October

Year: 2003

Month: October

Rossi on provisional pole for Sunday

28 October 2003

Valentino Rossi posted a new qualifying record lap to take provisional pole for Sunday’s Spanish GP at Valencia. The Italian posted a time of 1:33.643 to lead an all-Honda front row. The only other...

Rossi and Hodgson latest as it breaks

28 October 2003

The final round of the 2004 MotoGP championship promises some huge news about the coming season. MCN is expecting that Neil Hodgson to confirm his departure from WSB on Saturday to join the D’Antin...

Excited?

28 October 2003

The excitement and enthusiasm of racing motorcycles infected everyone. Except two.

Umbrella or tent?

28 October 2003

You could fit a small family under that umbrella…

Bostrom or bottom?

28 October 2003

We know what it says, but we doubt anyone is focussing on the American rider…

Looking up to Xaus

28 October 2003

We used this angle to accentuate the factory Ducati rider’s cheekbones….honest…

Abe fastest in practice at Valencia

28 October 2003

Yamaha’s Norrick Abe heads the first practice session at Valencia, riding for Fortuna Yamaha as a replacement for regular rider Marco Melandri. His time is over two seconds quicker than Garry McCoy,...

Abe replaces injured Melandri

21 October 2003

Norrick Abe will fill in for injured Fortuna Yamaha regular Marco Melandri at the Valencia GP on Sunday, November 2. The 28-year-old Japanese rider will replace regular team member Melandri for the...

Corser loses best shirt competition

21 October 2003

Sadly, Troy just couldn’t compete with the T-shirt wearing skills of his brolly girl.

Have you won Brit SX tickets for Weston?

21 October 2003

Round two of the Future West British Supercross series will take place at Weston-super-Mare on October 24 and 25. And five lucky winners have each won a pair of tickets courtesy of MCN. The winners...

Bottoms up!

21 October 2003

Any of you ladies fancy a drink?

But there’s no space for logos…

21 October 2003

We’re not sure what she’s selling, but we do know she’s doing a fine job of it.

What are you doing down there?

21 October 2003

The photographer’s attempts to sneak up on Chris Walker almost worked…

R6 Cup TV series begins

21 October 2003

A series documenting the trials and tribulations of the R6 cup competitors begins on Friday at 8.30pm. The 30-minute programme gives an insight into the lives of the stars in the MCN-backed British...

What a big water bottle he’s got…

21 October 2003

We don’t know why, but she’s obviously fascinated by his drink container…

Who's done it?

21 October 2003

Passing wind on the grid never goes down well

The eyes have it…

21 October 2003

Even the brolly girls have tried to adopt the ‘Foggy stare’, with more attractive results than the original…

What is she up to?

14 October 2003

That sly smile hints that she knows something we don’t.

Spot the lurker

14 October 2003

She wondered who the strange man was until someone pointed out it was Pier-Francesco Chili.

Hodgson and Xaus take a win each

14 October 2003

The Fila Ducati team has taken the spoils at the last World Superbike race of the season with both Neil Hodgson and Ruben Xaus taking a win each. The first race saw Hodgson lead throughout most of the...

Ducati confirms 2004 WSB team

14 October 2003

Ducati Corse has confirmed that it will definitely be competing in next year’s World Superbike championship with two new riders. The factory’s superbike effort will now be fronted by HM Plant’s James...

Anything for a pair

14 October 2003

Gregorio Lavilla considers whether two brolly girls is enough…

ACU Academy rider selection

14 October 2003

The ACU are looking for the next crop of riders to join their academy programme for road racers, and are holding a rider selection day at Rockingham on November 10. The most promising young riders on...

Rossi wins despite penalty

14 October 2003

Valentino Rossi has won the penultimate MotoGP race of the year in fantastic style, taking the win despite incurring his second time penalty of the season. Rossi had a bad start to the race, running...

Toseland takes first WSB pole

14 October 2003

James Toseland has taken his first ever World Superbike pole position in the run up to Sunday’s race at Magny Cours. The HM Plant Ducati rider stole the top spot from factory Ducati rider Neil Hodgson...

Rossi on pole at Phillip Island

14 October 2003

Valentino Rossi has taken his Honda RCV to pole position for Sunday’s Australian GP, beating Ducati’s Loris Capirossi in to second place. The newly crowned world champion beat Capirossi’s...

Biggest brolly ever?

14 October 2003

WSB goes for the record for the biggest brolly in history. And this poor girl has to hold it.

A look of concentration?

14 October 2003

Or was it a bad decision to skip the loo break before the race?

Two new teams for WSB

14 October 2003

Two new teams have announced plans to move up to the World Superbike championship in 2004. At a time when manufacturers are pulling out of the championship left, right and centre World Supersport team...

Look, up in the sky…

14 October 2003

What has distracted her?

McWilliams ninth in qualifying practice

14 October 2003

Jeremy McWilliams, who last year claimed pole at Phillip Island on a two-stroke, is in a provisional ninth place on the Proton V5 for this Sunday’s MotoGP at the Australian circuit. Valentino Rossi...

Rossi plays down F1 move

14 October 2003

Newly-crowned MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi has played down the rumours that he will be driving a Formula 1 car next year. Rossi was offered a no-strings-attached test drive of the Ferrari F1...

Three of a kind

14 October 2003

If you get three matching colours you win a prize…

Too hot to handle

14 October 2003

It looks like Katsuaki Fujiwara might have mistakenly left his helmet under the tyre warmers…

Walker tops first practice

14 October 2003

Chris Walker has topped the time sheets in the first practice session for the last round of the World Superbike championship this weekend. Walker and HM Plant Ducati team-mate James Toseland dominated...

MCN-backed European Supermoto comes to UK

14 October 2003

The MCN-backed British Superprix is the first round of the European Supermoto championship to ever be held in the UK, and it takes place at Lydden Hill in Kent on October 18-19. The circuit is...