2003

Year: 2003

Month: ALL

Thomas Hayward, Cadwell Park, June 15

17 June 2003

Skellingthorpe 125GP racer Thomas Hayward ended a dramatic race at Cadwell on Sunday in the MRO GP125 series in a lucky sixth position after running out of fuel on the final lap. After a start from row three of the grid Thomas aged 20, was away to a good start and soon up to fourth place. But the race was halted after 12 laps when Toby Markham suffered a heavy fall. At the re-start Thomas again...

Renegade twins on the lose

17 June 2003

Jolene and Mary-Sue were finally discovered in the pitlane

Peter Hickman, Cadwell Park, June 15

17 June 2003

Young Willoughby racer Peter Hickman aged 16, fell victim to the tight hairpin at Cadwell Park on Sunday but overcame his problems to secure an 11th place finish to his MRO Supersport 400 race and retain a top ten position in the overall standings. Peter, who races for the Hawk Kawasaki team and is a first year student of the ACU Race Academy, knew he would not be up with the leaders this time out...

Jay Bellers-Smith, World Supersport, Silverstone, June 14-15

17 June 2003

As part of his training with the ACU Race Academy Merthyr rider Jay Bellers-Smith aged 16, was invited to join the Honda World Supersport teams in the paddock at Silverstone on Sunday to get an insight on all the work done in the team garage in preparation for a world-class event. The budding star of tomorrow is part of the youth road racing training academy run by the ACU, Britain’s motorcycle...

Sam And Alex Lowes, Cadwell Park, June 15

17 June 2003

Lincoln identical twin racers Sam and Alex Lowes, aged 12, were in race action at Cadwell at the weekend with Sam netting a double win in the Aprilia Superteen championship races with brother Alex close behind securing a fourth and fifth place finish after suffering mechanical problems with his bike. Both boys who are first year students of the ACU Race Academy took in the Bemsee Nationwide...

Club racing round-up

17 June 2003

Here’s the latest instalment of our club racing round-up. The links on the right will take you to reports from our contributors about their recent racing. If you are a club secretary, rider, or just a spectator, pick out the highlights of the racing action you witnessed and send them in to angus.farquhar@emap.com.

Kagayama gets MotoGP ride

17 June 2003

BSB star Yukio Kagayama will race for the factory Suzuki MotoGP team at the Assen GP on June 28. The Japanese rider confirmed his world-class talents with two fifth-position rides on the Rizla Suzuki...

Byrne and Reynolds share Brands spoils

17 June 2003

Local boy Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne took a race one win and extended his lead in the British Superbikes championship at Brands Hatch, but had to settle for second behind John Reynolds in race two. Byrne...

Hodgson fastest in Misano free practice

17 June 2003

Neil Hodgson has gone fastest in free practice for this weekend’s World Superbike races at Misano in Italy. The factory Ducati rider completed 29 laps, the most in the session, with a best time of...

Look into my eyes

17 June 2003

Look into my eyes…you are feeling sleepy….you need new tyres…

American Honda opt out of WSB wildcard rides

17 June 2003

American Honda have decided not to field wildcards for the World Superbike round at Laguna Seca on July 13. This will rule out Ben Bostrom, Kurtis Roberts and Miguel DuHamel, all Honda riders in the...

Foggy chooses Italian replacement for Haydon

17 June 2003

Young Italian Lorenzo Mauri will replace injured Foggy Petronas rider James Haydon for the World Superbike round at Misano this weekend. Mauri comes to the team on the recommendation of factory Ducati...

BMZRC Race Report, Cadwell Park, June 14

17 June 2003

PRACTICE: Saturday morning dawned wet and rainy at Cadwell, accompanied by frantic changing of tyres. All this activity obviously detracted several racers from their normal pre-race preparations. Andy Bettridge and Ian James just couldn’t get their bikes started and after the MZ race co-ordinator Dave Higgins had been pushing them around for a while they discovered that they had failed to unplug...

Beirer out of coma

17 June 2003

World Motocross GP rider Pit Beirer is out of his induced coma following his crash at the Bulgarian GP. The German’s lungs have now recovered enough for him to be taken off a respirator, but his sixth...

Reynolds on pole at Brands

17 June 2003

John Reynolds is on pole for the British Superbike racing at Brands Hatch on Sunday. 1) Reynolds 1:26.184. 2) Emmett 1:26.616. 3) Richards 1:26.679. 4) Byrne 1:26.805. 5) Rutter 1:26.818. 6) Hislop...

Martin on Misano provisional pole

17 June 2003

Australian Steve Martin has put his D.F.X. Ducati 998 on provisional pole for Sunday’s World Superbike races in Misano. Martin posted a best time of 1:35.276, just ahead of Pierfrancesco Chili...

Dave Hewson, Cadwell Park, June 15

17 June 2003

Branston Supersport 600 racer Dave Hewson rode to his best result of the season with a wonderful seventh place at his home circuit of Cadwell Park on Sunday. Qualifying went well for the 21-year-old county rider as he powered the Yamaha R6 to a personal best time of 1m 04.87s to secure eleventh place and a third row start to his MRO championship race on Sunday. As the race got underway Hewson was...

Keep your chin up

17 June 2003

You’ve just got to keep your chin up and try to smile…

We’re gonna need a bigger collar

17 June 2003

This year, it appears big collars are the way to go…

MZ Race Report, Lydden Hill, June 7-8

17 June 2003

A vast number of MZ entries (44) meant that the days had to be split into a 3-race format with all competing in two of the three events. The top 20 placed riders were split between the first two races and then met for the final race. Saturday RACE1: With good starts off of the line, Jon Hart lead the pack off of the line, closely followed by John Welfare. Jon Hart got used to being in the lead...

James Webb, Cadwell Park, June 15

17 June 2003

Thirteen-year-old Pembury rider James Webb saw race action over the weekend at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire where he secured top five finishes to all three of his races on the 125cc Honda. James entered the two Bemsee Nationwide championship races on Saturday to familiarise himself with the tricky club circuit at Cadwell in preparation for Sunday’s MRO GP125 championship round. The young Kent...

Losing your shirt…

17 June 2003

That’s what happens when you bet against Neil Hodgson in WSB this season.

Hodgson rules Misano superpole

17 June 2003

Britain’s Neil Hodgson has once again underlined his control of the World Superbike championship by taking pole position for tomorrow’s races at Misano in Italy. The factory Ducati rider has put his...

U.S. motocross star injured in car crash

10 June 2003

American motocross star and freestyle daredevil Travis Pastrana is recovering from a serious car crash in which his Chevrolet Corvette left the road and crashed into a tree. The SoBe Suzuki rider...

Haydon will miss Silverstone

10 June 2003

Foggy Petronas rider James Haydon will be forced to sit out the World Superbike round at Silverstone this weekend. The British rider is still suffering from a neck injury after a big crash at the last...

Laid back…

10 June 2003

The girls were so laid back they couldn’t even get their brollies up

First MotoGP win for Ducati

10 June 2003

Loris Capirossi has taken the first MotoGP win for Ducati after only six races. The Italian rider started the sixth round of the world championship, in Catalunya, in second place but took the lead...

Injured Haydon may not ride at Silverstone

10 June 2003

The first time that the Foggy Petronas World Superbike team races on British soil it could be one rider short. James Haydon is currently awaiting the results of a scan of his neck to see whether he is...

World Motocross GP star in coma

10 June 2003

Factory KTM rider Pit Beirer remains in an induced coma following a crash at the Bulgarian GP last weekend which seriously injured his back and lungs. Beirer has been taken off the danger list, but...

Middle East to host MotoGP round in 2004

10 June 2003

A deal has been signed that will see a round of the MotoGP World championship going to the Middle East for the first time. The new round will be held on a track currently being built in the Gulf State...

Hodgson fights hard for 11th win

10 June 2003

Neil Hodgson has won both the World Superbike races in the sixth round of the world championship, at Silverstone. The British rider fought through an ongoing infection to win both races in front of...

Brits on form at Silverstone

10 June 2003

John Reynolds and Chris Walker are on the provisional front row for the sixth round of the World Superbike championship at Silverstone. Gregorio Lavilla took the top spot in the first qualifying...

Pssst. She’s behind you

10 June 2003

Just keep looking the other way…

Off road travels

10 June 2003

Have you been abroad with your dirtbike, or tried one of the trail bike holiday firms where you turn up, get kitted out and ride for five days through Portugal, or the Moroccan desert? If so we want...

Someone’s pinched her shoulder patch

10 June 2003

Either the logo has dropped off, or she hasn’t quite figured out how nicotine patches work.

You’ve got a secret smile

10 June 2003

And she shows it only for the 200 photographers queuing up to get her picture before the race