February
‘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...
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.
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...
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,...
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...
Mackenzie to act as ACU rider mentor
11 February 2003
Multiple British Superbike Champion Niall MacKenzie has agreed to play a larger part in the ACU Academy’s Rider Mentor program. MacKenzie has already been a major contributor to the academy over the...
Gardner retires from racing
11 February 2003
Former World 500cc champion Wayne Gardner is retiring from racing. He quit bikes in 1993 to take up car racing and his most recent efforts have seen him driving a factory Toyota Supra in the All-Japan...
Riders for WSB Valencia test announced
11 February 2003
The list of riders taking part in the official World Superbike and Supersport winter test at Valencia on February 21-23 has been announced. MCN will be bringing all the latest news and an exclusive...
All the shiny, pretty things
11 February 2003
What catches your eye? The shiny metal or the shiny babe?
Checa beats Biaggi’s best
11 February 2003
Carlos Checa beat Max Biaggi’s pole-setting time at Catalunya in his latest test of the factory Yamaha Moto GP bike this week. Despite a crash on Monday that left him with a just few bruises, Checa...