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Prov' pole for Lorenzo

22 July 2005

Jorge Lorenzo (1.32.609) is on provisional pole for Sunday’s British 250 GP at Donington Park after qualifying practice on Friday afternoon. Alex De Angelis (1.32.71) is second fastest with Hiroshi...

Donington GP is Go!!!!!

22 July 2005

The MotoGP weekend is Go!!!!!!!!!!! Practice started at 9am on Friday It was cloudy and 14 degrees as the 125s went out for first practice at 9am. Times from that session are listed through the...

Barros tops PM practice

22 July 2005

Alex Barros was fastest in the second free practice MotoGP session at Donington Park on Friday afternoon. But drizzle took its toll on times and Colin Edwards’ best from the dry morning session...

Rossi on Donington pole

22 July 2005

Valentino Rossi has taken pole position for the British GP at Donington Park. Rossi lead home the field on the overcast but dry qualifying session, beating Sete Gibernau to the top spot and leaving...

A casual babe

22 July 2005

Nice to see a babe going for a more smart/casual approach to gridwear…

Brolly good babe

22 July 2005

The babe version of ‘Singing In The Rain’ proved very popular….especially when her white shirt started to get wet.

Hodgson fourth in AMA

22 July 2005

Former WSB world champion and ex-MotoGP star Neil Hodgson was fourth in Sunday’s second race at the Lexington round of the US Superbike championship (July 24). He was fifth in the first race, on...

MCN babes brave Brit GP

22 July 2005

The MCN Babe Squad braved the wet weather of the British GP at Donington to lift the spirits of the soggy spectators

Green light for farmers

22 July 2005

Bike-backing MP Lembit Öpik has received assurances from the Government that farmers who allow off-road activities on their land will not jeopardise their right to the EU’s single farm payment. Öpik...

Mirror, mirror

22 July 2005

Mirror, mirror on the wall, is this the prettiest babe of them all?

Soaked Rossi takes win

22 July 2005

Valentino Rossi won a very wet British MotoGP at Donington Park on Sunday in a dramatic race with only 11 finishers. They included Kenny Robert who grabbed second from Alex Barros in a brave last lap...

How was the GP for you?

22 July 2005

How was your experience of Donington MotoGP? Was the parking and traffic organisation a real improvement? Or was it chaos as usual for you? What did you make of the ticketing, toilets and...

Interview: Toseland and Walker

22 July 2005

World Superbike Champion James Toseland and fellow British WSB star Chris Walker were in the MCN offices on Thursday (July 29) to edit our WSB supplement. See the results of their labours in our...

MCN backs Suzuka Brits

22 July 2005

The most prestigious endurance event in the World Endurance Championship takes place this weekend, with the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance race on July 31, 2005, and one bike will be carrying MCN backing. ...

First 2006 MotoGP dates

22 July 2005

Here are the provisional dates for the 2006 MotoGP calendar. These are subject to change. 26 March: Spain – Jerez de la Frontera 8 April **: Qatar – Doha/Losail 23 April: Turkey – Istanbul 7 May:...

A winning smile....

15 July 2005

Now why is it when we smile, we always discover a piece of food wedged in our teeth?

Meet stars of MotoGP

15 July 2005

Two of MotoGP’s biggest names will take part in a live chat show tonight (July 19) and you can be in the audience. Colin Edwards and Marco Melandri will be at Club Amadeus in Northallerton, North...

Double trouble

15 July 2005

With two brolly babes, no wonder he looks so happy…

A knowing look

15 July 2005

She has to be up to something….

Blata battles copies

15 July 2005

Czech firm Blata has stepped up its fight against Chinese copies of the Minibike, Mini Motard, Quadard and Origami B1 with backing from official bodies on three continents. The cheap Chinese copies...

Feeling blue

15 July 2005

Sometimes it’s good to feel a little blue. Or even better, it’s good to feel a young lady wearing a little blue outfit….

Walker tops qualifying

15 July 2005

Britain’s Chris Walker has qualified on provisional pole for the Czech round of the World Superbike championship on Sunday, July 17. Walker completed 15 laps with a best time of 2:03.064 to put him...

Happy shiny babe

15 July 2005

It’s great when girls can continue to look happy and wear skimpy clothing, despite any bad weather…

Corser on Brno pole

15 July 2005

Troy Corser has put his Suzuki GSX-R1000 on pole position for the Brno round of the World Superbike championship. Corser pulled out all the stops in the Superpole session after being beaten to second...

Looking into my eyes...

15 July 2005

Look into her eyes and you’ll start to feel sleepy. Well, you’ll want to go to bed, anyway…

5 wildcards for GP 125s

15 July 2005

Five British wildcards have been granted entry into the 125 GP at July 24’s Donington Park British GP. Racing bosses at the FIM usually only allow three wild cards per class but the UK’s ACU asked...

Coppins wins Sun City MX

15 July 2005

Josh Coppins took his second successive overall Motocross victory at Round 11 at Sun City on Sunday, July 17, 2005. The Grand Prix of South africa saw Coppins take on reigning champion Stefan Everts...

Hairy Mary....

15 July 2005

She was working as a brolly babe just days after appearing as Aslan, in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe…

Day of Champs in pics

15 July 2005

The Day of Champions at Donington Park on Thursday attracted 6000 race fans to the annual fund-raiser for Riders For Health. MCN was there, backing the stunt shows, taking part in the super anorak...

Wins for Corser and Haga

15 July 2005

Race one positions: T. Corser J. Toseland R. Laconi C.Walker P. Chili L. Lanzi N.Haga C. Vermeulen N. Abe A. Pitt Y. Kagayama F. Nieto K. Muggeridge M.Neukirchner D. Checa J. Cardoso S.

Camier to ride Suzuka

15 July 2005

British Supersport championship leader Leon Camier has been offered a factory ride in the Suzuka 8-Hour. Racing on July 31, the 18-year-old will compete on a Moriwaki Honda Fireblade. Camier, from...

Visit the Day of Champs

15 July 2005

Start coughing, complaining of feeling a bit rough – or be up front and book the day off because Thursday (July 21) is the Day Of Champions at Donington Park – your chance to rub shoulders with...

Win MotoGP pillion ride

08 July 2005

Did you miss out on the MCN Auction for the ride of a lifetime as a pillion on Randy Mamola’s two-seater Ducati MotoGP bike? Here’s a chance to win one instead. A ride just like this – lapping...

Hayden takes GP Pole

08 July 2005

Nicky Hayden has taken pole position for Sunday’s American Grand Prix. The US rider has dominated the entire weekend so far and beat current championship leader Valantino Rossi to the top spot by...

Brolly babe congestion

08 July 2005

Nothing worse than a brolly babe traffic jam….

Brno bonus for Corser

08 July 2005

WSB series leader Troy Corser has good reason to feel confident going into this weekend’s racing at Brno. The last time the championship raced at the Czech Republic circuit Corser won both races and...