2003

Year: 2003

Month: ALL

Honda take top three at Daytona 200

04 March 2003

Honda riders filled the podium at the Daytona 200 race on Monday, March 10. The race was postponed from Sunday, when Daytona was blighted by torrential rain. Miguel DuHamel won the race on his Honda...

British Motocross GP cancelled

01 March 2003

Dorna, the FIM-appointed promoter of the Motocross GP, has announced that it is axing the 2003 British Motocross GP at Rushmoor Arena because event promoter Andy Nicholls has failed to meet the...

Double double for Fila Ducati

01 March 2003

The second race at Valencia quickly fell in to the pattern set by the first with factory Ducati 999 riders Neil Hodgson and Ruben Xaus leading HM Plant Ducati 998 riders James Toseland and Chris...

Fila Ducati 1-2 in Race 1

01 March 2003

Neil Hodgson and Ruben Xaus dominated the first race of the WSB season taking their Ducati 999’s to first and second place. Hodgson with a total time of 36:56.205 and Xaus four seconds behind at...

Back to basics

01 March 2003

All the basics are here. Take one attractive woman, one motorbike, and enjoy.

Hodgson on pole

01 March 2003

Neil Hodgson managed to better his qualifying time to get the pole position for tomorrow’s two races despite the blustery wind. Hodgson beat former team-mate James Toseland by 0.566 seconds and was...

Hodgson in line for pole position

01 March 2003

The second qualifying session has finished at Round 1 of World Superbikes in Valencia, with Neil Hodgson retaining the top spot. Hodgson only managed to come in 0.210 seconds under his Friday best...

Carmichael takes sixth AMA win of the season

01 March 2003

Honda’s Ricky Carmichael continued his winning streak with his sixth AMA 250cc Supercross victory of the year at Saturday’s round in Indianapolis. He led the race from the first lap and claimed an...

‘Say cheese’

25 February 2003

If you can think of a caption for this surreal picture, post it on the News message board

Hodgson quickest after first day’s qualifying

25 February 2003

The times have come in for the first qualifying session in Valencia with only one second separating the top seven riders. Fila Ducati rider Neil Hodgson put in a fastest lap of 1:34.932, just 0.069...

Walking the invisible dog

25 February 2003

Is it me, or has someone stolen her dog?

Two weeks out for injured Melandri

25 February 2003

Fortuna Yamaha rider Marco Melandri fell victim to rain at the Second IRTA MotoGP test in Estoril on Wednesday. He low-sided on the circuit’s uphill chicane. The result was a dislocated shoulder that...

BBC won’t show WSB live on Sunday

25 February 2003

The BBC will not be showing Sunday’s WSB round live. Instead all we’ll get is highlights on BBC 2 at 11:55pm. If you want to see it live you’ll need access to Eurosport which will show the races from...

Hislop and Mason head to Valencia

25 February 2003

Virgin Yamaha riders Steve Hislop and Gary Mason are preparing for their next test session in Valencia on March 3-4 After a cold test at Snetterton Hislop is hoping that a couple of days in the warmer...

Is she eyeing up Jeremy?

25 February 2003

Her eyes seemed hypnotised by the back of Jeremy McWilliams’ head.

Barros tops final day of GP tests

25 February 2003

The wind played a big part in the last day of MotoGP testing at Jerez on Sunday with a number of riders coming off when caught by sudden gusts. Alex Barros managed to put in the top time of the day,...

First test for new Triumph racer

25 February 2003

The new Triumph ValMoto team were out on the track at Croft on Thursday for the first test of their Daytona 600s in preparation for entry in the British Supersport Championship this season. The team’s...

The reasons behind the BBC decision

25 February 2003

Grandstand producer Belinda Rogerson explained the BBC’s decision to drop live WSB this Sunday. She Said: " Unfortunately, the scheduled date for the 1st round in Valencia was moved from March 9 to March 2 late in 2002. We had planned to show both of the races during the day on BBC TWO on March 9, however the schedule of sport that we were already committed to showing on March 2, including Rugby...

Triumph to race in Supersport

25 February 2003

Triumph has confirmed that it is going to field a team in the British Supersport Championship, as revealed in MCN two months ago. Double British Supersport Champion Jim Moodie will be riding...

Keep it clean

18 February 2003

Someone looks as though they are enjoying themselves a little too much.

I’m a little teapot

18 February 2003

The teapot impressions are always part of brolly babe training

Quality parts…

18 February 2003

Check the fit and finish on those parts. Pic by Tom Storer

Kato beats Rossi in Honda test

18 February 2003

Daijiro Kato put in the fastest time at Honda’s two-day test in Sepang, a tenth of a second faster than Valentino Rossi. Kato recorded a best of 2:02.8 on the second day, Thursday. But Rossi wasn’t...

Laconi drops in on Ducati

18 February 2003

Regis Laconi cemented his arrival at Ducati by getting a taste of the racing heritage he is now a part of. He couldn’t resist getting his leg over Mike Hailwood’s Ducati 900, the bike that won him the...

Kagayama and Reynolds test at Snet

18 February 2003

The cold weather caused a few problems for John Reynolds and Yukio Kagayama as they tested their new GSX-R1000 bikes at Snetterton on Wednesday. The two riders each put in 30 laps at the circuit but...

The bike needs a firm rear end

18 February 2003

The firmer the better in our opinion

Hodgson heads first day of Winter testing

18 February 2003

British rider Neil Hodgson made his intentions clear for 2003 by posting the fastest time on the first day of the official World Superbikes tests at Valencia. Hodgson and Fila Ducati team-mate Ruben...

Rain hinders MotoGP test

18 February 2003

Day two of the official MotoGP test at Jerez has been badly affected by rain. Most riders risked the circuit, but no-one was able to improve their times, leaving Alex Barros as the fastest rider so...

Hodgson fastest at last test before WSB begins

18 February 2003

Neil Hodgson was on lap record pace when he went fastest at the WSB test in Valencia on Sunday. He put in a time of 1:34.01, 1.3 seconds under Ben Bostrom’s 2002 lap record. Check out this week’s MCN,...

Security guards, MCN style

18 February 2003

MCN even makes security look good.

Too small?

18 February 2003

Despite the incredibly small pants, the crowd continued to huddle together in the corner. Pic by Tom Storer.

Suzuki-Kawasaki crosser to race

18 February 2003

Suzuki and Kawasaki will field their shared prototype 250cc 4-stroke motocrosser in the All Japan Motocross Championship this season. Each firm will be running it’s own bike, one badged as a Kawasaki,...

Formation babes

18 February 2003

They haven’t quite mastered ‘four babes on a bike’ enough to get moving, but who cares…

Carmichael increases SXGP lead

11 February 2003

Ricky Carmichael has won the seventh round of the World Supercross GP at the Metrodome, in Minneapolis. Carmichael, a Honda factory rider, has already won the title twice and the result on the...

THQ launches Moto GP 2 racing game

11 February 2003

THQ has launched the latest incarnation of its motorcycle racing game Moto GP. Moto GP 2 is being launched for Xbox and will provide the player with the ability to race against sixteen other riders on...

Where’s her sleeves gone?

11 February 2003

OK, who has stolen the sleeves from her top?