Okada quits – will Edwards go it alone for Honda? 18 November 2001 SPECULATION that Castrol Honda will run just one full-factory SP-2 in WSB next season was reinforced when Tady Okada announced his retirement after finishing second in the final round of the All Japan... Read more ...
First pictures of the Suzuki XREO GP bike 18 November 2001 SUZUKI’S all-new GP four-stroke will be a surprise entrant to the new-look 2002 world championship series.The Japanese factory initially said it would use 2002 as a development year for the bike code... Read more ...
Rossi and Bayliss collide 18 November 2001 World champions Troy Bayliss and Valentino Rossi will race head-to-head on equal machinery for the first time next month although sadly it will be on four wheels and not two.World Superbike champ... Read more ...
Haslam forced to 250s 18 November 2001 LEON HASLAM is expected to confirm this week that he will ride in next year's world 250 championship.The 18-year-old British rider has been forced to drop into 250s after he couldn't secure a ride in the 500 class.After an up and down rookie season in the world 500 championship, he looked like he would be retained by the Shell Advance Honda squad to ride a production Honda NSR V-twin.That option... Read more ...
Grand Prix attendance breaks records 18 November 2001 The biggest crowd at the British GP in years helped break new attendance figures for a world championship season.Official figures released by series organisers Dorna said 1,588.635 attended GPs to see... Read more ...
John Reynolds goes two-up for Children In Need 11 November 2001 John Reynolds took time out from his busy close-season schedule to take former Radio One and current Radio Northampton presenter Liz Kershaw for six high-speed laps of Rockingham circuit to raise cash... Read more ...
NEC Supercross winners 11 November 2001 Here are the 10 winners of our NEC Supercross competition. They each get a pair of tickets to Saturday night’s event.The winners are: Richard Chown, from Beds, David Macklin, from Staffs, Keith Hopkins, from Staffs, Michael Collins, from Middlesex, Paul Sutton, from Glamorgan, Steve Boulton, from Gwent, Tim Holloway, from Berks, Jim McBain, from Wrexham, Paul Laver, from Herts and Robert Perrin,... Read more ...
TT rivals to battle it out in Macau 11 November 2001 Next year’s main TT contenders will go head-to-head at the prestigious Macau Grand Prix in the early hours of Saturday morning (UK time).John McGuinness and David Jefferies will both be in the Chinese... Read more ...
Watch Chris Brock in action 11 November 2001 Choose from Quicktime (MOV) or Real Player (RM) downloads to watch stunning stunts from the NEC Show Read more ...
Good news for Mrs Hodgson 11 November 2001 That Neil Hodgson clearly only has eyes for his missus. Read more ...
You can back Young’s 2002 effort 11 November 2001 British superstock champion Paul Young is starting a supporters club for his 2002 British superbike campaign.For £299, fans get a range of racing-related benefits including paddock passes, team... Read more ...
Search for a new Eastender 11 November 2001 The Tamsin Outhwaite look-a-like competition drew some quality entries Read more ...
McGuinness on pole for Macau GP 11 November 2001 John McGuinness will start Saturday’s Macau Grand Prix from pole position after dominating qualifying and setting a time over three-and-a-half seconds faster than second-placed man Roger... Read more ...
Off-road riding returns to IoM 11 November 2001 Footpaths and public rights of way are being re-opened to the public for off-road riding. " We are happy for bikers to come and ride around the island, as long as they take the necessary precautions " said Manx minister for tourism and leisure David Cretney.He also confirmed that next year’s TT will be going ahead even if Foot and Mouth is still on the mainland. " There will be... Read more ...
Watch freestyle star in video action and win PlayStation 2 games 11 November 2001 If you’ve already been to the NEC Show, here’s your chance to relive the awe-packed moments when you saw Freestyle supercross star Chris Brock in action. If you haven’t been, watch it and you’ll... Read more ...
McGuinness rules in Macau 11 November 2001 JOHN MCGUINNESS upheld his reputation as the coming man of the road racing scene with a dominant display in the Macau Grand Prix.Riding a 180bhp Honda FireBlade originally built for this year’s... Read more ...
Rain holds up Bayliss and Xaus 11 November 2001 The second day of testing for the factory Ducati team of Troy Bayliss and Ruben Xaus was severely disrupted by rain.Bayliss and Xaus were only able to do 22 and 24 laps respectively at the Valencia... Read more ...
Battered Bayliss cracks lap record in Valencia test 11 November 2001 After six weeks of recuperation from a broken collarbone, World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss got straight back into the swing of it on Tuesday by racking up 77 laps and knocking 0.5s of the... Read more ...
Haga to join Hodgson, Walker and Co in WSB 11 November 2001 Noriyuki Haga is likely to join Neil Hodgson, Chris Walker and James Toseland in WSB next season after signing a letter of intent to ride Aprilia’s RSV Mille in the 2002 championship.Haga has been... Read more ...
What to expect from Hodgson’s new book 11 November 2001 Neil Hodgson’s new book went on sale on Friday. Back On Track is his own review of his WSB season, filled with real insight into life as a top-ranking international racer.He doesn’t hold back, even... Read more ...
Ducati team boss injured on eve of first tests 11 November 2001 Ducati factory team boss David Tardozzi will be forced to miss the first proper test of the 2002 Ducati 998R this week, after breaking his leg in a car crash.Tardozzi, a former racer and the man who... Read more ...
Criville on course for Yamaha GP ride 11 November 2001 Former world 500 champion Alex Criville will find out later this week if his career has been saved by a shock move to Yamaha.The Spaniard appeared to be heading for enforced retirement when he was... Read more ...
Watch the video part of the interview 11 November 2001 Max Biaggi answers your questions at the NEC Show. Choose from Quicktime (MOV) or Real Player (RM) downloads. Read more ...
McWilliams and Haslam in line for Team Roberts 11 November 2001 British riders Jeremy McWilliams and Leon Haslam are the among the contenders to land a ride in Kenny Roberts' Banbury-based Proton GP squad next season.McWilliams is a free agent following the late... Read more ...
Listen to part one of the Max interview 11 November 2001 Biaggi answers your questions. Choose from RM (Real Player) or Quicktime (MOV) downloads. Read more ...
Could you be our next GP star? 11 November 2001 Entries close on Thursday for a Pop Idol-style competition designed to find two GP stars of tomorrow. So if you can ride and are aged between 14 and 18 (or know someone who is) read on and be prepared... Read more ...
Honda loses race to get V5 to NEC Show 11 November 2001 Honda’s hopes of putting the 2002 V5 race bike on display at the NEC Show have been dashed by red tape.It had hoped to get the RC211V, which will be its four-stroke entry on next year’s GP grid, to... Read more ...
Listen to part two of the Max interview 11 November 2001 Max Biaggi answers your questions. Choose from RM (Real Player) or MOV (Quicktime) downloads. Read more ...
Exclusive video and audio interview with Max Biaggi 11 November 2001 While at the NEC Show, we hooked up with GP superstar Max Biaggi for this exclusive video and audio interview, based on the questions you wanted to ask.Your e-mailed in questions were added to our... Read more ...
GP four-strokes won’t test together until February 11 November 2001 Honda and Yamaha won't go head-to-head against each other with their new four-stroke GP bikes until the middle of February.So far the Japanese factories have kept tests of the RCV and YZR-M1 separate... Read more ...