2004

Year: 2004

Month: ALL

Haga does the double

01 August 2004

Noriyuki Haga has made it a double win at Brands Hatch World Superbikes after taking the top spot in a dramatic race 2 despite not crossing the line first. The second superbike race of the day was...

Did you get a sign?

01 August 2004

Did you get to meet one of the MCN girls at Brands Hatch WSB? And did you get an autograph? More importantly, do you think this chap has washed since then?

Quality Brands

01 August 2004

There was a lot of quality on display at Brands Hatch for the World Superbike round. And this young lady was just one example…

Haga takes race one

01 August 2004

Noriyuki Haga has taken the win in race one at Brands Hatch World Superbikes after an intense struggle with Regis Laconi and Frankie Chili. Haga started the race as he meant to go on, taking the...

This Sunday (September 5) MCN Editor Marc Potter, Chief Road Tester Trevor Franklin and Road Tester Michael Neeves will be contesting the KRC UK Endurance Championship at Donington Park. Team MCN and...

Your Donington anger

01 August 2004

MYSELF and two friends drove 500 miles from the north of Scotland looking forward to a repeat of the tremendous weekend we had at Donington three years ago. Arriving at the track we were subjected to...

Marching orders

01 August 2004

No! walk this way

Pichon wins Czech MXGP

01 August 2004

Mickael Pichon has closed the gap on championship leader Stefan Everts with an overall victory at the Czech Republic GP at Loket. In the first race, both Pichon and Everts were low down the order at...

Brands WSB results

01 August 2004

Race one positions: Haga, Laconi, Martin, Vermeulen, Corser, Ellison, Toseland, Coxhell, Walker, Nannelli, Borciani, Bussei, Pedercini, Clementi, Bontempi, Nowland, Velini. DNF: Fuertes, Haslam,...

Nothing to say...

28 July 2004

Sometimes it’s best to keep quiet and let the picture speak for itself.

Don't turn away

28 July 2004

Don’t turn your back on us…

Win VIP WSB treatment

28 July 2004

The Brands Hatch round of the World Superbike championship is on Sunday July 31. And if you spot www.motorcyclenews.com Products Editor Dan Thornton at the Kent circuit, you could win a VIP trip to...

Coxhell: Brands wildcard

28 July 2004

Australian British Superbike rider Craig Coxhell will make his World Superbike debut as a wildcard at Brands Hatch this weekend. The 21-year-old from Melbourne races for the Vitrans team on a Honda...

No Triumphs at Brands

28 July 2004

The Triumph ValMoto team has pulled out of the Supersport race at Brands Hatch this weekend to concentrate on their British championship campaign. The team were due to field rider Craig Jones, but...

Brands first qualifying

28 July 2004

Frankie Chili has topped the first qualifying session at Brands Hatch World Superbikes while Gianluca Nannelli takes second place on the provisional grid. This puts two two-year-old Ducati 998s ahead...

Chili to ride a Kawasaki

28 July 2004

The PSG-1 team, which currently fields Pier-Francesco Chili, has announced it will switch to running Kawasaki ZX-10Rs in 2005. The brief statement has not named riders for next season, but has stated...

Look straight ahead

21 July 2004

Just keep ignoring him and the bloke with the camera will soon get bored and wander off…

82,000 see Rossi win

21 July 2004

Both Rossi and Gibernau were using hard compound rear tyres but Edwards had gambled and chosen a soft compound tyre. The added grip that this gave him at the beginning of the race saw him nearly catch...

Don't look so surprised

21 July 2004

Anyone would think it was the first time shes had here picture taken

Rossi takes pole

21 July 2004

Marco Melandri crashed in the the Friday practice session and broke his thumb so only rode in the qualifying session and not the practice because riders are only aloud one special pain killing...

Brit GP survey results

21 July 2004

99 per cent of those who had sex in their tent at the British GP weren’t polite enough to wash first. That’s just one of the findings of our survey of race-goers at the weekend’s British GP. Our...

Hayden tops qualifying

21 July 2004

American Nicky Hayden is on provisional pole for the British Grand Prix on Sunday, beating the circuit record lap by over one and a half second in dry and sunny conditions. Hayden waited until the...

Blades storm Suzuka

21 July 2004

Fourteen out of the top 20 teams finishing in Sunday’s Suzuka 8 Hours used Honda Fireblades – including winners Tohru Ukawa and Hitoyasu Izutsu. They rode for No7 Seven Stars Honda and led from the...

British GP information

21 July 2004

The British round of the 2004 MotoGP championship officially gets underway today, Friday July 23, with the first practice and qualifying for the race on Sunday. We’ll keep you informed about the...

Day of Champions 2004

21 July 2004

The annual Day of Champions event takes place on Thursday July 22 2004 at the Donington park circuit to raise money for the Riders for Health charity. The day includes stunt shows and entertainment,...

Fancy a quick Shakey?

14 July 2004

She’s definitely got her eye on him…

German first qualifying

14 July 2004

Times from the first qualifying session for the German GP on Sunday July 18. MotoGP: 1) Gibernau 1:23.247. 2) Hayden 1:23.453. 3) Rossi 1:23.539. 4) Barros 1:23.625. 5) Roberts Jnr 1:23.684. 6)...

Rossi tops first practice

14 July 2004

Valentino Rossi is fastest after the first practice session for the German MotoGP round on Sunday July 18. First qualifying starts around 1pm UK time. Expect updates shortly. The Italian lapped the...

Win star role at BSB

14 July 2004

It’s your last chance to enter two competitions with British Superbike prizes you simply couldn’t buy. Insurance firm Bennetts is offering the chance to wave the chequered flag at the end of the...

Sete on provisional pole

14 July 2004

Sete Gibernau is on provisional pole for the German MotoGP on Sunday after setting a new pole record in first qualifying on Friday afternoon (July 16). The Honda rider’s time of 1’23.247, the fastest...

Meet the MotoGP stars

14 July 2004

Thursday’s Day of Champions, at Donington Park, not only gives you the chance to ride on a Ducati MotoGP bike, you can also bid for great kit used by the stars in an auction started by Sete...

Bids rocket for GP ride

14 July 2004

The bidding for the chance to ride on a Ducati MotoGP bike is starting to accelerate with just three days left to the end of the auction. The highest bid so far received is just over 1900 Euros. The...

Strange pose?

14 July 2004

That’s what happens when you hire your grid girls from the Ministry of Silly Poses

Dramatic win for Biaggi

14 July 2004

Max Biaggi survived a dramatic battle with first Valentino Rossi, and then Alex Barros, to take the win at German GP today, Sunday, July 18. Lap One: Biaggi keeps a determined Rossi behind him, in...

German GP: Practice

14 July 2004

Times from Friday Free Practice for the German Grand Prix on Sunday, July 18. Conditions are dry. MotoGP: 1) Rossi 1:24.282. 2) Roberts Jnr 1:24.674. 3) Hayden 1:24.688. 4) Tamada 1:24.709. 5)...

Sachsenring results

14 July 2004

Results from the German GP at the Sachsenring. MotoGP: 1) Biaggi. 2) Barros. 3) Hayden. 4) Rossi. 5) Edwards. 6) Tamada. 7) Nakano. 8) Roberts Jnr. 9) Hopkins. 10) Hofmann. 11) Xaus. 12) McWilliams.