Motorcycle Sport & Racing News
Xaus does double in Italy
17 June 2003
Factory Ducati rider Reuben Xaus overshadowed team-mate Neil Hodgson with a double win at Misano in Italy.Xaus charged through the pack in race one after a crash by Hodgson upset the established order, with the British rider lowsiding out of a commanding lead on lap one. While Toseland, Laconi and Chili fought for the race, Rueben Xaus was able to get in on the action.In the later stages Laconi...
Yanagawa to leave hospital at weekend
17 June 2003
Kawasaki wildcard rider Akira Yanagawa is due out of hospital in Spain this weekend following his first lap crash at the Spanish MotoGP round on June 15.Yanagawa has been diagnosed with two...
Jefferies funeral on Friday
10 June 2003
The family of TT legend David Jefferies, who died two weeks ago in a practice session at the Isle of Man TT, has announced that his funeral will be held this Friday in Shipley, West Yorkshire.An open...
Someone’s pinched her shoulder patch
10 June 2003
Either the logo has dropped off, or she hasn’t quite figured out how nicotine patches work.
You’ve got a secret smile
10 June 2003
And she shows it only for the 200 photographers queuing up to get her picture before the race
Off road travels
10 June 2003
Have you been abroad with your dirtbike, or tried one of the trail bike holiday firms where you turn up, get kitted out and ride for five days through Portugal, or the Moroccan desert? If so we want...
World Motocross GP star in coma
10 June 2003
Factory KTM rider Pit Beirer remains in an induced coma following a crash at the Bulgarian GP last weekend which seriously injured his back and lungs.Beirer has been taken off the danger list, but...
U.S. motocross star injured in car crash
10 June 2003
American motocross star and freestyle daredevil Travis Pastrana is recovering from a serious car crash in which his Chevrolet Corvette left the road and crashed into a tree.The SoBe Suzuki rider...
Pole for Hodgson – Kagayama second
10 June 2003
Neil Hodgson has taken pole position for the sixth round of the World Superbike championship at Silverstone.Hodgson started the weekend badly, still recovering from a throat infection and trying out a...
Brits dominate at Silverstone
10 June 2003
British riders are dominating the top of the timesheets after the first practice session in the sixth round of the World Superbike Championship, at Silverstone, with Frenchman Regis Laconi the only...
Renegade and Rizla wildcards at Silverstone WSB
10 June 2003
Renegade Ducati and Rizla Suzuki have both entered their riders as wildcards in the British round of the World Superbike championship at Silverstone this weekend.Suzuki riders John Reynolds and Yukio...
Meet the WSB riders at Silverstone
10 June 2003
You can meet all your favourite riders on Thursday afternoon when the World Superbike paddock at Silverstone is opened to the public.Entry to the paddock will be free of charge. You be able to watch...
Brits on form at Silverstone
10 June 2003
John Reynolds and Chris Walker are on the provisional front row for the sixth round of the World Superbike championship at Silverstone.Gregorio Lavilla took the top spot in the first qualifying...
Hodgson fights hard for 11th win
10 June 2003
Neil Hodgson has won both the World Superbike races in the sixth round of the world championship, at Silverstone.The British rider fought through an ongoing infection to win both races in front of the...
Haydon will miss Silverstone
10 June 2003
Foggy Petronas rider James Haydon will be forced to sit out the World Superbike round at Silverstone this weekend.The British rider is still suffering from a neck injury after a big crash at the last...
Injured Haydon may not ride at Silverstone
10 June 2003
The first time that the Foggy Petronas World Superbike team races on British soil it could be one rider short.James Haydon is currently awaiting the results of a scan of his neck to see whether he is...
Rossi tops qualifying at Catalunya
10 June 2003
Valentino Rossi has taken provisional pole at the sixth round of the MotoGP world championship in Catalunya, Spain.The Italian had to work hard to take provisional pole with the top spot changing...
Rossi on pole despite slower time
10 June 2003
Valentino Rossi is once again on pole position after the second qualifying session the sixth round of the MotoGP world championship in Catalunya, Spain, despite not being able to better his time from...
Rossi fastest in Spain - Edwards close
10 June 2003
Valentino Rossi has taken his Repsol Honda RC211V to the top spot in the first qualifying session at the sixth round of the MotoGP World Championship in Catalunya, Spain.The Italian rider waited until...
Middle East to host MotoGP round in 2004
10 June 2003
A deal has been signed that will see a round of the MotoGP World championship going to the Middle East for the first time.The new round will be held on a track currently being built in the Gulf State...
First MotoGP win for Ducati
10 June 2003
Loris Capirossi has taken the first MotoGP win for Ducati after only six races.The Italian rider started the sixth round of the world championship, in Catalunya, in second place but took the lead from...
Rider dies on Lap of Honour
03 June 2003
A rider that finished in the top 10 of the Lightweight 400cc TT on Monday died taking part in the Lap of Honour at the Isle of Man TT just hours later.Peter Jarmann, who was ninth in the Monday race...
Archibald does the double
03 June 2003
Adrian Archibald has won the Senior race bringing to a close two weeks of extreme highs and lows at this year’s Isle of Man TT.Archibald, who also won the Formula One race a week ago, lead for all but...
Harris wins Production 600 race
03 June 2003
Shaun Harris has won his second race at the Isle of Man TT, taking the shortened 600cc Production race with a comfortable lead.The start of the race was delayed by four and a half hours as the mist...
Prince William watches Triumph victory
03 June 2003
Prince William was at the Isle of Man TT on Wednesday to watch Triumph?s record breaking return to the TT. The Prince turned up to watch the Junior TT and was treated to a spectacular race that saw...
Two sexy new models from Ducati
03 June 2003
It seems like every time you see a Ducati badge, it’s on a sexy new model
Probably the best-looking line-up in the world
03 June 2003
They never did spot the criminal, but they spent an awful long time looking at the line-up
Anstey wins record breaking Junior TT
03 June 2003
Bruce Anstey won the Junior TT on a Triumph Daytona 600. It is Triumphs first official appearance in the TT in 28 years. Anstey smashed the class lap record in the process.He led the race from the...
Rossi steals pole position
03 June 2003
Valentino Rossi has snatched the pole position for Sunday’s MotoGP fifth round at Mugello, Italy. Just beating Loris Capirossi’s time on his last lap.Capirossi didn’t manage to better his time from...
Capirossi tops 203mph in first session
03 June 2003
Lorris Capirossi has already topped the 200mph mark in the first practice at the fifth round of the MotoGP world championship in Mugello, Italy.After 14 laps of the first practice session Capirossi...
Rossi heads all-Italian podium in Italy
03 June 2003
Valentino Rossi overcame tough challenges from his countrymen to take the win at Mugello in Italy today, Sunday June 8.It was works Ducati rider Loris Capirossi who made the best start, giving the...