2004

Year: 2004

Month: ALL

Move over Toseland...

09 June 2004

Move over James, you can’t make that brolly babe peer over your shoulder all day….

FIM verdict in CBR row

09 June 2004

The row over the weight of the rear axle in Honda’s World Supersport CBR600s has been resolved and the six riders disqualified at the end of the Oschersleben round have had their points...

WSB Full results list

09 June 2004

Superbike race one results: 1) Vermuelen. 2) Haga. 3) Laconi. 4) Haslam. 5) Toseland. 6) Martin. 7) Ellison. 8) McCoy. 9) Corser. 10) Clementi. 11) Borciani. 12) Walker. 13) Sanchini. 14) Bontempi.

Trouble comes in threes

09 June 2004

Three’s company. And very good company at that…

WSB: Qualifying

09 June 2004

Superbike qualifying 2: 1) Chili 1:54.794. 2) Vermuelen 1:54.796. 3) Laconi 1:54.799. 4) Haga 1:55.522. 5) Corser 1:55.839. 6) Toseland 1:55.870. 7) Martin 1:55.892. 8) Nannelli 1:55.932. 9) McCoy...

Superbikes grid after superpole: 1) Laconi 1:54.331. 2) Vermuelen 1:54.643. 3) Haga 1:54.812. 4) Toseland 1:54.976. 5) Haslam 1:55.038. 6) Corser 1:55.113. 7) Ellison 1:55.276. 8) Martin 1:55.438. 9)...

Spanish win for Rossi

09 June 2004

Valentino Rossi overcame a determined challenge from Spaniard Sete Gibernau to take the win and deny the Honda rider a home triumph. Rossi led away from the grid, but a moment allowed Gibernau past,...

WSB: free practice

09 June 2004

Silverstone, Friday June 11 Superbike free practice times: 1) Laconi 1:55.344. 2) Chili 1:55.695. 3) Toseland 1:56.390. 4) Haga 1:56.431. 5) Vermuelen 1:56.607. 6) Borciani 1;56.796. 7) Martin...

MotoGP: Practice

09 June 2004

MotoGP Free Practice 2: 1) Gibernau 1:43.847. 2) Rossi 1:44.184. 3) Biaggi 1:44.187. 4) Edwards 1:44.497. 5) Hayden 1:44.537. 6) Bayliss 1:44.676. 7) Checa 1:44.756. 8) Roberts Jnr 1:44.778. 9)...

Some jaunty angles...

09 June 2004

Those brollies are being held at a rather playful angle…

Spanish GP: Full results

09 June 2004

MotoGP results: 1) Rossi. 2) Gibernau. 3) Melandri. 4) Checa. 5) Edwards. 6) Xaus. 7) Nakano. 8) Biaggi. 9) Abe. 10) Capirossi. 11) Hofmann. 12) Hodgson. 13) Byrne. 14) Pitt. 15) Aoki. 16) Fabrizio.

MotoGP: First qualifying

09 June 2004

MotoGP first qualifying: 1) Gibernau 1:42.934. 2) Biaggi 1:43.563. 3) Tamada 1:43.708. 4) Rossi 1:43.710. 5) Hayden 1:43.840. 6) Checa 1:43.860. 7) Barros 1:43.911. 8) Nakano 1:43.948. 9) Melandri...

Silverstone WSB winners

09 June 2004

Chris Vermuelen and Noriyuki Haga took the honours in Sunday’s WSB round at Silverstone. We reported the action with live lap-by-lap updates. Here’s how the day unfolded. Superbikes race two: Final...

Sidecar B TT winners

09 June 2004

Dave Molyneux and Daniel Sayle broke the lap record on their way to victory in the Sidecar B TT race on the Island on Wednesday June 9. It was Molyneux’s 10th Isle of Man TT victory equalling the record of the German BMW driver Siegfried Schauzu. Molyneux and Sayle’s Honda outfit lapped at just outside 20 minute pace, setting a new lap record on lap two at 113.17mph. Former world champions Klaus...

Spanish GP: Final grid

09 June 2004

Spanish GP grid positions: 1) Gibernau 1:42,596. 2) Rossi 1:42.959. 3) Hayden 1:43.124. 4) Melandri 1:43.601. 5) Barros 1:43.647. 6) Xaus 1:43.680. 7) Hopkins 1:43.693. 8) Bayliss 1:43.793. 9) Biaggi...

Rutter and Emmett win

02 June 2004

Michael Rutter continued the success of the HM Plant Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade by taking the win in the first race at the Thruxton round of the British Superbike championship and second place in the...

McGuinness smashes records on Island

02 June 2004

John McGuinness has unofficially broken two lap records in TT practice on Wednesday night. The 31-year-old smashed Ryan Farquhar’s Junior record by over five seconds, and then went three-tenths of a...

The rear guard

02 June 2004

Even from behind the babes have to be in top form

Someone is struggling to look happy...

02 June 2004

A wry smile from the Proton/TeamKR girl

Anstey wins Proddie TT

02 June 2004

Bruce Anstey has won the Production TT today, Tuesday June 8, after the race was postponed from Monday. The New Zealander overcame an early challenge to win at record lap and race speed, with an...

Step aside, sir

02 June 2004

Who wants to tell him it was his brolly babe we wanted to pose for us?

Thruxton BSB results

02 June 2004

Race 1: Rutter, Reynolds, Emmett, Lavilla, Thomas, Smart Mason, Ellison, Hill, Clarke, Coxhell, Buckingham, Kiyonari, Kirkham, Easton, Corke, Hobbs, Donald, Brogan, Martin, Platt, Hitchcox, Bryce DNF:...

IoM F1 TT results

02 June 2004

Next year the F1 race will be dropped to bring the TT classes in line with the FIM championships. Dave Molyneux and Daniel Sayle took their Honda sidecar to Molyneux’s ninth win on the TT after...

Gibernau on Mugello pole

02 June 2004

S.GIBERNAU 1 : 49.553, N.HAYDEN 1 : 49.922, V.ROSSI1 : 49.926, A.BARROS 1 : 50.058, M.MELANDRI 1 : 50.315, M.BIAGGI 1 : 50.445, M.TAMADA 1 : 50.584, L.CAPIROSSI 1 : 50.699, K.ROBERTS 1 : 50.736,...

TT Friday practice times

02 June 2004

Formula One: Anstey, 125.01mph; Archibald, 124.48mph; Lougher, 124.02mph. Junior 600:Ryan Farquhar, 118.55mph; Chris Heath, 118.25mph; Richard Britton, 118.16mph. Production 1000: John McGuinness,...

Rain hits TT practice

02 June 2004

The Thursday afternoon (June 3,2004) Isle of Man TT practice session was cancelled due to prevailing weather conditions. The cancellation was announced by Neil Hanson, the clerk of the course, and the...

McGuinness wins F1 TT

02 June 2004

Next year the F1 race will be dropped to bring the TT classes in line with the FIM championships. Dave Molyneux and Daniel Sayle took their Honda sidecar to Molyneux’s ninth win on the TT after...

Rossi wins at Mugello

02 June 2004

Valentino Rossi has taken victory in a rain interupted Italian Grand Prix at the Mugello circuit. The Italian rider was leading the race when it was red flagged as rain started to fall, but he slipped...

Ask the WSB stars

02 June 2004

Ever wanted Toseland, Walker or Haslam to answer your questions? On Thursday June 10, all three of the British WSB regulars will be at Silverstone for a publicity day, and we want to put your...

Charter a flight to the TT

02 June 2004

Even with practice under way, it’s not too late to arrange a trip to this year’s Isle of Man TT. We’re still offering day (and night) trips by ferry. Click here for details. Alternatively get six...

Italian MotoGP results

02 June 2004

Race Positions: Valentino Rossi, Sete Gibernau, Max Biaggi, Troy Bayliss, Ruben Xaus, Alex Barros, Norick Abe, Loris Capirossi, Marco Melandri, Shane Byrne, Neil Hodgson, Colin Edwards, Nobuatsu Aoki,...

Think I'm funny?

02 June 2004

Think I’m funny? Do I amuse you?

TT: 125cc/400cc results

02 June 2004

Isle of Man TT Ultra Lightweight 125cc results: 1) Chris Palmer. 2) Robert Dunlop. 3) Nigel Beattie. 4) Garry Bennett. 5) Matt Jackson. 6) Mark Tyrrell. 7) Jon Vincent. 8) Ted Roebuck. 9) Trevor...

Look beyond the obvious

02 June 2004

Sometimes you just have to look a little further to find what you’re looking for.

TT: Proddie 1000 result

02 June 2004

Production 1000cc result: 1) Bruce Anstey. 2) John McGuinness 3) Jason Griffiths. 4) Ian Lougher. 5) Adrian Archibald. 6) Richard Britton 7) Mark Parrett. 8) Gary Carswell. 9) Ian Armstrong. 10) Nigel...

She's looking enigmatic

02 June 2004

A very enigmatic looking brolly babe today