Motorcycle Sport & Racing News
Suzuki to race RM-Z450
02 September 2003
Suzuki has announced that its new RM-Z450 crosser will debut at the All-Japan Motocross series in October and then go on to compete in the World MXGP series in 2004.The new four-stroke off-roader,...
Put your glasses on…
02 September 2003
She thought our photographer was quite attractive until she remembered her glasses
Crockard is Brit MX champion
02 September 2003
The CAS Honda Motocross team will be celebrating today after a fantastic set of results at Pontrilas, Herefordshire, on Sunday that saw Gordon Crockard win the open class championship.The team...
Weston Beach race: Advance tickets
02 September 2003
Advance tickets are now on sale for the crazy antics of the Weston Beach race.The 21st Weston-super-Mare Enduro, as it is officially named, is an end-of-season, three-hour marathon over the dunes,...
Everts wins MXGP championship
02 September 2003
Stefan Everts has won the inaugral MXGP championship, his third successive world title after 500cc championships in 2001 and 2002.Everts is the most successful rider in Motocross, winning his seventh...
Sykes to replace Kagayama
02 September 2003
The Rizla Suzuki British Superbike team has announced that British Supersport rider Tom Sykes will take the place of injured Yukio Kagayama for the next round of the championship at Brands...
Everts enters every class at French GP
02 September 2003
Motocross GP champ Stefan Everts will make history by entering all three classes at the French GP in Ernee on September 13 and 14.The Belgian clinched the MXGP title at the last round at Loket, so has...
Neil Hodgson becomes a father
02 September 2003
Neil Hodgson can start celebrating early after becoming a father today, Tuesday September 2.Holly Hodgson was born a 2:30pm weighing seven pounds after being induced a week early to allow Neil to be present at the birth.Both baby and mother Kathryn are doing fine, allowing dad Neil to concentrate on the World Superbike races at Assen this weekend, which could see the Brit become the world...
Lavilla steals provisional pole
02 September 2003
Gregorio Lavilla has taken the provisional pole position for Assen World Superbikes beating Chris Walker to the top spot by just over a tenth of a second after the session was red flagged.The first...
GSE Racing set to quit WSB
02 September 2003
In the wake of controversial new regulations GSE Racing, the team behind HM Plant Ducati riders James Toseland and Chris Walker, looks on the verge of quitting World Superbikes.In an announcement made...
Hodgson is champion
02 September 2003
Neil Hodgson is the 2003 World Superbike champion. Hodgson had to settle for second behind team-mate Ruben Xaus in the first race at Assen today but it was enough to take the championship. The second...
Chili on pole at Assen
02 September 2003
Frankie Chili has taken his first pole position of the season after putting in the best lap in a wet Superpole session at the Assen round of the World Superbike championship.Rain affected the...
GSE Racing full statement
02 September 2003
HM Plant Ducati Team Principal Darrell Healey announced at Assen that the team is unlikely to return to World Superbikes next year. Here is what he said: " Due to circumstances beyond our control, GSE Racing is unclear about certain key aspects of the 2004 Superbike World Championship. In addition, due to the uncertainty surrounding the technical rules, we are not in a position to confirm...
Hodgson leads from the start at Assen
02 September 2003
Neil Hodgson has started the weekend as he means to go on, topping the time sheets in the first practice session at Assen in a round that could see him secure the World Superbike championship.Hodgson,...
WCM four-stroke to race
02 September 2003
Chris Burns will finally get the chance to race his Harris WCM four-stroke this weekend at Sunday’s GP, in Estoril, Portugal.The bike was originally due to start racing at the beginning of the season...
Rossi and Gibernau close in practice
02 September 2003
Valentino Rossi and Sete Gibernau have started their battle for the top spot early, finishing just 0.46 seconds apart in the first practice session for round 11 of the MotoGP world championship in...
Jacque closes in on Rossi
02 September 2003
Olivier Jacque has stormed up the time sheets in the first qualifying session at the Estoril GP, knocking three seconds off his practice time to take second place on the provisional grid. But it...
Capirossi takes third GP pole
02 September 2003
Italians dominate the front row of the grid forstart of the Portuguese GP, with Loris Capirossi on pole followed by Max Biaggi and Valentino Rossi.Capirossi finished the warm but blustery session with...
Rossi dominates Portuguese GP
02 September 2003
Valentino Rossi dominated the MotoGP race at Estoril today, extending his lead in the championship.Rossi was able to pull clear from early challenger Max Biaggi and left championship rival Sete...
Save cash on guided off-road trips
01 September 2003
MCN have teamed up with the Llanerchindda Farm trail riding centre in Wales to offer you a discount on two days of guided riding around the spectacular Welsh countryside.The special MCN price of £150...
‘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
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...
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...
Sci-Fi brolly babe?
26 August 2003
This is how they thought brolly babes would look on Mars…or something.
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...
Stand up straight young lady!
26 August 2003
Oi! You on the left. Stand up straight and no slouching.
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
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...