2003

Year: 2003

Month: ALL

John Rees, Keevil, April 27

01 May 2003

Bike: Kawasaki ZXR400, Club: NG Road Racing Club I needed to get away early to avoid being caught up in the mayhem. I knew that if I got caught up in the crowd, I’d be there for the duration. All I had to do was be decisive and rely on instinct…No not instinct…Years of conditioning in the drinking establishments of Yorkshire meant that my instincts were telling me that I had to stay in Leamington...

Byrne on pole at Oulton Park

01 May 2003

The fourth round of the British Superbike championship at Oulton Park sees yet another pole position for the unstoppable Shane Byrne. The Monstermob Ducati rider, who currently has a 41 point lead in...

Byrne takes double at Oulton Park

01 May 2003

The fourth round of the British Superbike championship saw yet another triumph for the Monstermob Ducati team as Shane Byrne took the double winning both races despite Michael Rutter’s assertions...

Alice?

01 May 2003

Whatever her name is, she’s lovely…

Don’t turn around

01 May 2003

She’s behind you

Designer stubble

01 May 2003

When we talk about designer stubble, this pic of Gregorio Lavilla springs to mind

Atten-shun!

01 May 2003

Whoever can stand still the longest, wins…

Rutter gunning for Byrne at Oulton

01 May 2003

The fourth round of the British Superbike championship takes place at Oulton Park this weekend, and the tension is already heating up. Monstermob Ducati rider Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne is looking to extend...

Hislop comes good in the wet

01 May 2003

Shane Byrne and Michael Rutter topped the time sheets in the first practice session at Oulton Park for the fourth round of the British Superbike championship, but Steve Hislop took the top spot in the...

Two man battle for AMA Supercross crown

01 May 2003

This weekend sees the final round of the AMA Supercross championship at the Sam Boyd stadium, Las Vegas, and the last chance for Australian rider Chad Reed to knock reigning champion Ricky Carmichael...

Dave Hewson, Oulton Park, April 21

01 May 2003

After engine problems forced him to withdraw from the opening round of the MRO Supersport 600 championship at Snetterton last month Branston racer Dave Hewson was relieved to finish his second round...

Put those away…

29 April 2003

Girls can be so rude sometimes…

John Butler, Keevil, April 27

29 April 2003

Rider: John Butler, Bike: Suzuki GSX-R600 SRAD, Club: NG Road Racing Our race day started at 0530 am on Sunday morning, a time, that in my opinion should be made illegal, especially since at 3am my 1...

What are they looking at?

29 April 2003

My word, that’s a big helmet

Pete Fishwick , Oulton Park, April 19

29 April 2003

Rider: Pete ‘Fish’ Fishwick, Bike: Yamaha TZR 250 Club: Bemsee Oulton Park has to be one of my favourite circuits, so I was hoping for a good result here, the only disappointing thing was I couldn’t...

Richard Halford, Keevil, April 27

29 April 2003

Rider: Richard Halford, Bike: Yamaha FZR400, Club: NG Road Racing John and Nicola stayed at our place on the Saturday and we all left for the circuit at about 6.30am. When we arrived we found Pete Mitchell who had saved us a spot about as far away from scrutineering as you could get without actually having to have to pay to get back in. The paddock was packed. Alan and Lesley had camped the night...

Andrew Sennett, Mallory Park, April 27

29 April 2003

Rider: Andrew Sennett, Bike: Aprilia RS125, Club: New Era Superclub Andrew Sennett the motorcycle roadracer from Terrington St. Clement competed in round one of the New Era Superclub Championship at Mallory Park on Sunday. Still without a new machine Andrew was forced again to ride his older RS125 Honda at the Leicestershire venue. Although having won the Championship last year Andrew was faced...

BMZRC, OULTON PARK, APRIL 19.

29 April 2003

There was a race practice on the Friday and a few riders took advantage of this, it was especially useful as the circuit had been altered to include a new chicane at Knickerbrook. In practice Tim Kaley, the current leader was putting in some very fast lap times, but John Thompson was also lapping very quickly, it was the first race of the season for John. RACE 1 Race 1 saw the usual suspects line...

Phil Bevan Racing, Mallory Park, Sunday 27th April

29 April 2003

Rider: Phil Bevan, Bike: Ducati 996, Club: New Era Superclub A busy weekend for the team as we had a two day track day at Pembrey to organise as well as getting Phil to Mallory Park for the first...

Sam and Alex Lowes, Oulton Park, April 19-21

29 April 2003

Riders: Sam and Alex Lowes, Bikes: Aprilia RS125, Championship: Aprilia Superteens Twelve-year-old identical twins Sam and Alex Lowes produced a mixed bag of results at Oulton Park over the Easter...

Brit MX win for injured Cooper

22 April 2003

The third round of the British Motocross championship took place last weekend at Cadders Hill, Lyng, and saw defending champion Paul Cooper take the overall win despite riding with a broken...

Sombre mood for Welkom GP

22 April 2003

This weekend’s second round of the MotoGP world championship at the Phakisa Freeway in Welkom, South Africa, will not have the usual celebratory atmosphere. Instead the sport will collectively bow its...

Making me shakey

22 April 2003

The girls were tattooed just in case they got lost

Wild-cards threaten Ducati’s winning streak

22 April 2003

The Fila Ducati team will be looking to continue their winning streak at the third round of the World Superbike champioship at Sugo, Japan, this weekend but all the riders in the championship are...

Rossi takes provisional pole at Welkom

22 April 2003

Valentino Rossi has continued his dominance at the Welkom GP by taking the provisional pole at the end of the first qualifying session. The factory Honda rider – who was wearing a black armband in...

Gibernau honours Kato with pole

22 April 2003

Sete Gibernau offered a fitting tribute to his team-mate Daijiro Kato by taking the pole position at the second round of the MotoGP championship in Welkom, South Africa. Gibernau continuously improved...

Take the bull by the horns

22 April 2003

MCN girls never back down from a challenge…

Don’t turn around…

22 April 2003

When she saw the bike going past, she realised what was missing from her life

Laconi takes pole at Sugo

22 April 2003

Regis Laconi took a surprise pole position in today’s Superpole session at round three of the World Superbike championship in Sugo, Japan. The French rider – whose only Superbike podium was when he...

Burns’ WCM fails FIM inspection

22 April 2003

Chris Burns’ GP dream has been dealt another blow this weekend after his Harris WCM machine was banned from taking part in the South African GP. An FIM technical team inspected the R1-derived...

McWilliams fifth fastest on two-stroke at Welkom

22 April 2003

Jeremy McWilliams has taken his two-stroke Proton KR3 to the fifth fastest time in the first practice session at the Welkom MotoGP on what is potentially the last appearance of a two-stroke bike in...

Big hair day?

22 April 2003

Power Horse girls need good teeth and a long, shaggy mane…

Heckles joins Honda full time

22 April 2003

Mark Heckles has impressed Honda Racing team bosses so much that he has now been given a permanent place on the factory British Superbike team. The ex-World Superbike rider was drafted on to the team...

Sixth consecutive win for Hodgson

22 April 2003

Hodgson has continued his unbroken winning streak taking both races at the third round of the World Superbike championship in Sugo, Japan. Race one saw a big crash on the first corner with four Riders...

Walker tops first qualifying at a very wet Sugo

22 April 2003

Chris Walker has topped the time sheets during a wet first qualifying session at the World Superbike round in Sugo, Japan. The session was ended with nine minutes to go, due to poor visibility, and...

Four wins for Steele at Three Sisters

22 April 2003

Warren Steele pulled out all the stops to win all four races at the second round of the NORA British Supermoto championship at Three Sisters last weekend. The first race saw Steele get the best start...