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Michael Rutter webchat

29 April 2002

Michael Rutter webchat

The Rain God himself, Michael Rutter, joined us for a live webchat at 1pm on Thursday, May 2. He gave us wet-weather riding tips, told us what his favourite bikes and proudest moments were, and...

Go!!!!!

29 April 2002

Go!!!!!

I bet she does…(nudge nudge, wink, wink, say no more squire)

Suzuki tired with Dunlop

29 April 2002

Suzuki tired with Dunlop

Suzuki’s four-stroke GP team will run Michelin tyres at this weekend’s Spanish GP in Jerez having ended a short but disastrous spell with Dunlop. An official announcement is not expected for another...

Carmichael claims AMA Supercross title

29 April 2002

Carmichael claims AMA Supercross title

After a six-year title drought, Honda claimed both the 250 and 125 series at the penultimate round of the AMA Supercross series in Salt Lake City. Ricky Carmichael won his tenth race of the season to...

Sometimes it’s good to be short

29 April 2002

Sometimes it’s good to be short

A lady you can’t help but look up to

Crawford fit for Donington

22 April 2002

Crawford fit for Donington

John Crawford has been given the all-clear by doctors to race in rounds five and six of the MCN-backed British Superbike championship at Donington Park. Crawford had been temporarily replaced in his...

Jeremy McWilliams: In his own words

22 April 2002

Sweetandsour: What are you going to do about bikes for Jerez?… I’ve heard they’ve gone walkies…? JeremyMcWilliams: Well it’ll be an easy weekend then if that’s right! At least mine haven’t been crashed, so when they do arrive we’ll be able to go straight out, and we’ve got our Jerez set-up so we’ll be able to go straight out. But I’d rather be putting my feet up somewhere like Malaga if they...

Ukawa pips Rossi in South Africa

22 April 2002

Ukawa pips Rossi in South Africa

Tohru Ukawa held off Repsol Honda team-mate Valentino Rossi to take the MotoGP win in Welkom, South Africa today. The pair again proved the RCV four-stroke’s dominance finishing over twenty seonds...

Very Flash

22 April 2002

Very Flash

As soon as they heard about the remake of Flash Gordon, they started on their costumes

Yamaha tests YZ450

22 April 2002

Yamaha tests YZ450

Yamaha is working on bigger-capacity versions of its WR426F enduro bike and YZ426F crosser for 2003. The firm ran a pre-production prototype YZ at the first round of the Japanese motocross...

Rutter edges Donington Superpole

22 April 2002

Rutter edges Donington Superpole

It is an all-Ducati front row for Sunday’s third round of the MCN British Superbike championship at Donington Park – but the rider on pole is not Steve Hislop, it’s Michael Rutter on the Renegade...

Take a bite at our caption competition

22 April 2002

Take a bite at our caption competition

Oh look, Rossi’s going bananas… wonder if anyone’s going to ape him, there’s certainly something a-peeling about a pre-race snack etc etc (fnarr, fnarr). Good, that’s most of the bad puns out of the...

I’ll have two, please

22 April 2002

I’ll have two, please

Whatever they were selling, it’d be hard to refuse

That don’t impress Max much

22 April 2002

That don’t impress Max much

Max did wonders for the confidence of his grid girl

Supercross star Langston crocked by crash

22 April 2002

Former World GP Champion Grant Langston has been sidelined following a huge crash on a triple jump at KTM’s practice track in Corona, California. The supercross star suffered extensive bruising to his lower legs is undergoing further scans to determine the severity of the injury. He will definitely miss this weekend’s round on AMA Supercross at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan. Langston said : ...

Not playing fair

22 April 2002

Not playing fair

It might have been cold, but comfy sweaters just aren’t the proper uniform for brolly girls

ITV Digital collapses

22 April 2002

ITV Digital collapses

Live British Superbikes will be just one of the services to go off the air with the announcement on Thursday, April 25, of the collapse of ITV Digital. Administrators for the beleaguered company have...

Kirkham will make BSB history at Donington

22 April 2002

Kirkham will make BSB history at Donington

Jon Kirkham is set to make history at Donington Park on Sunday, April 28, by becoming the youngest ever rider in the Superbike class of the MCN British Superbike Championship. The 17-year-old from...

Vehvilainen takes overall Lyng honours

22 April 2002

Vehvilainen takes overall Lyng honours

Finland’s Jussi Vehvilainen took the overall win in Sunday’s round of the British open championship at Lyng in Norfolk. The Honda rider pulled in championship leader, KTM’s Gordon Crockard, with a...

Rutter goes quickest in Donington practice

22 April 2002

Rutter goes quickest in Donington practice

Michael Rutter has gone into provisional pole position after Friday’s first qualifying at Donington Park ahead of Sunday’s BSB round. Rutter pushed his Ducati 998 around the Indy circuit in a time of...

Keep your distance

22 April 2002

Keep your distance

She’s keeping well away from the Texan’s Tornados

Jeremy McWilliams: I wish I was on a four stroke

22 April 2002

Jeremy McWilliams: I wish I was on a four stroke

British MotoGP star Jeremy McWilliams chatted live with motorcyclenews.com users today, Thursday April 25. He answered a very wide range of questions, including whether he would rather be on Max...

Renegade duo come good at Donington

22 April 2002

Renegade duo come good at Donington

Renegade Ducati riders, Shane Byrne and Michael Rutter dominated the third round of the MCN British superbike championship at Donington. Shane Byrne scored his first-ever BSB victory in a dry first...

Business as normal for Carmichael

22 April 2002

Business as normal for Carmichael

Ricky Carmichael is stretching his lead on championship rival David Vuillemin after riding to his ninth win of the season in Dallas. Jeremy McGrath might have got the lead from the start, but...

She comes with protection

22 April 2002

She comes with protection

Is the big guy protecting the bike, or her?

Cheeky, very cheeky

22 April 2002

Cheeky, very cheeky

Forget road tester or editor…the job everyone wants at MCN is applying the trouser stickers

Capirossi leads qualifying in South Africa

15 April 2002

Capirossi leads qualifying in South Africa

Loris Capirossi again blew away the myth that the new generation four-strokes would cruise to this year’s new MotoGP world championship after he comfortably stuck his two-stroke Honda NSR500 on...

Rossi on pole in South Africa

15 April 2002

Valentino Rossi starts as a red-hot favourite for tomorrow’s South African GP at Welkom after a commanding display saw him grab pole position this afternoon. The 23-year-old Italian wasn’t bettered after he’d beaten Loris Capirossi’s provisional pole time from yesterday within seven minutes of today’s final qualifying getting underway. He would improve his time on a further five occasions to show...

It doesn’t normally rain sideways

15 April 2002

It doesn’t normally rain sideways

One day she’ll be telling her granchildren how she got a champagne shower from Rossi

Get GP results on your mobile

15 April 2002

Get GP results on your mobile

Welkom, South Africa is over 5500 miles away, but you can keep bang-up-to-date with this weekend’s GP qualifying news and race results simply by signing up for the latest text messaging service from...

Izutsu injured in qualifying at Sugo

15 April 2002

Izutsu injured in qualifying at Sugo

Eight crashes, three stoppages and three restarts marked one of the most incident-laden qualifying sessions in the history of WSB at Sugo on Friday – with Hitoyasu Izutsu ruling himself out of racing...

James Toseland: In his own words

15 April 2002

Starguide: How was dinner? JamesToseland: Hi…yeah it was ok…we’ve eaten at the same restaurant for the last 3 nights now. And there’s not that much on the menu. Steak is about it. Other than that it’s noodles and more noodles! Masalmon: At the last few rounds no-one has really threatened Bayliss, how do you see this changing as we come into the European rounds? JamesToseland: Good question. This...

Suzuki’s attempts at twins

15 April 2002

Suzuki’s attempts at twins

Sadly Suzuki’s attempt at twins was close, but didn’t quite make it through scrutineering

Ramsay wins on CRF450 four-stroke

15 April 2002

Ramsay wins on CRF450 four-stroke

Nate Ramsay takes the win, as Carmichael comes back to second after a fall dropped him to fifteenth. Jeremy McGrath took third, and David Vuillemin couldn’t take advantage of Carmichael’s misfortune,...

Green as the grass of home

15 April 2002

Green as the grass of home

Just imagine a front garden carpeted with brolly girls…

Six weeks to Foggy bike

15 April 2002

Six weeks to Foggy bike

Team Foggy Petronas road bikes will be ready to roll in just six weeks time and will go on sale another four weeks later, says the team’s marketing boss. For the full story on the Foggy WSB project...