Jeremy McWilliams: In his own words 21 January 2002 Flanker: Jezza, what are your thoughts of the up-and-coming season. Do you think you'll win the title?JeremyMcWilliams: *laughs*. I wouldn't be here if I didn't think I had a chance, and I was very encouraged after the first test. Especially lapping within the top four times over a simulated race distance. Genuinely we're happy. I never thought we'd be so close so soon. I'd never ridden on... Read more ...
McWilliams webchat; full transcript 21 January 2002 GP racer Jeremy McWilliams reckons NSR500 rider Daijiro Katoh will be the man to challenge Honda four-stroke rider Valentino Rossi for the title this season.Biaggi and Nakano will be the men scrapping... Read more ...
Now Ukawa betters Rossi by almost a second 21 January 2002 Tohru Ukawa suffered another crash on the final day of Honda's four-stroke test in Malaysia on Wednesday but it didn't stop the Japanese rider from going almost a second under Valentino Rossi's lap... Read more ...
Capirossi makes the most of Rossi’s absence 21 January 2002 Valentino Rossi’s no-show and dismal weather put a dampener on Honda's latest GP test at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia on Monday.While rivals like Loris Capirossi and Alex Barros were making their... Read more ...
Kawasaki’s four-stroke GP bike to debut this season 21 January 2002 Kawasaki’s new four-cylinder four-stroke GP bike will feature in selected races in this year's GP world championship.The Japanese company announced on Tuesday morning that its new in-line four is... Read more ...
Morrison to ride for BMW GB in BoxerCup 21 January 2002 BMW GB has confirmed its team line-up for this year’s International BoxerCup – the one-make series that supports the MotoGP and World Endurance Championships. Current World Endurance Champion Brian... Read more ...
Aprilia’s four-stroke RS3 racer tested for first time 21 January 2002 Aprilia’s new four-stroke RS3 three-cylinder four-stroke GP bike was wheeled out for testing for the first time on Thursday at Jerez in Spain.Regis Laconi didn't throw his leg over the new machine. Read more ...
Ukawa beats Rossi’s record in Sepang test 21 January 2002 Tohru Ukawa broke the Sepang lap record on Tuesday, day two of Honda's latest test, as record holder Valentino Rossi sat at home waiting to resolve his contract dispute with Honda.Ukawa clocked a best... Read more ...
Suzuki to run four-stroke GP bike in home series, too 21 January 2002 A year ahead of schedule, Kenny Roberts got a ride on Suzuki’s new four-stroke GP bike when he tested the V4 XRE0 in Japan over the weekend.And his hopes of getting back to winning ways on it have... Read more ...
Vuillemin wins again. Stewart makes history 14 January 2002 David Vuillemin romped to what looked an easy victory in the 250 class of the American Supercross series in front of a 68,000-strong crowd in San Diego on Saturday night. Jeremy McGrath took another... Read more ...
If they ever lose the chequered flag… 14 January 2002 Tuesday’s ain’t so bad after all… Read more ...
Meoni takes second Dakar title on KTM twin 14 January 2002 Italian Fabrizio Meoni won his second successive Dakar rally as KTM took a clean sweep of the top 10 places in the gruelling 17-day event which finished on Sunday.Meoni, riding KTM’s new LC8 950cc... Read more ...
Hucklebridge wins UK Supercross title 14 January 2002 Kawasaki’s Mark Hucklebridge clinched the UK Supercross Open class championship when he finished second to Warren Edwards in the final race of the series at the London Arena, Docklands on Saturday night.Stephen Sword took the 125 class title after finishing second on his Husqvarna to Billy Mackenzie. Read more ...
Going up 14 January 2002 The ladies thought they could trust their microskirts with the dry-cleaner Read more ...
Shining examples 14 January 2002 Some people would say Yamaha use to much plastic. We can’t agree. Read more ...
Dunlop settles for £700,000 in TT crash case 14 January 2002 Robert Dunlop’s long battle for compensation after his 1994 TT accident came to a surprise early end on Thursday afternoon when he agreed to accept £700,000 in compensation, approximately half what he... Read more ...
Hodgson’s new-look Ducati unveiled 14 January 2002 The new look of Neil Hodgson and James Toseland’s GSE Ducatis was unveiled on Tuesday lunchtime.Here we’re bringing you the first pictures and later this week we’ll be adding video interviews with... Read more ...
GSX-R750 chassis updates for 2002 14 January 2002 Suzuki is hoping a raft of chassis changes to the GSX-R750 will change its fortunes in World Superbikes next year.This year’s changes include a different swing-arm pivot point and revised steering... Read more ...
Hodgson and Toseland exclusive video interview 14 January 2002 Who does Hodgson see as his greatest threats in 2002? Where does Toseland see himself finishing in the new WSB season? Both men were ready with all the answers when we filmed this exclusive video... Read more ...
Watch the three-minute video 14 January 2002 Watch as MCN’s WSB reporter Andy Downes introduces us to the official launch of Hodgson’s 2002 Ducati team and goes on to interview its riders.Select from Quicktime (MOV) or Real Player (RM)... Read more ...
Full transcript of latest Hodgson webchat 14 January 2002 World Superbike star Neil Hodgson joined in a live web chat on this site on Thursday at 5pm… and joked about his initimate relationship with his glove puppet, why Bayliss has the worst style in WSB... Read more ...
Neil Hodgson: In his own words 14 January 2002 Geoff: Congratulations on last years performance. Did you see Hizzy over Christmas and how do you fancy your chances against him in the 2 UK WSB rounds?NeilHodgson: I've not seen anything of Steve actually. I think he went to Tenerife or somewhere like that for Christmas, and I didn't see much of him before because I was really busy with getting married, doing stag dos, and doing the 2 week book... Read more ...
Roberts focuses on victory – no matter what he rides 14 January 2002 Former world champion Kenny Roberts says he doesn't care what kind of bike he rides as long as it gets him back to beating rivals Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi in 2002.The 28-year-old American is due... Read more ...
Rossi in contract dispute with Honda 14 January 2002 Reigning world champion Valentino Rossi's future with Honda has been thrown into doubt in a contract dispute with Japanese bosses.The world's number one rider and the world's biggest manufacturer are... Read more ...
Honda 250 hits crisis before it’s raced 14 January 2002 Honda’s new development works 250 GP bike has hit a crisis before it has even been raced as the team it was to be run in this season teeters on the brink of collapse.The RS250R-W, which is due to... Read more ...
New British four-stroke twin for GPs 14 January 2002 Maxsym Engine Technology Ltd have given a public debut to a concept parallel twin-cylinder motor named MC2, which it hopes will be raced in GPs in the season after next.Like Kenny Roberts' Proton... Read more ...
McWilliams tries his 2002 KR3 for the first time 14 January 2002 Britain’s Jeremy McWilliams kicked off his 2002 MotoGP campaign in Jerez on Wednesday, getting his first chance to test Kenny Roberts' Proton KR3.The Ulsterman joined new team-mate Nobuatsu Aoki and... Read more ...
Crafar reveals what’s drawn him back to racing 07 January 2002 Simon Crafar is back. The New Zealander who once humbled even the mighty Mick Doohan is coming to British superbikes. Very soon he’ll get his first ride on the Yamaha R1 he will ride. But before he... Read more ...
It takes all sorts 07 January 2002 The Gauloises girls came in all shapes and sizes as Melissa the Morovian midget proved. Read more ...
Emmett looks to UK again as riders struggle for work 07 January 2002 Sean Emmett has been approached to lead Honda’s British superbike effort. Motopower, the top Honda team in this year’s BSB line-up, wants Emmett to ride its 180bhp 2002 FireBlade.The 31-year-old, who... Read more ...
KTM’s new twin leads Dakar into stage 10 07 January 2002 KTM’s new 950cc LC8 V-twin was leading the Dakar Rally as the field set off on stage 10 on Monday morning.This year’s event is one of the biggest ever – with 170 bikes starting. For the first time in... Read more ...
Just another day at the office 07 January 2002 When the ladies on reception look like this, Monday’s are never too difficult to cope with Read more ...