August

Year: 2005

Month: August

Hopkins stays at Suzuki

26 August 2005

The Suzuki MotoGP squad has officially announced current rider John Hopkins will stay with the team for the next two seasons. Hopkins, 22, has ridden for the team since 2003, and the team believe he...

Mladin close to AMA title

26 August 2005

Mat Mladin won both races at the penultimate round of the 2005 AMA Superbike championship as Britain’s Neil Hodgson struggled to lone fifth place after a race one crash. Mladin looks likely to take...

125s tragedy: Jones dies

26 August 2005

Rising teenage star Chris Jones has died after a start-line incident involving nine bikes at the start of the British 125cc championship round at Cadwell Park on Monday August 29. Chris was just 14. ...

Brno Friday practice

26 August 2005

Valentino Rossi has gone fastest in the second practice session for the Czech MotoGP round at Brno on Sunday, August 28, 2005. Rossi posted a time of 1:59.278 on the final of his 21 completed laps to...

KTM dominate Brit MX GP

26 August 2005

KTM riders Ben Townely and Tyla Rattray won the MX1 and MX2 classes at the British round of the Motocross World Championships, with team-mates Steve Ramon and Britain’s Carl Nunn alo making the...

Hill heads Cadwell

26 August 2005

British Supersport: 1. Andrews 1:30.863. 2. Crutchlow 1:30.990. 3. Camier 1:31.927. 4. Robinson 1:32.010. 5. Jones 1:32.152. 6. Llewellyn 1:32.403. 7. Da Costa 1:32.444. 8. Frost 1:32.511. 9. Riba...

She's got legs....

26 August 2005

And in the words of the bearded ZZ Top, she knows how to use them. Mainly by putting them in a pair of sexy boots.

Babes go green

26 August 2005

Sorry, who do you represent again?

A babe on the side...

26 August 2005

Forget the racers, here’s one profile we’d like to see more of….

Two of a kind...

26 August 2005

Following on from yesterday, here’s two more reasons to take a trip to the Far East…

Mellow yellow...

26 August 2005

Yellow can be a risky choice of colour for an outfit, but sometimes it really does work well…

Haslam on Cadwell pole

26 August 2005

Leon Haslam is on provisional pole for the British Superbike round at Cadwell park after the first qualifying session. Haslam recorded a time of 1:27.28 seconds on the Airwaves Ducati, which saw him...

Lavilla heads BSB series

26 August 2005

The Cadwell Park round of the British Superbike championship rewarded young riders as Tommy Hill and Leon Haslam each took a race win. Tommy Hill took his first superbike victory in the first race...

ACU chief exec resigns

26 August 2005

The chief executive of the governing body or UK bike sport – the ACU – has resigned after three and half year in the job. ACU Chairman Jim Parker said: "While it is obviously a great disappointment, to both me and the ACU, that Neil has decided to move on, his decision is understood and respected. Neil is a dynamic and industrious individual who rightly retains an ambitious streak and it is that...

Gibernau on Brno pole

26 August 2005

Sete Gibernau has taken pole position for the Czech GP at brno tomorrow, Sunday, August 28, 2005, in a qualifying session which saw Valentino Rossi only capable of fourth on the grid. Gibernau...

Rossi wins in Brno drama

26 August 2005

Valentino Rossi has won the Czech Grand Prix at Brno on Sunday August 28,2005, as dramatic action unfolded all around him. The race unfolded with several battles throughout the field. But it was the...

Bid for signed leathers

26 August 2005

MCN Auctions is offering you a unique opportunity to own a set of leathers that have featured in a well-known biking DVD AND been signed by a host of top WSB, Supersport and British Superbike riders –...

Propping up the babe bar

26 August 2005

We’d like to imagine there is a bar where all the brolly girls congregate after a hard day at a race circuit. If you know where it is, feel free to tell us…..

It's a family affair...

19 August 2005

These two could be sisters. Or if you’re really unkind, mother and daughter…

Shakey and Jodie split...

19 August 2005

Shane Byrne has announced he has split with model and keen biker Jodie Marsh in the online diary on his website. The pair met at the British GP at Donington Park, when Marsh was enlisted to be a KTM...

Blata V6: first picture

19 August 2005

This is the first picture of the Blata V6 MotoGP machine looking close to completion, and ready for the WCM team to race. Unfortunately it isn’t quite ready in time for the scheduled debut at the...

Everts wins in Germany

19 August 2005

Stefan Everts won both races at the German Motocross GP to return to winning form with his 85th GP win. Everts led the first race from start to finish in front of 12,000 people at Gaildorf, near...

Lavilla heads 1-2

19 August 2005

Gregorio Lavilla has lead an Airwave Ducati 1-2 in the first race at Silverstone British Superbikes after both HM Plant Hondas fell and restarted. Lavilla started poorly falling from third on the...

Walker enters Moto 1

19 August 2005

World Superbike star Chris Walker heads the list of stars signing up for the Moto 1 event at Mallory Park on October 15 and 16, 2005. Walker is an ex-schoolboy motocross star, so should be suited to...

Goorbergh tests Suzuki

19 August 2005

Jurgen van den Goorbergh has tested the Riza Suzuki GSX-R100 he will use at the Assen round of the World Superbike championship at a private test at the Silverstone circuit on Tuesday, August 23,...

Specs appeal

19 August 2005

She’s definitely got specs appeal, but we’re not sure about the bright yellow earplug…

Get ready for Cadwell

19 August 2005

Make the most of your Bank Holiday Monday with a rideout to the Cadwell round of British Superbikes. Our guide and links should give you all you need to know. Most links are to external sites. MCN is...

Where's the bike?

19 August 2005

We’ve got a brolly girl waiting and ready to go, but what happened to the actual motorcycle?

Three Suzukis for Brno

19 August 2005

The Suzuki MotoGP squad will field three riders at the Czech MotoGP round at Brno on Sunday, August 28,3005. John Hopkins will be back at full fitness following an operation to plate his broken left...

Kiyo takes race 2

19 August 2005

Ryuichi Kiyonari took the win in the second British Superbike race at Silverstone despite Gregorio Lavilla desperately trying to make the double. Kiyo got an early lead with Lavilla’s team-mate Leon...

Kiyonari on pole

19 August 2005

Ryuichi Kiyonari has taken pole position at the Silverstone round of the British Superbike championship, just beating team-mate Michael Rutter to the top spot. Fresh from winning the Suzuka Eight...

Babe looking casual...

19 August 2005

Sometimes you don’t need Lycra to look great. This is how to combine a clothing catalogue with a bike catalogue….

Roberts bites back

19 August 2005

A week after the announcement that KTM were withdrawing their support of the Team Roberts MotoGP bike, the team has issued a response claiming KTM has “failed to live up to their reponsibilities”. ...

Blondes have more fun...

19 August 2005

If blondes have more fun anyway, how much fun will she have with a speedway bike?

On an eastern promise

19 August 2005

Now here’s a young lady that makes us want to visit the Far East straight away…

BSB: Silverstone practice

19 August 2005

Sean Emmett has gone fastest in the first practice session for the Silvertsone round of the British Superbike championship on Sunday. Emmett posted a time of 1:36.089 on the Virgin Mobile Samsung R1...