Sport (May 2004)

The 2004 Isle of Man TT meeting begins today, Friday May 28, with practice for the De Montfort pre-TT Classic races. The races themselves begin on Saturday, and continue on Bank Holiday...

If you want to look cool on the grid, you have to wear shades

Suddenly, everything is looking rosy…

It’s not all bikinis and sunny weather. Sadly.

Teams riders and officials are heading for Northern Ireland for round five of the British Supermoto Championships at Nutts Corner in Belfast on Sunday 30th. The Northern Irish round. All Irish eyes...

Stop shaking those things at me

How does Geoff Duke stack up against Joey Dunlop? Or Steve Hislop compare to Stanley Woods. Who is the greatest TT racer ever? MCN reveals our top 10 in a free 16-page TT preview, only with MCN out...

If one is good, two is always better

If you haven’t got dark glasses, you just ain’t cool

The fastest practice time from all the sessions was recorded in the Junior 600cc class by Adrain Archibald on the TAS Suzuki GSX-R600. Formula One: Fastest in practice was Paul Hunt on a Suzuki...

1) Laconi. 2) Toseland. 3) Haslam. 4) McCoy. 5) Nannelli. 6) Sanchini. 7) Walker. 8) Vermuelen. 9) Clementi. 10) Meklau. 11) Bontempi. 12) Velini. 13) Mrkyvka. 14) Berthelsen. DNF: Haga. Martin.

Yamaha and Rossi have opted for the models with firmer rears

When we tried to persuade the brolly girl to remove her shirt, Katsuaki Fujiwara misunderstood.

The BBC has confirmed its initial line-up of bike racing on TV for 2004, though it is subject to changes and additions. For MotoGP... South Africa GP: Sunday April 18, Grandstand, BBC Two, Race 1:...

To be a successful brolly girl it’s important to make sure your teeth are clean, and not hiding a bit of broccoli.

Michael Rutter has taken Pole position for the Mondello Park round of the British Superbike championship.Rizla Suzuki rider John Reynolds held the top spot for most of the session, breaking his...

They’re obviously up to something…

April 18, South Africa, Welkom; May 2, Spain, Jerez de la Frontera; May 16, France, Le Mans; June 6, Italy, Mugello; June 13, Catalunya, Catalunya; June 26, Netherlands, Assen; July 4, Rio,...

The Isle of Man TT kicks off this Friday with the pre-TT Classic Races on the island.Practice for the TT itself starts on Saturday May 29 with the first races on Saturday June 5.For last minute...

28 March, Silverstone, Northamptonshire; 12 April, Brands Hatch Indy, Kent; 25 April, Snetterton, Norfolk; 3 May, Oulton Park, Cheshire; 23 May, Mondello Park, N Ireland; 6 June Thruxton,...

We’re not sure whether proton fusion is a scientific term, but we’d like to see these two coupling

Scott Smart and Michael Rutter shared victories at the fifth round of the British Superbike championship at Mondello Park.Smart took his Hawk Kawasaki ZX-10R to his first BSB victory after slipping...

What does the redhead know that we don’t?

February 29: Valencia, Spain. March 28: Phillip Island, Australia. April 18: Misano, San Marino. May 16: Monza, Italy. May 30: Oschersleben, Germany. June 13: Silverstone, UK. July 11: Laguna Seca,...

Scott Smart and Michael Rutter shared victories at the fifth round of the British Superbike championship at Mondello Park. Smart took his Hawk Kawasaki ZX-10R to his first BSB victory after slipping...

What better way to look forward to a weekend of racing than a gorgeous brolly babe?

Michael Rutter dominated the North West 200 road races, beating the total of nine wins held by his father, and managing a top speed of 201.1mph during the second race.Rutter has now claimed ten...

Sometimes even the riders realise they are not always the centre of attention

It’s not often girls get their pom-poms out for us

It’s not often you get to see a pretty, smiling face first thing on a Monday morning

Watch how her eyes seem to follow you around the room….

The MCN-backed British Supermoto Championship thunders into Greater Manchester on May 16 for a spectacular festival of sideways sliding factory-bike action.Three Sisters race circuit in...

All the mechanics secretly wanted to be the brolly girl

Regis Laconi has won both races at the World Superbike round at Monza today, May 16. The Frenchman completed a one-two with team-mate James Toseland in race one, but the pair found themselves split by...