Motorcycle Sport & Racing News
Chili and Xaus share Laguna wins
08 July 2003
Pier-Francesco Chili and Ruben Xaus took one win each at the World Superbike round at Laguna Seca, USA, on Sunday.Brit Neil Hodgson had to settle for second place in both races on his factory Ducati.
Wildcards lead in WSB qualifying
08 July 2003
AMA Superbike racer Mat Mladin has stormed to provisional pole position for round eight of the World Superbike championship at Laguna Seca.Mladin, who rides a GSX-R1000 for the Suzuki Yoshimura AMA Superbike team, took the provisional pole with a time of 1:25.219, 0.3 seconds ahead of Yoshimura team mate Aaron Yates.Regis Laconi was the highest placed regular rider sitting in third place on the...
Crowds pour into Donington
08 July 2003
Sete Gibernau has set the fastest time in an eventful warm up session for this afternoons British GP at MCN Donington Park, while huge crowds pour in to the circuit to catch all the action.Gibernau...
Nieto on pole for 250GP
08 July 2003
Fonsi Nieto will be starting Sunday’s 250cc British GP in pole position after setting the fastest time in the qualifying sessions at MCN Donington Park.Manuel Poggiali was the fastest rider in...
Nieto wins 250GP
08 July 2003
Fonzi Nieto has taken his first win this season in the 250GP at the eighth round of the world championship at MCN Donington Park.Nieto took the win after a long battle with Manuel Poggiali, who was determined to ride well after already suffering three crashes over the weekend, but Nieto pushed hard and crossed the line 0.269 seconds ahead to take the win.Toni Elias and Poggiali were fighting for...
Nieto on provisional pole for 250GP
08 July 2003
Fonsi Nieto is on provisional pole for the 250GP race at MCN Donington Park at the end of the first qualifying session.Repsol Telefonica Movistar rider Nieto knocked 0.8 seconds off his best time from...
Rossi denied win at Donington
08 July 2003
Valentino Rossi celebrated another win at MCN Donington Park today only to have it renounced by race officials when they awarded him a ten second penalty after realising he had passed under a yellow...
Capirossi fastest in second practice
08 July 2003
Loris Capirossi was the fastest man around the Donington track this morning, in preparation for qualifying for Sunday’s British GP.The Italian Ducati rider posted a time of 1:31.218, topping Sete Gibernau and Max Biaggi. Olivier Jacque was fourth fastest on the Yamaha M1, with Colin Edwards fifth on the Aprilia. Reigning champion Valentino Rossi was sixth.Troy Bayliss survived a crash during...
Fonsi Nieto tops 250cc practice
08 July 2003
Fonsi Nieto leads 250cc practice from fellow Spaniard Toni Elias, giving the Repsol Telefonica Movistar Aprilia team a 1-2 in free practice. Nieto is the only rider to post a lap below 1:35, with a time of 1:34.584, almost 0.7 seconds ahead of his teammate.Nieto holds the fastest lap of the circuit, set in 2002 at 1:33.558. But the circuit lap record is held by Daijiro Kato at 1:34.096.Aprilias...
Rossi on provisional pole for British GP
08 July 2003
Valentino Rossi is on provisional pole at the end of the first qualifying session for the British GP at MCN Donington Park.Honda RCV rider Rossi upped his already quick pace from the morning’s...
Biaggi on pole for British GP
08 July 2003
Max Biaggi has stormed into pole position for the start of the British GP at MCN Donington Park on Sunday.Telefonica Movistar Honda rider Sete Gibernau was the first rider to better championship leader Valentino Rossi’s already quick time but Biaggi went on to knock over a second off his time from yesterday’s qualifying session to jump in to first place for the start of the race.Rossi only managed...
Dovizioso on 125cc provisional pole
08 July 2003
Italian Andrea Dovizioso is on provisional pole for the 125cc race at Sunday’s British GP.Dovizioso posted a time of 1:38.297, just ahead of Spaniard Daniel Pedrosa. Both riders are on Hondas, heading the Aprilia of Stefano Perugini in third.Fourth is Hector Barbera, with Steve Jenkner fifth. Top Brit is Leon Camier in 28th place, three seconds down on Dovizioso. Wildcards Paul Veazey and Kris...
Perugini on pole for 125GP
08 July 2003
Stefano Perugini is on pole for the 125cc British GP at MCN Donington Park.The Italian rider took his Aprilia to a 1:37.984 lap beating all four of the Hondas that were battling for the top spot in the final qualifying session.Daniel Pedrosa came home second fastest while Team Scot team-mates Andrea Dovizioso and Simone Corsi finished the front row of the gridMika Kallio, Hector Barbera and Steve...
Rossi tops practice at Donington
08 July 2003
Valentino Rossi has set a hot pace right from the start of the British Grand Prix at MCN Donington Park just beating Troy Bayliss to the top spot in the first practice session.Rossi put in 29 laps in...
Dovizioso tops 125 practice
08 July 2003
First practice for the 125GP bikes at MCN Donington Park has just finished with Andrea Dovizioso topping the time sheets.Dovizioso took his Team Scot Honda to a fastest time of 1:38.761 on the last of his 22 laps, beating Pablo Nieto to the top spot by just .3 of a second.Nieto was the first of seven Aprilias to follow Dovizioso home with Stefano Perugini, Steve Jenkner, Casey Stoner, Youichi Ui,...
De Angelis fastest in 125cc practice
08 July 2003
Alex De Angelis pipped Australian Casey Stoner to go fastest in the second practice for the British 125cc GP on Sunday. The Italian heads four Aprilias covered by just 0.076 of a second, with Stefano Perugini in third and Hector Barbera in fourth.Andrea Dovizioso has dropped to fifth on his Honda after leading first qualifying on Friday. Daniel Pedrosa is sixth, Pablo Nieto seventh, Finn Mika...
Rockingham cleared for practice
01 July 2003
There are still no bikes out on track at Rockingham since the cancellation of the first practice and qualifying sessions for round seven of the British Superbike championship.Organisers are hopeful...
Everts closes gap on title leads
01 July 2003
Stefan Everts wins in both the 125cc and Motocross GP races at Uddevalla in Sweden on Sunday mean he is now closing on both titles.The Yamaha rider is the most successful motocross rider of all time,...
Wet paint Crisis hits Rockingham
01 July 2003
Today’s practice and first qualifying session for round seven of the British Superbike championship was spent watching paint dry after organisers decided to re-paint the lines on the track this...
Kagayama does Rockingham double
01 July 2003
Yukio Kagayama took his first British Superbike victory in race one at Rockingham today, and then followed it up with his second win in race two.Grid positions for both races were based on current...
She’s up to something…
01 July 2003
That smile suggests she’s up to something, we just don’t know what…
A work of art
01 July 2003
She’s a work of art… and the scribbling all over her top isn’t bad either…
WCM will race at Donington
01 July 2003
The WCM team will race at this weekend’s British GP, albeit on 500cc two-stroke Yamahas.Brit Chris Burns and Spaniard David de Gea will ride the bikes, one of which took Niall Mackenzie to third place...
Woman to ride up Everest
01 July 2003
You may have had fun tackling some Alpine twisties on a continental tour but motocross rider Annie Seel is going one better. She will attempt to set an official record for the highest ever motorbike...
Praying to the race god
01 July 2003
It might look strange, but praying to the race god can help. Lord only knows why the brolly babe is doing it too.
Kagayama to replace Roberts for British GP
01 July 2003
Yukio Kagayama will be on a high this week as it’s been announced he will replace the injured Kenny Roberts Jr for the British MotoGP round this weekend.The news was revealed the day after the...
She’s got a healthy glow
24 June 2003
All that time in the sunshine on the grid has given her a healthy glow…
Corona’s Angels
24 June 2003
Corona’s Angels aren’t quite so good at fighting crime, but they do look rather nice
Red Bull parts company with Emmett
24 June 2003
Sean Emmett has been released by the Renegade Ducati team. And this time his departure will be permanent.Emmett was sacked and then reinstated at the Brands Hatch British Superbikes round on June 22.
On-grid dental health checks
24 June 2003
There’s no accepting the dental checks as they take place on the grid before a race. Even brolly babes are included.
Zongshen 1 wins 12-hour night race
24 June 2003
Zongshen No. 1 has won the fourth round of the World Endurance championship at Albacette in Spain.The 12-hour night race was beset by numerous crashes during the first qualifying sessions as riders...