2003

Year: 2003

Month: ALL

Trouble always comes in thr…fours

12 August 2003

It’s the shifty one on the end you have to look out for.

Anyone for Hoopla?

12 August 2003

She’s enough to blacken any woman’s day

Isle of Man tribute to Hislop

12 August 2003

Steve Hislop will be remembered at a Service of Celebration during the Manx Grand Prix Race week on the Isle of Man. And a permanent tribute to Hislop and David Jefferies will be announced in...

Valentiono Rossi is on pole for round 10 of the MotoGP world championship at Brno in the Czech Republic. Rossi spent the most time out on the track in the final qualifying session for Sunday’s race...

Archibald dominates at Ulster GP

12 August 2003

Saturday’s Ulster Grand Prix saw some of the closest racing of any road race event this year with all the seven races going right to the line. Adrian Archibald dominated the main race of the day...

Rossi wins Czech GP

12 August 2003

Valentino Rossi took the win at round 10 of the MotoGP world championship in Brno after a scintillating race that went right down to the line. The race was dominated by a five way tousle between Troy...

She’s got the look

12 August 2003

Never trust a woman with beady eyes.

CCM launch track day R30

12 August 2003

CCM has launched a new version of its R30 supermoto aimed at riders who do regular track days. The R30t is essentially the same as the standard R30 but has been fitted with the unpainted bodywork used...

Good Fortuna

05 August 2003

Meeting these ladies was certainly good Fortuna…

Yamaha signs van den Goorbergh for 2004

05 August 2003

Yamaha has announced Jurgen van den Goorbergh will continue to race for the Yamaha Belgarda team in World Supersport in 2004. The 33-year-old Dutchman is currently second in the championship on an R6.

Lost for words…

05 August 2003

So we’ll just join you in admiring this young lady in silence….

Three of a kind

05 August 2003

Forget ” The Three Amigos ” , let’s focus on ” The Three Coronas ”

C’mon…smile

05 August 2003

C’mon…give us a grin…

Don’t come crawling…

05 August 2003

Just because you’re gorgeous, don’t think you can come crawling to me young lady.

Oulton Park names chicane for Hislop

05 August 2003

The new chicane at Oulton Park will officially be named Hizzy’s this weekend in memory of British Superbike champion Steve Hislop. The naming will take place immediately prior to the warm-ups for the...

Kagayama on pole for Oulton

05 August 2003

Yukio Kagayama has returned from the Suzuka Eight Hours to put his Rizla Suzuki on pole for the Oulton Park British Superbike races on Sunday. Kagayama posted a time of 1:36.738, putting him in front...

Everts closes on Motocross GP title

05 August 2003

Stefan Everts took his sixth consecutive win in the Motocross GP class on Sunday, August 10, increasing his series lead to 10 points over Joel Smets. Everts lead from the start, building up a lead of...

KTM sacks world champion

05 August 2003

KTM has parted company with reigning 125cc world champion Arnaud Vincent, claiming the Frenchman will be ” released immediately from his contract. ” Finnish rider Mika Kallio will replace Vincent...

Hizzy tributes dominate Oulton Park

05 August 2003

Round nine of the British Superbike championship was dominated by the memory of reigning champion Steve Hislop, who died in a helicopter crash on July 30, with tributes to the rider taking place...

Kato monument unveiled

05 August 2003

Japanese fans of Daijiro Kato have unveiled a monument at his home track, the Autopolis circuit in the Kyusyu district of Japan. Kato, the former 250cc World Champion, began his career at the circuit,...

Foiled again

05 August 2003

The ready-to-bake brolly girl was an instant hit.

Plater and Kagayama share Oulton spoils

05 August 2003

The British Superbike championship is yet to be decided after Steve Plater and Yukio Kagayma shared victories at Oulton Park, denying Shane Byrne the chance to clinch the title. Race Two: A Rizla...

French supermoto victory

01 August 2003

The French team have won the inaugural Maxxis Supermotard Des European Nations, held at Alpe D’Huez in France last weekend (August 2-3). The home nation’s victory came without a race win, but they had...

American GP postponed until 2005

01 August 2003

The plans to run an American Grand Prix have been postponed until 2005. ” There have been talks about having a GP in the U.S. in 2004, specifically in Birmingham, Alabama, ” says Dorna Sports CEO...

Suzuka Eight Hour underway

01 August 2003

The opening practice sessions for this weekend’s Suzuka Eight Hour endurance race have begun. Honorary Brit and BSB star Yukio Kagayama and team-mate Atsushi Watanabe recorded the fastest lap of the...

She’s definitely number one

01 August 2003

She’s definitely number one but there’s no need to brag about it.

Looking a bit green

01 August 2003

Jealousy turned the two girls a light shade of green…

Vincent joins Virgin Yamaha at Oulton

01 August 2003

British 250GP star Jay Vincent will ride for the Virgin Mobile Yamaha team at round nine of the British Superbike championship at Oulton Park this weekend. Vincent rode for the Cibertel Honda Team in...

Honda triumph at Suzuka after top three crash

01 August 2003

BSB star Yukio Kagayama lost his chance to win the Suzuka eight-hour endurance race when an oil spill took out his team after just one lap. Kagayama’s team mate Atsushi Watanabe started second on the...

Kagayama second on the grid at Suzuka

01 August 2003

BSB star Yukio Kagayama has qualified in second place for the start of tomorrow’s Suzuka eight-hour endurance race. Kagayama, who has competed in the World Superbike, British Superbike, GP and now...

The racing world pays tribute to Hizzy

29 July 2003

Friends and colleagues have been paying tribute to British Superbike champion Steve Hislop, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday July 30. The death of the Scot, just miles from his...

Windham closes on AMA MX lead

29 July 2003

Honda’s Kevin Windham took his second victory of the AMA motocross season at Washougal Motocross Park on Sunday. With his previous win halting Ricky Carmichael’s record winning streak, Windham has now...

The back of the pits…

29 July 2003

The back of the pits, and what a nice back it is…

Hislop dies in helicopter crash

29 July 2003

Reigning British Superbike champion Steve Hislop has died in a helicopter accident in the Scottish Borders. Hislop, 41, is understood to have been flying alone to visit friends in the area when his...

Fancy a drink?

29 July 2003

What more can you ask for? A pretty lady, a bit of shade, and a cool drink

2003

Trouble always comes in thr…fours

Anyone for Hoopla?

Isle of Man tribute to Hislop

Rossi on pole for Czech GP

Archibald dominates at Ulster GP

Rossi wins Czech GP

She’s got the look

CCM launch track day R30

Good Fortuna

Yamaha signs van den Goorbergh for 2004

Lost for words…

Three of a kind

C’mon…smile

Don’t come crawling…

Oulton Park names chicane for Hislop

Kagayama on pole for Oulton

Everts closes on Motocross GP title

KTM sacks world champion

Hizzy tributes dominate Oulton Park

Kato monument unveiled

Foiled again

Plater and Kagayama share Oulton spoils

French supermoto victory

American GP postponed until 2005

Suzuka Eight Hour underway

She’s definitely number one

We’re here to help

Looking a bit green

Vincent joins Virgin Yamaha at Oulton

Honda triumph at Suzuka after top three crash

Kagayama second on the grid at Suzuka

The racing world pays tribute to Hizzy

Windham closes on AMA MX lead

The back of the pits…

Hislop dies in helicopter crash

Fancy a drink?