October

Year: 2002

Month: October

Edwards signs for Aprilia

28 October 2002

Colin Edwards has signed for Aprilia to ride its RS3 in MotoGP next year. There is no word yet on whether he will partner Regis Laconi in a two-man team. We will bring your more details very soon.

New four-stroke 250s win at first outing

28 October 2002

Ernesto Fonseca gave Honda’s new four-stroke CRF250R crosser its first win when he debuted the bike at the final round of the Japanese National series at the Sportland circuit in Sugo. The Costa Rican...

KTM names Locatelli in 125 squad

28 October 2002

KTM has named one of the riders it will field in the 2003 125GP season. Roberto Locatelli, the 2000 125cc champion, returns to the minnow class after an indifferent 2002 season in the 250s. He’ll be...

Un, deux, trois

28 October 2002

Bonjour ladies

Foil is the new Lycra

28 October 2002

Who needs Lycra when you have tin foil?

Nobody told them the colour changed

28 October 2002

Obviously no-one had told Mary-Anne Hobbs and the girls that the team had changed colour.

And will I ride like Doohan?

28 October 2002

Inspiration to ride like Mick Doohan

Shane Byrne in at MonsterMob

28 October 2002

Shane Byrne has been confirmed at MonsterMob Ducati for the 2003 British Superbike season. Byrne, who finished fourth in the MCN-backed series this year, replaces title-winner Steve Hislop in the Paul...

Walker test hopes dented

28 October 2002

Chris Walker’s race for fitness in time for his GSE Racing WSB squad’s important first test looks bleak. The pins in the ankle he damaged earlier this month in a supermoto race in Mettet, Belgium have...

Bayliss to debut Ducati at Valencia

28 October 2002

Troy Bayliss will give Ducati’s new MotoGP machine its public debut at the Valencia Grand Prix on November 3. He’ll be riding the Desmosedeci V4 four-stroke on a few demonstration laps ahead of the...

Chili could be coming to BSB

28 October 2002

Frankie Chili could be set to race in British Superbikes next year. And if that’s not incredible enough, Steve Hislop could be his teammate. The veteran WSB star talks exclusively to MCN in the...

Buster Roberts passes away

28 October 2002

THE Grand Prix racing paddock is in mourning after the death of one of its biggest personalities. Buster Roberts, father to Kenny Roberts Snr, passed away last night (October 27) in hospital in California after a brief illness. He was 81. Buster was the driving forced behind the dynasty which has seen two generations of Roberts win GP world titles, having put Kenny Snr on a bike before his eighth...

Telefonica rings changes at Suzuki

28 October 2002

Telefonica Movistar, the Spanish mobile phone giant, has ended its two-year association with the Suzuki MotoGP squad. This weekend’s Valencia GP will be the last time Suzukis will sport the famous...

Naughty, naughty

21 October 2002

Brollybabes can be so cheeky

Rossi wins in Oz

21 October 2002

Valentino Rossi continued his amazing season with victory in Australia. He finished at the head of five Hondas, sharing the podium with Alex Barros and Tohru Ukawa. Daijiro Katoh and Jurgen van den Goorbergh took fourth and fifth. Max Biaggi was the leading non-Honda, ahead of Nobuastsu Aoki who finished seventh on the Proton KR. Eighth was Olivier Jacque, ninth Kenny Roberts Jr and tenth Jeremy...

Barros back on top, Down Under

21 October 2002

Alex Barros has continued his excellent run of form on the Honda RCV with a provisional pole start in Friday’s qualifying ahead of the Australian MotoGP round on Sunday. The West Honda rider ‘s time of 1’33.002 around the 2.78 mile Phillip Island circuit was just a tenth ahead of home favourite Garry McCoy on the Red Bull Yamaha YZR two-stroke. As if to prove the strokers have one last hurrah left...

Emmett joins Rutter at Renegade

21 October 2002

Sean Emmett has sensationally signed a deal to ride for Renegade Racing on a 2002 WSB-spec Testastretta 998 next season. You can read all about his deal in detail and Steve Hislop’s plans in the...

Rossi warms up for rally debut

21 October 2002

Valentino Rossi has been warming up for his rallying debut in next month’s Rally of Great Britain with a special test of his World Rally Championship (WRC) – spec Peugeot 206. There’s a rare personal...

Blonde or brunette Sir?

21 October 2002

With the Rizla Suzuki girls, the choice is yours…

Nice seat-warmer

21 October 2002

Aprilia have thought of everything, even a novel seat-warmer for the race bike

Rear of the year?

21 October 2002

Which do you prefer?

Can I check your pass?

21 October 2002

Sometimes there are perks to being a MotoGP security guard

What is she doing?

21 October 2002

We don’t know why she’s lifting her skirt up, but we’re just glad she is

Xaus confirmed at Ducati WSB

21 October 2002

Ruben Xaus has just been confirmed as Neil Hodgson’s teammate at the factory Ducati Corse WSB squad on the new 999. He renews his commitment to the factory after a torrid 2002 in World Superbikes,...

McWilliams takes pole in Phillip Island

21 October 2002

Jeremy McWilliams has put the Proton KR on pole position for Sunday’s MotoGP in Australia. He qualified 0.4 seconds ahead of Australian Gary McCoy. The other Proton KR of Nobuatsu Aoki qualified in...

Italy wins Motocross des Nations

21 October 2002

The Italian team won the 2002 Motocross des Nations at the Belpuig Circuit in Spain at the weekend. The squad of Andrea Bartolini, Alessio Chiodi and Alex Puzar, all former World Champions, easily...

Carmichael for AMA "Athlete of the Year"

21 October 2002

Ricky Carmichael has been nominated for the 2002 AMA Athlete of the Year award in recognition of his sensational performances in 2002. The award is given to the rider considered to have the most...

Scott Russell could be back in WSB

21 October 2002

Scott Russell could be set for a dramatic return to World Superbikes after an absence of five years. He last rode in the 1998 championship on a Yamaha YZF750, but he has been testing recently with AMA...

Fancy a drink?

21 October 2002

You’ll need a drink to cool down after looking at these babes

Scott Russell in comeback test

21 October 2002

Former WSB champ Scott Russell is on the verge of an amazing racing comeback, despite nearly being killed at the Daytona 200 in 2001. He has been secretly testing for HMC Racing, an AMA Superbike...

Everts injured in Supermoto crash

21 October 2002

Reigning world 500cc motorcross champion Stefan Everts was injured after he crashed out Masters of Supermotard race in Belgium at the weekend. He went down at the first corner after clashing with...

Biaggi scraps for Sepang victory

14 October 2002

Max Biaggi finally broke his four-stroke duck with a win in the searing heat of Sepang in Sunday’s Malaysian round of the MotoGP calendar. The Malboro Yamaha rider benefited from the three-way scrap...

Prop her up

14 October 2002

Quick the blonde ones falling over, grab her.

2003 Grand Prix Calendar

14 October 2002

The FIM has just released the details of dates and venues for the 2003 Grand Prix calendar. Round 1: April 6, Suzuka, Japan Round 2: April 27, Welkom, South Africa Round 3: May 11, Jerez, Spain Round...

Officials settle on new AMA Superbike rules

14 October 2002

From next year the American superbike (AMA) series will run on broadly similar lines to the British domestic championship after officials finally settled on a framework to allow teams to run...

Walker breaks leg in Supermoto race

14 October 2002

Chris Walker has been diagnosed as having a broken ankle and tibia of his left leg after crashing out of a supermoto race in Mettet, Belgium at the weekend. He was due to start testing with his new...