) Toseland. 3) Haslam. 4) McCoy. 5) Nannelli. 6) Sanchini. 7) Walker. 8) Vermuelen. 9) Clementi. 10) Meklau. 11) Bontempi. 12) Velini. 13) Mrkyvka. 14) Berthelsen. DNF: Haga. Martin.

Firmer rears chosen for Yamaha in 2004. For their babes...

26 May 2004

Yamaha and Rossi have opted for the models with firmer rears

TT Saturday Practice

26 May 2004

The fastest practice time from all the sessions was recorded in the Junior 600cc class by Adrain Archibald on the TAS Suzuki GSX-R600. Formula One: Fastest in practice was Paul Hunt on a Suzuki...

Martin fastest in Oschersleben practice

26 May 2004

Australian Steve Martin has gone fastest in free practice for this weekend’s World Superbike racing at Oschersleben in Germany. Martin completed 22 laps on his DFX Ducati 999, and posted a fastest...

Glad she cleaned her teeth

19 May 2004

To be a successful brolly girl it’s important to make sure your teeth are clean, and not hiding a bit of broccoli.

Rutter on pole at Mondello

19 May 2004

Michael Rutter has taken Pole position for the Mondello Park round of the British Superbike championship. Rizla Suzuki rider John Reynolds held the top spot for most of the session, breaking his...

BBC race coverage for 2004

19 May 2004

The BBC has confirmed its initial line-up of bike racing on TV for 2004, though it is subject to changes and additions. For MotoGP… South Africa GP: Sunday April 18, Grandstand, BBC Two, Race 1:...

We wanted her shirt off!

19 May 2004

When we tried to persuade the brolly girl to remove her shirt, Katsuaki Fujiwara misunderstood.

TT kicks off this Friday

19 May 2004

The Isle of Man TT kicks off this Friday with the pre-TT Classic Races on the island. Practice for the TT itself starts on Saturday May 29 with the first races on Saturday June 5. For last minute...

Ever tried fusing protons?

19 May 2004

We’re not sure whether proton fusion is a scientific term, but we’d like to see these two coupling

What are they up to?

19 May 2004

They’re obviously up to something…

19 May 2004

BSB race dates for 2004

19 May 2004

28 March, Silverstone, Northamptonshire; 12 April, Brands Hatch Indy, Kent; 25 April, Snetterton, Norfolk; 3 May, Oulton Park, Cheshire; 23 May, Mondello Park, N Ireland; 6 June Thruxton,...