April

Year: 2005

Month: April

Sold: Rossi's race bike

15 April 2005

A Cagiva Mito 125 raced by a certain Valentino Rossi has been auctioned for charity, with a winning bid of 22660 Euros (£15,413). The bike, which he used to win the Italian 125 production...

There’s a huge range of exotic names in Supermoto racing with the likes for VOR, Husqvarna and Husaberg, but they’ve just been joined by probably the most iconic brand in the world. This season Keith...

Barros tops first practice

15 April 2005

Alex Barros was fastest in the opening practice session for the Estoril GP in the first free practice session on Friday morning. The Brazilian left the previous round in Jerez far from happy with his...

Stop chatting, ladies...

15 April 2005

Actually, if you three keep chatting, we can ogle without you notice…..

The green meenie?

15 April 2005

Green may be the colour of jealousy, or even Ireland, but every time we see this particular shade we think of the Kawasaki grid girls.

World SX title decided

15 April 2005

Ricky Carmichael has claimed the THQ/FIM World Supercross Championship for 2005, and looks set to also take the AMA Supercross series. The 25-year-old Suzuki rider now has an unbeatable score, with...

Barros wins at Estoril

15 April 2005

The first win for the Honda team in 2005 has come from GP veteran Alex Barros, at the second round at Estoril in Portugal. Barros took the win on the Camel Honda RCV, from the Yamaha of Valentino...

A model's pout....

15 April 2005

You can tell James Toseland is used to the camera with that professional pout…

WSB arrives in Europe

15 April 2005

The WSB championship hits Europe for the first time this season this weekend with defending champ James Toseland focused on clawing his way back into the title fight. We’ll be bringing you live...

A brave brolly babe....

15 April 2005

It takes a brave girl to open herself up for the cheap jokes and puns associated with this particular sponsorship…

Barros stays on top

15 April 2005

Alex Barros has continued his domination of the second round of the MotoGP World championship by setting the fastest lap in the second free practice session. After setting the fastest time in the...

Bid for GP VIP passes

15 April 2005

Bid now for your chance to rub shoulders with the stars of MotoGP at the Shanghai round from Friday April 29. Dorna have given two VIP passes to MCN’s favourite charity – Riders For Health. Now you...

Knight wins in Wales

15 April 2005

David Knight has extended his lead of the British Enduro Championship with a win at the second round, the Brechfa Enduro. The KTM rider was able to claim victory at the first one-day event of 2005,...

Seeing red...

15 April 2005

We don’t know how these young ladies queeze into such tight PVC, but our intrepid reporters are always volunteering to try and find out…

MotoGP testing at Estoril

15 April 2005

Following the second round of the MotoGP championship at Estoril on April 17, 2005, nine of the riders returned to the Portuguese track the following day to perform further testing. Former 250cc...

Foggy: I'd beat Rossi

08 April 2005

Tough-talking former WSB champ Carl Fogarty reckons he would have spanked current MotoGP champ Valentino Rossi had the two ever gone head-to-head. The Foggy Petronas Racing WSB boss – who has four...

MotoGP: Jerez Friday

08 April 2005

125cc Qualifying 1: 1. SImoncelli 1:46.996. 2. Pasini 1:47.397. 3. Luthi 1:47.747. 4. Kallio 1:47.934. 5. Lai 1:48.277. 6. Talmacsi 1:48.286. 7. Faubel 1:48.611. 8. De Rosa 1:48.632. 9. Zanetti...

Results: Thruxton BSB

08 April 2005

BSB Race One: 1. Ryuichi Kiyonari. 2. Michael Rutter. 3. Gregorio Lavilla. 4. Leon Haslam. 5. Sean Emmett. 6. Karl Harris. 7. Scott Smart. 8. Dean Thomas. 9. Glen Richards. 10. Tommy Hill. 11. James...

A babe for all weathers

08 April 2005

Not only is she ready for sunny weather with her skimpy t-shirt, and wet weather with her umbrella, but if it gets windy, that skirt doubles as a neckwarmer…

Day of Champs tickets

08 April 2005

Tickets for the annual Day of Champions event on the eve of the British GP have gone on sale. It’s on Thursday, July 21 at Donington Park and will raise funds for MCN’s favourite charity – Riders For...

Best of both....

08 April 2005

When the Virgin Mobile girls get together with a Bennetts babe, everyone is a winner….

Protest to save off road

08 April 2005

And, the MCI points out, “This action by one division of DEFRA comes at a time when another division within DEFRA has been calling for land to be made available for off road motorsport activity to...

Hofmann slips up

08 April 2005

Kawasaki MotoGP rider Alex Hofmann high-sided his ZX-RR in front of a huge crowd at a pre race exhibition in Estoril, breaking a bone in his wrist forcing him to sit out the race. Hofmann turned out...

Rossi rules Jerez MotoGP

08 April 2005

250cc results: 1. Pedrosa 2. Porto 3. De Angelis. 4. Dovizioso. 5. Barbera. 6. Lorenzo. 7. Locatelli. 8. Debon. 9. Corsi. 10. Giansanti. 11. Davies. 12. Rous. 13. Baldolini. 14. Ballerini. 15.

The long legs of the law

08 April 2005

If the police followed this recruitment policy and uniform, criminals would be running towards them rather than running away.

Kiyonari Thruxton double

08 April 2005

Ryuichi Kiyonari dominates the British Superbike Championship after a double win at the second round at Thruxton in Hampshire. The Japanese rider adds these wins to his double victory at the opening...

MotoGP: Saturday

08 April 2005

Valentino Rossi has taken pole position for the first round of the 2005 MotoGP championship at Jerez with a stunning 1:39.419 lap, around two seconds quicker than the fastest time in practice. Rossi...

Hair today...

08 April 2005

Now you see why there are very few racers with long hair. Aside from Giovanni Bussei. And formely Norrick Abe and Fred Merkel.

Do you want airhorns?

08 April 2005

The owners of Silverstone race circuit want you to decide whether to allow the use of airhorns during race meetings. This year the circuit will host two major bike events, with World Superbikes on...

Results: Jerez MotoGP

08 April 2005

Results from Jerez,Spain, the opening round of the 2005 MotoGP championship. MotoGP results:: 1. Rossi. 2. Gibernau. 3. Melandri. 4. Barros. 5. Nakano. 6. Bayliss. 7. Biaggi. 8. Tamada. 9.

BSB: Saturday

08 April 2005

Michael Rutter has put his HM Plant Honda on pole for the Thruxton round of the 2005 Bennetts British Superbike championship ahead of Leon Haslam and provisional poleman Sean Emmett. Superbike final...

Looking purposeful...

08 April 2005

We don’t know where she’s going, but it must be somewhere important…

Have a blonde moment

08 April 2005

Everyone likes to have at least one blonde moment a day…

BSB: Thruxton Friday

08 April 2005

The Thruxton round of the 2005 Bennetts British Superbike champship has begun with Michael Rutter going quickest in the second free practice session. Second quickest was Ryuichi Kiyonari, the double...

Slight wind problem...

08 April 2005

What you can’t see is the bloke kneeling out of shot with an industrial fan to get that perfect windswept look….

Belgian star to try TT

08 April 2005

An increase in the number of foreign riders racing at the Isle of Man TT has continued, with a Belgian road racer the latest European star to sign up. Twenty-eight year old Michael Weynand has gained...