2002
What a way to end 2002
30 December 2002

This picture should ensure you leave 2002 with a smile on your face
No single seat unit for them
30 December 2002

Suddenly the argument for being able to take pillions seems startlingly clear.
Supercross legend McGrath retires
30 December 2002

Seven-times AMA 250cc Supercross champion Jeremy McGrath has announced his retirement, sources revealed today.McGrath is currently racing for KTM, and planned to continue for two more seasons, before...
Not optional extras
23 December 2002

The unfaired SV650 would be unstoppable if it came with two free brolly babes
Octagon deny plans to sell Brands Hatch
16 December 2002

Octagon have denied they are planning to sell circuits including Brands Hatch, Snetterton, Oulton Park and Cadwell Park.The claims were raised in subscription newsletter, TV Sports Marketing.
Your chance to dine with BSB stars
16 December 2002

Imagine dining surrounded by the stars of British Superbikes, before witnessing Steve Hislop officially receive the championship trophy.A limited number of tickets are available for the BSB 2002...
New models for 2003
16 December 2002

It’s hard to work out how they can improve them year after year
Chad Reed wins in Arnhem
16 December 2002

Chad Reed took victory at the second round of the THQ 250cc World Supercross GP, held in Arnhem, Holland on Saturday.He took the win ahead of Team Yamaha teammate David Vuillemin, with Honda’s Mike...
Why is she so high?
16 December 2002

You’ll need to click to enlarge to find out how she became so tall
Rossi faces bomb terror
16 December 2002

It’s hard to believe, but Valentino Rossi is under police protection after he was named in a message included with a letter bomb.The message mentioned Rossi because of his links with Honda MotoGP...
In Italy even the marshals are models
09 December 2002

In Italy even the marshals look like supermodels – can’t see Troy Corser whinging if she pinned him to the ground, can you?
No Malaysian round for World Superbikes
09 December 2002

The Malaysian round of next year's World Superbike championship has been axed. A race was due to be staged at Sepang on May 4, but the FIM confirmed last week that the calendar has been cut from 13 to...
Workshop to train your racing brain
02 December 2002

In racing, it’s said, the competition is rarely won on the Tarmac, but in the space between the rider’s ears. So, if you want to give yourself a mental edge ahead of next season’s racing season, you’d...
The R1 built to take on Rossi
02 December 2002

This is the British-built bike that’s going to take on the world in next year’s MotoGP championship. Top tuning squad Harris, based in Hertford, will design the machine, based on a heavily-modified...
Casey Stoner takes factory 125 ride
02 December 2002

Teenage Aussie ace Casey Stoner has taken the offer of a factory 125cc Aprilia ride for 2003.He said: " It’s pretty exciting news to get just before Christmas. I’m really looking forward to...
Capirossi stuns in Ducati test
02 December 2002

Ducati’s MotoGP squad will be waking up this morning sore from the volume of back-slapping doled out at Jerez yesterday. Loris Capirossi blazed around the Spanish circuit in a time that would have put...
Mixed bag for McGrath on KTM debut
25 November 2002
Supercross legend Jeremy McGrath began his 250cc KTM career in style on Saturday when he aced the opening day of the 2002/03 World Supercross in Pesaro, Italy. But he failed to reach Sunday’s final after clashing with Honda’s Kyle Lewis in the second moto.He took a one-two in Saturday’s motos and won the final at a canter. Sunday, too started brightly. McGrath won the first heat, but in the next a...
Carmichael is AMA Athlete of the year
25 November 2002

American motocross star Ricky Carmichael has capped a stella year by being voted the AMA’s 2002 Athlete of the Year for the second year in succession. " Mr.Perfect " as Carmichael is known,...