2005

Year: 2005

Month: ALL

Busy time for Vermeulen

27 May 2005

Busy time for Vermeulen

Chris Vermeulen not only spent time racing and signing autographs at Silverstone World Superbikes, but he also had to spend time with two of the MCN babe squad.

Results: Silverstone WSB

27 May 2005

Results from the Silverstone round of the World Superbike championship: World Supberike race one: 1. Laconi. 2. Corser. 3. Toseland. 4. Vermeulen. 5. Chili. 6. Walker. 7. Neukirchner. 8. Bussei. 9. Cardoso. 10. Muggeridge. 11. Kagayama. 12. Sanchini. 13. Pitt. 14. Velini. 15. Praia. 16. Nickmans. Retired: Haga. Gimbert. Velini. Nieto. World Superbike Race Two...

Ducatis top WSB practice

27 May 2005

Ducatis top WSB practice

The factory Ducatis of Regis Laconi and James Toseland head the first free practice session for the WSB round at Silverstone this weekend. Regis Laconi completed 22 laps with a fastest time of...

Rider dies in TT practice

27 May 2005

Rider dies in TT practice

The second practice session for the Isle of Man TT was marred by the death of a Swedish rider on the first lap. 39-year-old Joakim Karlsson from Habo Jonkoping in Sweden crashed his Suzuki GSX-R1000...

Business and pleasure?

20 May 2005

Business and pleasure?

She might not be dressed ina revealing outfit, but she’s still very sexy.

NW200 race results

20 May 2005

NW200 race results

British superbike star Michael Rutter bagged one superbike win at the NW200 in Northern Ireland on Saturday but missed out on his second successive double when a rain shower made tyre choice something...

Renner wins freestyle MX

20 May 2005

Renner wins freestyle MX

KTM factory rider Ronnie Renner has won the Red Bull X-Fighters freestyle MX event in front of more than 42,000 spectators in Mexico City. Only three riders made the final, with Renner defeating...

Mellow yellow...

20 May 2005

Mellow yellow...

This looks like an in-depth discussion, but are they chatting about nail varnish, or the effects of rebound damping?

The lady in red

20 May 2005

The lady in red

We might as well have not bothered captioning this picture, because noone is going to be looking here, anyway.

A lovely pair...

20 May 2005

A lovely pair...

What a lovely pair of happy, smiling faces…

'Nitro Nori' for UK WSB

20 May 2005

'Nitro Nori' for UK WSB

Noriyuki Haga has promised his British fans explosive action at the Silverstone round on Sunday, May 29, 2005, after admitting his season has been lacklustre so far. “So far I have not been able to...

The model pose

20 May 2005

Chris Walker and his brolly girl compete to perform the best ‘staring into middle distance’ catalogue pose.

Don't turn away...

20 May 2005

Don't turn away...

The seductive ‘looking back over one shoulder look’. It either means that she’s trying to see if we fancy her, or the photographer has shouted ‘Oi’ at the top of his lungs.

WSB at Silverstone

20 May 2005

WSB at Silverstone

The World Superbike champion arrives at the Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire this weekend (May 27-29), and preparations are well under way to make this the biggest and best biking event held at...

Look behind you...

20 May 2005

Look behind you...

He was nervous as the brolly girl snuck up behind him, but we can’t be sure exactly why…

Hose drama hits Hodgson

20 May 2005

Hose drama hits Hodgson

Neil Hodgson was just one place out of a points-scoring psoition at the Pikes Peak AMA Superbike round on Sunday, May 22, after he was forced to pit with a water hose ‘issue’. Hodgson had qualified...

Follow NW200 live!

20 May 2005

Follow NW200 live!

One of Great Britain’s biggest bike races takes place this weekend in front of up to 120,000 fans – the North West 200. The public roads race, which runs from Portstewart, Coleraine to Protrush in...

MotoGP: Le Mans test

13 May 2005

MotoGP: Le Mans test

Many of the MotoGP teams took part in a two-day test at Le Mans in France, immediately following the French GP. After three days of wet racing, the riders started late in the morning to take...

Rossi on Le Mans pole

13 May 2005

Rossi on Le Mans pole

Valentino Rossi has put himself on pole position for Sunday’s Le Mans GP after setting his best laps in the closing seconds of the session. Rossi’s team mate Colin Edwards was holding a solid pole in...

Blowing in the wind

13 May 2005

Blowing in the wind

Just out of shot is a bloke with a huge fan to provide the perfect windswept look…

Edwards tops 1st session

13 May 2005

Edwards tops 1st session

Colin Edwards has topped the first practice session for the French GP at an overcast Le Mans circuit. The track was barely dry and riders struggled to get anywhere near lap record pace. Edwards took...

Hodgson 2nd on grid

13 May 2005

Hodgson 2nd on grid

Niel Hodgson will start Sunday’s AMA Superbike race in second position. Suzuki rider Matt Mladin set the best lap to take his 41st pole position with the time he set in the Friday qualifying session,...

Rea takes BSB pole

13 May 2005

Rea takes BSB pole

Johnathan Rea has taken a surprise pole position at the Mondello Park round of the British Superbike championship. The young Northern Irish rider was sitting high in the times throughout the weekend...

Going bug-eyed

13 May 2005

This young lady has eyes for you, even if you can’t see them behind the world’s biggest sunglasses!

The long legs of the law

13 May 2005

The long legs of the law

If only uniformed police officers all dressed like this, you’d be happy to be pulled…

Never mind blue skies

13 May 2005

Never mind blue skies

Whatever the colour of the sky, these young ladies always lift your mood.

Hair all about it

13 May 2005

Hair all about it

When she tried using hair straighteners, her hair actually reached past her knees…

Barros tops first day

13 May 2005

Barros tops first day

Alex Barros is the fastest man on the opening day of the Le Mans GP after putting in the top lap in the second practice session of the day, shortly before the rain came down heavily. The session...

Pichon wins German MX

13 May 2005

Pichon wins German MX

Mickael Pichon was able to take the overall win at the Motocross Grand Prix of Europe, following an uncharacteristic mistake by reigning champion Stefan Everts in the first Moto. Pichon was able to...

Results: Le Mans MotoGP

13 May 2005

Results: Le Mans MotoGP

Results from the Le Mans round of the MotoGP championship: Official finishing positions: 1. Valentino Rossi 2. Sete Gibernau, 0.382 3. Colin Edwards, 5.711 4. Marco Melandri, 7.276 5. Max Biaggi,...

Rutter fastest in Ireland

13 May 2005

Rutter fastest in Ireland

Honda has dominated the opening day of the Mondello Park round of the British Superbike championship. All four of the top spots in the first practice session were taken by Honda Fireblades with...

DEFRA lifts off-road ban

13 May 2005

DEFRA lifts off-road ban

After a heated campaign by motorsports organisations the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has backed down on its effective ban of motorsports on farm land, securing the...

I saw the sign

13 May 2005

Normally with young ladies you have to look for subtle signs, but it’s always easier when the signs are this obvious.

Don't shy away...

13 May 2005

Don't shy away...

She’s so pretty, even racers and team members couldn’t look at her without becoming strangely distracted from the racing…

Kiyo returns to form

13 May 2005

Kiyo returns to form

The results were split between the HM Plant Honda and Airwaves Ducati riders at Mondello Park with both teams taking a 1-2. Riyuichi Kiyonari took the win in the first race, ahead of his team-mate...

Brivio denies F1 quote

13 May 2005

Brivio denies F1 quote

Valentino Rossi’s team boss Davide Brivio has denied reports that he said the Italian World Champion would be heading to Formula 1 in 2007. Rossi has recently committed to spending another year with...