September

Year: 2005

Month: September

Grid girl toga party?

16 September 2005

We’re not sure why she seemed to think it was a toga theme for the grid, nor why she had to steal our table cloth for her outfit… Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Rossi crashes in Japan

16 September 2005

Valentino Rossi crashed out of a dramatic Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, postponing his chance to wrap up the world championship. From the start it was Marco Melandri who led the race, with Max...

Buckingham Palace might be guarded by professional soldiers, but MCN HQ is now surrounded by girls in Lycra. We figure they’ll be much better at distracting any burglars. Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Get ready for Donington

16 September 2005

British Superbikes comes to Donington Park this weekend with only one point difference between the top two riders in the championship. Our guide will help you make the most of your visit to this penultimate round of the season. Honda rider Ryuichi Kiyonari is just one point of Ducati’s Gregorio Lavilla. The Japanese rider took a double win at the last round and the last time he rode at Donington...

GP title at Sepang race?

16 September 2005

Valentino Rossi can take his fifth successive world championship this weekend as the Malaysian Grand prix begins on Friday, September 23, 2005. The Italian needs just a fourth place to clinch the...

Babe gets the elbow...

16 September 2005

Can someone just move that elbow out of the picture? That’s typical of riders…always getting in the way of the ladies. Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Scarborough Gold Cup

16 September 2005

Ian Lougher and Guy Martin were among the winners at the Scarborough Gold Cup event on September 17 and 18, 2005. With 24 races taking place it was a packed weekend at the Olivers Mount circuit, for...

The babes are plotting

16 September 2005

Those babes are up to something… Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Bayliss out of Japan GP

09 September 2005

Troy Bayliss has pulled out of the Japanese GP after injuring his wrist while motocrossing. Bayliss is now awaiting further treatment to determine how quickly after Motegi he can be back in...

Nunn is Brit MX2 champ

09 September 2005

Britain’s Carl Nunn has won the British MX2 championship with two third places at the penultimate round at Whitby on Sunday, September 11, 2005. The 25-year-old KTM rider has lead the series since round two, and has stood on the podium at every round. The first MX2 Moto went to Gareth Swanpoel on a Kawasaki, with Yamaha’s Billy Mackenzie second and Nunn third. The second Moto saw Mackenzie and...

Kiyo Oulton double, just

09 September 2005

Kiyonari took the double at Oulton Park British Superbikes after amazingly close racing with Gregorio Lavilla that saw him win the second race by just 0.004 seconds. The top three in both races was...

Lavilla tops qualifying

09 September 2005

Gregorio Lavilla has set a new lap record on his way to pole position at Oulton Park British Superbikes. The Spanish Ducati rider beat the track record by almost a second to take the top spot ahead...

He's behind you...

09 September 2005

A shower with champagne sounds decadent and posh, but it actually just means a very sticky babe for the rest of the day… Have you discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Pretty in pink...

09 September 2005

Although we suspect she’d look as good in any colour. Have you discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Babe playing around...

09 September 2005

As soon as the race started, she was off for a round of golf…. Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Vermeulen tops QP2

09 September 2005

Double Assen winner Chris Vermeulen is on provisional pole for the WSB round at Eurospeedway Lausitz on Sunday, September 11, 2005. The Australian Ten Kate Honda rider completed 22 laps with a best 1:39.847, to qualify ahead of championship leader Tory Corser. Corser completed 25 laps with a time of 1:40.092, with Noriyuki Haga third with 1:40.102. Britian’s James Toseland slipped down the order...

Lanzi takes surprise pole

09 September 2005

Lorenzo Lanzi has taken his first pole position in World Superbikes after taking the factory Ducati to the fastest ever lap of the Lausitzring, Germany. The Italian rider is filling in for the...

Babe is hard to explain

09 September 2005

You can understand why we’ve had to be careful with this caption, as Sete Gibernau is either stretching or trying the mating ritual of a baboon. Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Grasstrack cancelled

09 September 2005

The Dunmow Motorcycle Club have cancelled their Grass Track event due to take place on Sunday September 25 at Ugley Hall Farm, Ugley, near Stansted, Essex. It is – indirectly – a victim of the DEFRA restrictions on running events on agricultural land. Its impact earlier in the season caused a number of events to be cancelled and then rescheduled for later in the season. The resulting glut of...

Brolly Babes U.S. style

09 September 2005

We’re not sure America has succeeded in doing grid girls bigger and better, we certainly appreciate the attempt… Have you discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

BSB: 2nd practice

09 September 2005

Leon Haslam has gone fastest in the second practice session for the British Superbike round at Oulton Park on Sunday, September 11, 2005. The Airwaves Ducati rider posted a fastest time of 1:37.344...

Two of a kind....

09 September 2005

Two babes are always better than one…. Have you discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Minimoto open day

09 September 2005

If you’re looking for a legal place to ride your minimoto, the Adrenalin-X Mini Moto Club at Brands Hatch in Kent has an open day this weekend to show you all the benefits of riding on track. The day...

Signed Rossi lid: £4500!

09 September 2005

Harrods is selling a limited-edition exact replica of MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi’s helmet – for a champagne-spraying £4500! They have just one and say there are only 46 of this precise...

Babe birthday party

09 September 2005

If you’re celebrating your fiftieth birthday this year, why not take inspiration from Yamaha and invite some young ladies in hardly any clothing? Discovered MCN Auctions? Click here.

Honda releases mini-RCV

09 September 2005

As reported in MCN in August, 2005, Honda has included a 99cc air-cooled single cylinder race bike in their 2006 range. The RCV-Mini, known as the Honda NSF 100 in the US, has a four-stroke engine...

Ukawa in for Bayliss

09 September 2005

Honda test rider Tohru Ukawa will ride at the Motegi MotoGP round as a replacement for the injured Troy Bayliss in the Camel Honda squad. Ukawa will partner Alex Barros on the RC211V, having ridden...

Lanzi takes first win

09 September 2005

Lorenzo Lanzi has taken a race win in his debut for the factory Ducati Squad, sharing the spoils at the German Lausitzring with fellow winner Chris Vermeulen. Lanzi started both races from pole while...

Vermeulen Assen double

02 September 2005

Chris Vermeulen has won both races at the Assen round of the World Superbike championship. The Australian had dominated the first race, but found the going harder for his second attempt. Sixth off...

Vermeulen on Assen pole

02 September 2005

Australian Chris Vermeulen will start from pole position for the World Superbike round at Assen on Sunday, Septmeber 4, 2005, having pulled out a lap of 2:04.179 from apparently nowhere. Britain’s...

Fortuitous babes

02 September 2005

Finding this pair was obviously down to good Fortuna. Discovered MCN Auctions yet? Click here.

Lanzi in for injured Laconi

02 September 2005

Italian Lorenzo Lanzi will ride for the Xerox Ducati World Superbike team as a replacement for the injured Regis Laconi this weekend at Eurospeedway Lausitz. Laconi was injured during the first...

Sidecar legend retires

02 September 2005

British sidecar legend, Steve Webster M.B.E., has announced his immediate retirement from the sport after 25 years and 10 world championship titles. His retirement was announced amid emotional scenes...

Jones: funeral details

02 September 2005

Red Bull Honda has withdrawn from round 11 of the British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park this weekend, as a mark of respect for Chris Jones, who died in a start-line incident at the last round...

Babes under cover...

02 September 2005

Why won’t they come out and play with us?

A serious babe...

02 September 2005

We can’t sure be if WSB star James Toseland is focussing on the race, or trying not to gawp at his brolly girl….