May
Rider dies in TT practice
27 May 2005
The second practice session for the Isle of Man TT was marred by the death of a Swedish rider on the first lap. 39-year-old Joakim Karlsson from Habo Jonkoping in Sweden crashed his Suzuki GSX-R1000...
Results: Silverstone WSB
27 May 2005
Results from the Silverstone round of the World Superbike championship: World Supberike race one: 1. Laconi. 2. Corser. 3. Toseland. 4. Vermeulen. 5. Chili. 6. Walker. 7. Neukirchner. 8. Bussei. 9. Cardoso. 10. Muggeridge. 11. Kagayama. 12. Sanchini. 13. Pitt. 14. Velini. 15. Praia. 16. Nickmans. Retired: Haga. Gimbert. Velini. Nieto. World Superbike Race Two results: 1.
Windy first session for TT
27 May 2005
The new and updated Isle of Man TT kicked of on Saturday evening with the first practice for this years event. The high winds that have been blowing across the whole of the UK also affected the...
TT schedule 2005
27 May 2005
Below is the timetable for practices and races at the Isle of Man TT. See the related articles for the latest from the Island Saturday evening May 28 Sidecar Practice Solo Practice (all...
Busy time for Vermeulen
27 May 2005
Chris Vermeulen not only spent time racing and signing autographs at Silverstone World Superbikes, but he also had to spend time with two of the MCN babe squad.
Radar love?
27 May 2005
Can you make a tenuous link between these young lady, Golden Earring, and 'Radar Love?'
Do you have to wear it?
27 May 2005
Even friends and team-mates wonder whether Chris Vermeulen has to look like a stray fisherman...
Ducatis top WSB practice
27 May 2005
The factory Ducatis of Regis Laconi and James Toseland head the first free practice session for the WSB round at Silverstone this weekend. Regis Laconi completed 22 laps with a fastest time of...
Toseland wins race two
27 May 2005
World Supersport: The French invasion of the Silverstone WSb round has continued with Sebastien Charpentier taking the win from Kevin Curtain. Sadly the promising wildcard entries of Cal Crutchlow...
Silverstone WSB: Friday
27 May 2005
World Superbike first qualifying: 1. Laconi 1:27.578. 2. Toseland 1:27.627. 3. Corser 1:27.696. 4. Kagayama 1:27.832. 5. Chili 1:28.145. 6. Muggeridge 1:28.189. 7. Haga 1:28.240. 8. Vermeulen...
WSB stars swap sport
27 May 2005
As part of the publicity for the World Superbike round at the Silverstone circuit on Sunday, May 29, 2005, the stars of the championship swaps bikes for balls to take part in a special football...
Kagayama on WSB pole
27 May 2005
World Supersport Saturday practice: 1. Charpentier 1:29.924. 2. Parkes 1:30.524. 3. Jones 1:30.683. 4. Fujiwara 1:30.806. 5. Curtain 1:30.879. 6. Corradi 1:30.883. 7. Nannelli 1:31.054. 8. Stigefelt...
Jacque/Checa in for GPs
27 May 2005
Olivier Jacque and David Checa will both race at the next round of the MotoGP championship at Mugello as replacements for the injured Alex Hoffmann and Toni Elias. Jacque has raced for the factory...
Look behind you...
20 May 2005
He was nervous as the brolly girl snuck up behind him, but we can't be sure exactly why...
The model pose
20 May 2005
Chris Walker and his brolly girl compete to perform the best 'staring into middle distance' catalogue pose.
Follow NW200 live!
20 May 2005
One of Great Britain’s biggest bike races takes place this weekend in front of up to 120,000 fans – the North West 200. The public roads race, which runs from Portstewart, Coleraine to...
The lady in red
20 May 2005
We might as well have not bothered captioning this picture, because noone is going to be looking here, anyway.
Mellow yellow...
20 May 2005
This looks like an in-depth discussion, but are they chatting about nail varnish, or the effects of rebound damping?
Don't turn away...
20 May 2005
The seductive 'looking back over one shoulder look'. It either means that she's trying to see if we fancy her, or the photographer has shouted 'Oi' at the top of his lungs.
Renner wins freestyle MX
20 May 2005
KTM factory rider Ronnie Renner has won the Red Bull X-Fighters freestyle MX event in front of more than 42,000 spectators in Mexico City. Only three riders made the final, with Renner defeating...
NW200 race results
20 May 2005
British superbike star Michael Rutter bagged one superbike win at the NW200 in Northern Ireland on Saturday but missed out on his second successive double when a rain shower made tyre choice something...
Business and pleasure?
20 May 2005
She might not be dressed ina revealing outfit, but she's still very sexy.
Hose drama hits Hodgson
20 May 2005
Neil Hodgson was just one place out of a points-scoring psoition at the Pikes Peak AMA Superbike round on Sunday, May 22, after he was forced to pit with a water hose 'issue'. Hodgson had qualified...
'Nitro Nori' for UK WSB
20 May 2005
Noriyuki Haga has promised his British fans explosive action at the Silverstone round on Sunday, May 29, 2005, after admitting his season has been lacklustre so far. "So far I have not been able...
WSB at Silverstone
20 May 2005
The World Superbike champion arrives at the Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire this weekend (May 27-29), and preparations are well under way to make this the biggest and best biking event held at...
Results: Mondello BSB
13 May 2005
Race two positions: 1. Gregorio Lavilla 2. Leon Haslam 3. Ryuichi Kiyonari 4. Michael Laverty 5. Michael Rutter 6. Glen Richards 7. Karl Harris 8. Scott Smart 9. Gary Mason 10. Jeremy...
Don't shy away...
13 May 2005
She's so pretty, even racers and team members couldn't look at her without becoming strangely distracted from the racing...
Kiyo returns to form
13 May 2005
The results were split between the HM Plant Honda and Airwaves Ducati riders at Mondello Park with both teams taking a 1-2. Riyuichi Kiyonari took the win in the first race, ahead of his team-mate...
Rutter fastest in Ireland
13 May 2005
Honda has dominated the opening day of the Mondello Park round of the British Superbike championship. All four of the top spots in the first practice session were taken by Honda Fireblades with...
I saw the sign
13 May 2005
Normally with young ladies you have to look for subtle signs, but it's always easier when the signs are this obvious.
DEFRA lifts off-road ban
13 May 2005
After a heated campaign by motorsports organisations the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has backed down on its effective ban of motorsports on farm land, securing the...
Pichon wins German MX
13 May 2005
Mickael Pichon was able to take the overall win at the Motocross Grand Prix of Europe, following an uncharacteristic mistake by reigning champion Stefan Everts in the first Moto. Pichon was able to...
Hair all about it
13 May 2005
When she tried using hair straighteners, her hair actually reached past her knees...