Motorcycle Sport & Racing News
Marlboro and Yamaha part company
15 July 2002

Yamaha has announced the end of their sponsorship by cigarette brand Marlboro. The deal will cease at the end of 2002, after three years with Marlboro as the team’s main sponsor.It doesn’t look like...
MCN: Your British GP souvenir
15 July 2002

If you were one of the 60,000 there, if you wished you had been, if you watched it on TV, or missed everything, you need this week’s MCN, out on Wednesday, July 17.We’ve got a full 16 pages of...
Katoh gets RC211V for Czech GP
15 July 2002

Daijiro Katoh will race a Honda RC211V four-stroke at the Czech Republic GP. Honda will enter a third bike for the reigning 250cc World Champion, who is a HRC contracted rider, currently being leased...
Rossi makes it seven in a row
15 July 2002
Despite a poor start, Valentino Rossi claimed victory in Germany, making it seven wins in a row for the Italian.It was his Honda team-mate, Tohru Ukawa, who led the early stages of the race, until Alex Barros found his way past on lap seven, leading an eight-man fight for the lead. Barros was locked in a tussle with Frenchman Olivier Jacque, but both riders failed to finish.It was Max Biaggi who...
Roberts to miss Germany, but Ryo rides again
15 July 2002

Kenny Roberts will miss the German Grand Prix in order to have surgery on his right arm. The operation is to cure the arm " pump " which has been a reason for his poor performances this...
Rossi to compete in car Rally of Great Britain
15 July 2002

Valentino Rossi has confirmed he will be driving in the NetworkQ Rally of Great Britain, on November 14-17. He will be swapping his works Honda RC211V racebike for a Peugeot World Rally car, to...
Jacque claims pole in Germany
15 July 2002

Olivier Jacque pulled off the shock of the season so far by claiming the first pole position for a two-stroke this season in Germany today.The French rider crossed the line with just under 10 seconds...
Knockhill crash broke Hislop’s collarbone
08 July 2002

Steve Hislop has definitely ruled himself out of a Brands Hatch WSB wildcard after tests discovered he’d broken his collarbone in Sunday’s MCN Knockhill BSB round.You can read more about Hislop’s...
Carmichael makes it 12 in a row
08 July 2002

Ricky Carmichael continued his perfect season in AMA Motocross to take his 11th and 12th motos, and the overall win, breaking Bob Hannah’s 1978 record of 10 moto wins.Carmichael’s Honda teammate,...
Hislop: WSB is mediocre
08 July 2002

MCN British Superbike star Steve Hislop joined registered users of motorcyclenews.com for a webchat at 1pm on Thursday July 11.Not only did he reveal his views of World Superbikes, he also told users...
Steve Hislop: In his own words
08 July 2002
cbr6dude: Steve, is Sean Emmett your biggest adversary, or mis-fortune?SteveHislop: Biggest adversary? Yeah I mean the form that Sean had last year, he was there , or thereabouts. He was every bit as good as me and John. But he basically had to play a team role and back John up, and not win. But this year he can go for the wins, so yes he is a strong, strong challengeAlan: Exactly how pissed off...
Pichon victory makes history in Sweden
08 July 2002

Mickael Pichon became the most successful French rider in GP history when he took his 21st Grand Prix win in Uddevalla, Sweden at the weekend in the 250cc class.Local hero Kenneth Gundersen got the...
You’re a bit lop-sided
08 July 2002

The fact they put the scaffolding up at a 45 degree angle is even more worrying
Foggy’s FP1 won’t race this year
08 July 2002

Carl Fogarty has just announced his Foggy/Petronas team will not race in WSB this year.For more details on Foggy’s announcement don’t miss the latest issue of MCN, out July 10.The strain of developing...
Toseland signs two-year GSE deal
08 July 2002

James Toseland has pledged himself to his HM Plant/GSE team with a new two-year deal that’ll see him assume the mantle of number one rider with the squad until the end of 2004.The current embumbent...
British GP results: Rossi wins again
08 July 2002

Good weather and big crowds have marked this year’s British GP, but if you couldn’t make it, we’ve got all the results…MotoGP results:Valentino Rossi rode a textbook race to win at Donington, despite...
Show your support for Jezza
08 July 2002

Jeremy McWilliams is Britain’s only rider in MotoGPs this season, and he’s hoping the fans at Donington will give him the same kind of support that has led to Brands World Superbikes turning into a...
The blues sisters?
01 July 2002

Looks like Jake and Elwood ditched the police car for HM Plant Ducatis
Hislop back on the pace at Knockhill
01 July 2002

Steve Hislop is setting the pace on the second day of practice ahead of Sunday’s MCN BSB round at Knockhill.According to the MonsterMob Ducati rider his recent lack of race-winning form can be traced...
Harris to miss Knockhill
01 July 2002

Karl Harris has lost his battle to be fit for the Knockhill round of the MCN-backed British Superbike series on Sunday, July 7.The 22-year-old broke his wrist after crashing heavily at Oulton Park on...
Rutter on pole for Knockhill
01 July 2002

Michael Rutter will start from pole position in Sunday’s BSB round at Knockhill on the Renegade Ducati after the most dramatic qualifying session of the season.Officials had already scrapped SuperPole...
Hislop denied Knockhill double after tangle with Rutter
01 July 2002

Steve Hislop should have left Knockhill with a 29-point lead in the MCN British Superbike championship. He’d already won the first race from champion rival Sean Emmett in convincing fashion and was...
Llewellyn leaves Motopower
01 July 2002

It’s been announced at Knockhill, ahead of Sunday’s MCN BSB round, that Matt Llewellyn has parted company with Russell Savory’s Motopower BSB squad. Llewellyn has had a poor season; an unhealthy dose...
Rutter’s title warning
01 July 2002

Michael Rutter reckons he’s the man to challenge Sean Emmett and Steve Hislop for the 2002 MCN British Superbike title.For more on Michal Rutter’s challenge and Niall Mackenzie’s Knockhill...
Freestyle MX goes backflipping crazy
01 July 2002

US freestyle MX star Mike Metzger has been filmed landing an amazing 48ft backflip, and you can see the sensational video online.Carey Hart was the first to attempt the backflip and Caleb Wyatt...
Keep it under your hat
01 July 2002

And don’t forget to wear your safety glasses near the heavy machinery