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What has she seen?

07 October 2003

What has she seen?

Is there a rival brolly girl, just out of the picture?

Have you won Mallory tickets?

07 October 2003

Have you won Mallory tickets?

We’ve teamed up with Bennetts Insurance Services to offer five pairs of tickets to the Superbike race of the Year at Mallory Park on Sunday October 12. The five winners, who will each receive a pair...

Entry list for GSX-R Cup released

07 October 2003

Entry list for GSX-R Cup released

The entry list has been released for the Worldwide GSX-R Cup Final races, which will see Brits Steve Brogan, Kenny Everest and Ben Mossey compete against 25 identically-prepared Suzuki GSX-R750s. The...

Win Sheffield supercross tickets for McGrath farewell

07 October 2003

Win Sheffield supercross tickets for McGrath farewell

Seven-times U.S. supercross champion Jeremy McGrath will be the man to beat this Saturday, October 11, when he competes in the first round of the seventh International supercross series at the...

Rossi on provisional pole for Malaysian GP

07 October 2003

Rossi on provisional pole for Malaysian GP

Valentino Rossi underlined why there is so much speculation about his contract for next year by setting a new qualifying record to put himself on provisional pole for Sunday’s race at Sepang. The...

Rossi set for shock Yamaha switch

07 October 2003

Rossi set for shock Yamaha switch

Valentino Rossi is looking more and more likely to make a shock switch from Honda to Yamaha in 2004. GP sources claim the deal is already done – but nothing official is expected until Sunday’s...

She makes the sun shine brighter

07 October 2003

She makes the sun shine brighter

Who could resist a smile like that?

Dovizioso fastest in 125cc qualifying

01 October 2003

Andrea Dovizioso heads the timesheets after the first 125cc qualifying session for the Pacific GP on Sunday. Dovizioso posted a time of 1:58.988, one-tenth quicker than fellow Honda rider Daniel Pedrosa. Alex De Angelis is third on the Aprilia, with the Derbi of Jorge Lorenzo completing the front row. Australian Casey Stoner heads an all-Aprilia second row. 1) Dovizioso 1:58.988. 2) Pedrosa...

Biaggi’s Motegi win overshadowed by drama

01 October 2003

Biaggi’s Motegi win overshadowed by drama

Max Biaggi has won the Pacific GP at Motegi, beating longtime rival Valentino Rossi into second place. But it was overshadowed by the disqualification of Makoto Tamada and John Hopkins. The Japanese...

Look into my eyes…

01 October 2003

Look into my eyes…

Look into my eyes….you are feeling sleepy…

You race motorcycles? Really?

01 October 2003

You race motorcycles? Really?

His tales of derring do failed to impress the brolly girl.

Happy to be here?

01 October 2003

Happy to be here?

Obviously enjoying her job…

That’s just Hearsay!

01 October 2003

That’s just Hearsay!

So that’s what Myleene from hearsay has been doing since the band split…

Biaggi on pole at Pacific GP

01 October 2003

Biaggi on pole at Pacific GP

Max Biaggi will start from pole position at the Pacific GP at Motegi on Sunday. The Italian headed the timesheets in qualifying with a new pole record of 1:47.696 with seconds left in the session. The...

2004 Motocross and Supermoto dates

01 October 2003

2004 Motocross and Supermoto dates

The provisional dates for the MX1 motocross and S1 Supermoto world championships have been announced by organisers Youthstream. The Motocross series will have 4 more rounds than the 2003 series. ” I...

You want me to do what?

01 October 2003

You want me to do what?

We don’t think she was entirely happy with the artistic direction we suggested…

Gibernau claims provisional pole at Motegi

01 October 2003

Gibernau claims provisional pole at Motegi

Sete Gibernau set a new pole record at the Motegi circuit today to put himself on the provisional top spot for Sunday’s Pacific GP. The Spaniard broke the existing record, held by former team-mate...

Standing tall

01 October 2003

Standing tall

James Toseland tries his best to stand as tall as his brolly girl

De Puniet on provisional 250cc pole

01 October 2003

Randy De Puniet has put his Aprilia at the front of the provisional front row for Sunday’s Pacific GP at Motegi. The French star heads Spaniard Toni Elias and Japanese wildcard Yuki Takahashi. Championship leader Manuel Poggiali settled for fourth fastest. Britain’s Chas Davies finished in 14th place on the Aprilia Germany bike. 1) De Puniet 1:53.247. 2) Elias 1:53.545. 3) Takahashi 1:54.351. 4)...

BSB riders line up for Mallory special

30 September 2003

BSB riders line up for Mallory special

Shane Byrne is the latest rider to sign up for the Superbike Race of the Year at Mallory Park on October 12 The newly crowned British Superbike champion will be competing at the Leicestershire circuit...

In a twist

30 September 2003

In a twist

Her hair got her all in a twist.

Xaus takes second double

23 September 2003

Xaus takes second double

Ruben Xaus won both races at the penultimate round of the World Superbike championship in Imola, his second double of the season. The two races were dominated by battles between Xaus and his Fila...

Tiger tiger burning bright

23 September 2003

Tiger tiger burning bright

We’re not sure what the tiger logo is advertising, but we have spent many hours admiring it…

Brands marshals get their own babes

23 September 2003

Brands marshals get their own babes

Brands was such an event that even the pit-lane marshals had their own brolly girls

Big things in front of her

23 September 2003

Big things in front of her

She’s got big things in front of her, there’s no doubt

Byrne finishes on a high

23 September 2003

Byrne finishes on a high

Shane Byrne refused to relax at the last round of the British Superbike championship, winning both races at Donington Park despite having already secured the 2003 championship. The Monstermob Ducati...

The MCN musketeers

23 September 2003

The MCN musketeers

The three MCN musketeers…All for one and one for all…

Xaus takes first WSB pole

23 September 2003

Xaus takes first WSB pole

Ruben Xaus has taken his first ever pole position in the World Superbike championship after clocking the fastest lap in the Superpole session for the penultimate round at Imola. The Spanish factory...

Rizla Suzuki unveil new livery

23 September 2003

This is the first picture of the silver Rizla Suzuki livery the team will run for the final round of the BSB championship at Donington Park this weekend. The picture shows John Reynold’s bike being prepared at Crescent Racing’s workshops in Verwood, Dorset. His new team-mate for the round will be three-times BSB champion Niall Mackenzie, who stands-in for the injured Yukio Kagayama. The colour...

Toseland on provisional pole

23 September 2003

Toseland on provisional pole

James Toseland has taken his HM Plant Ducati to provisional pole position at the Imola round of the World Superbike championship. After setting the pace in practice it was Regis Laconi who continued...

Limited edition celebrates Hodgson’s crown

23 September 2003

Limited edition celebrates Hodgson’s crown

The Isle of Man will issue a commemorative limited edition postage-paid envelope to celebrate Neil Hodgson’s 2003 World Superbike title. Just 1250 of them have been made and each one is signed by the...

Mladin leads Suzuki 1-2

23 September 2003

Mladin leads Suzuki 1-2

Yoshimura Suzuki has taken first and second places in the AMA Superbike championship with Mat Mladin beating team-mate Aaron Yates to the top of the table at the final round in Birmingham,...

Sticky rubber

23 September 2003

Sticky rubber

It’s important for racing that the rubber has the right profile…

Byrne fights on to take pole

23 September 2003

Byrne fights on to take pole

Despite already being crowned British champion Shane Byrne is refusing to take it easy and has continued to set the top times all weekend for the final round of the British Superbike championship. The...

Ryo gets wildcard GP ride

23 September 2003

Ryo gets wildcard GP ride

The Suzuki MotoGP team has announced that factory test rider Akira Ryo will be riding as a wildcard entry in both the Motegi and Sepang rounds of the championship. Ryo made six appearances as a Suzuki...

Gibernau signs two-year deal

23 September 2003

Gibernau signs two-year deal

Sete Gibernau has signed a deal for the next two seasons with his current Honda Telefonica Movistar squad. The Spaniard is currently second in the world championship in his first year on the Honda...