2003

Year: 2003

Month: ALL

Foggy rides again

01 September 2003

Carl Fogarty indulged himself with a few laps in the saddle of the Petronas FP1 during the first day of a two-day private test at Valencia in Spain. ” I am officially old! ” said team boss Fogarty. ...

Kato tribute planned for Motegi GP

01 September 2003

Fausto Gresini, the former team boss of the late Daijiro Katoh, has announced he will invite 1000 people to a special ceremony in honour of the rider at the Pacific GP at Motegi on October 5. The...

‘Somewhere under the rainbow’

01 September 2003

Go to the end of the rainbow and you’ll find it’s being held by a very sleepy brolly girl

Get off-road with MCN Honda Off-Road Experience

26 August 2003

The MCN Honda Off-Road Experience is run in association with CAS Honda, who also run Honda’s official world and British championship motocross teams, so you know you’ll be guaranteed expert advice and...

Woman sets Everest bike record

26 August 2003

A Swedish woman has set a new world record for the highest ever motorbike ride after taking a Honda XL250 up Mount Everest. Despite bad weather, motocross rider Annie Seel left Base Camp, 5000m above...

‘Three months’ before Kagayama walks again

26 August 2003

Yukio Kagayama will miss the rest of the 2003 BSB season after breaking his pelvis in a crash at Cadwell Park on Monday. The Japanese star was airlifted to a private hospital near Lincoln after he...

Emmerdale fever grips the paddock

26 August 2003

Uproar in the GP paddock as all available monitors are switched to watch Emmerdale

Triple-X rated

26 August 2003

Wonder why this young lady has been rated as triple-X?

Ui replaced by Vincent in 125GPs

26 August 2003

Arnaud Vincent will race for the Aprilia Sterilgarda Racing team at the next round of the 125cc championship at Estoril in Portugal on September 7, after the team terminated the contract of current...

Stand up straight young lady!

26 August 2003

Oi! You on the left. Stand up straight and no slouching.

It’s a Knockout’s Czech version

26 August 2003

It’s a Knockout’s Czech version

Sci-Fi brolly babe?

26 August 2003

This is how they thought brolly babes would look on Mars…or something.

Enigmatic?

26 August 2003

Enigmatic? Or just bored?

Manx GP: Senior GP delayed due to ‘dog on course’

26 August 2003

Latest news: The Senior GP was been delayed by an hour due to a dog loose at Kirk Michael. Barney the Spaniel is unfortunately on the outside of the course, but lives on the inside, so the danger is...

Send your support for Hodgson

26 August 2003

Britain’s Neil Hodgson is aiming to claim the World Superbike championship at Round 10 in Assen on September 7. And we want your messages of support. The former British Superbike champion has...

One-handed brolly holding

19 August 2003

Now that she’s mastered the art of holding with just one hand, the world waited to see how she’d manage with two hands behind her back.

BSB title fight climaxes at Cadwell

19 August 2003

This weekend promises to be one of the most exciting rounds in the British Superbike championship this year. Not only are record crowds expected at Cadwell Park but Shane Byrne could secure the...

Things are looking up…

19 August 2003

Things are definitely looking up…well, up her skirt, anyway.

Zongshen 1 on pole for Oschersleben 24 hours

19 August 2003

Zongshen 1 will be on pole for the start of the Oschersleben 24 hour World Endurance race after Warick Nowland set the fastest time of the weekend on a Suzuki GSX-R1000. Nowland was the only rider to...

Don’t get distracted…

19 August 2003

Katsuaki Fujiwara keeps his eyes on the track, and not the brolly babe…

Reynolds on pole for Cadwell

19 August 2003

John Reynolds has put his Rizla Suzuki on pole for the British Superbike round at Cadwell Park. Reynolds posted a Super 12 time of 1:24.733, taking pole from Michael Rutter, who was the fastest man in...

Phase One take title lead at Oschersleben 24 Hours

19 August 2003

The British Phase one team have finished second at the Oschersleben 24 Hour round of the World Endurance Championship. This moves them into first place in the championship with one round left. The...

Don’t hide your light

19 August 2003

Umbrellas are great for keeping off the sun but it’s amazing what you can find hiding underneath

Three of a kind…

19 August 2003

Three might be a crowd, but when it’s a crowd of young ladies why would we complain?

Pump them up

19 August 2003

Clearly an expert in pneumatics

Byrne seals championship with victory at Cadwell

19 August 2003

Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne is the 2003 British Superbike champion after taking victory in the first race at Cadwell Park today. Byrne pushed pole-sitter and championship rival John Reynolds into second...

TT stars turn out as Manx GP hots up

19 August 2003

Practice continues at the Manx Grand Prix as the weather improves, the lap speeds increase and TT stars come out to show their support. The sun has come out since Sunday night’s downpours, leaving...

Times tumble at Czech GP

12 August 2003

With the track dry after the morning’s downpours the afternoon qualifying session for the Czech GP in Brno has seen the top six riders lapping faster than the race lap record. Max Biaggi took the...

Flares are back in

12 August 2003

Flares are back in but we’re not sure about the medallions.

Foggy drops Haydon

12 August 2003

James Haydon will not be riding the FP1 in World Superbikes next year after the Foggy Petronas team decided not to renew his contract for 2004. The decision comes after Haydon’s disappointing...

Double bubble

12 August 2003

The new line in PVC pit-lane fashion

Goldilocks

12 August 2003

Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood, or the wolf, you decided.

Red, white and blue

12 August 2003

Red, white and blue? That colour scheme reminds me of something….

Manx practice begins

12 August 2003

The 80th anniversary Manx Grand Prix gets underway Saturday evening with the start of the first practice session. Evening practice sessions take place throughout the week with two additional morning...

Hizzy’s mother thanks his fans

12 August 2003

Steve Hislop’s mother has expressed her thanks to all his fans for their support after the death of her son in a helicopter crash on July 30. In an open letter Margaret Hislop said, on behalf of...

Edwards tops damp first practice at Brno

12 August 2003

Colin Edwards has taken his Alice Aprilia to the top of the time sheets in a damp first practice session for round 10 of the MotoGP world championship at Brno in the Czech Republic. The skies cleared...