Foggy: We’re on course despite Suter switch 28 January 2002 Carl Fogarty remains upbeat and is convinced his team is on schedule to start testing the new FP1 superbike early in April, despite the switch from Sauber to Suter Racing Technology (SRT).According to... Read more ...
Bayliss fastest, Hodgson and Walker happy after day one of Oz test 28 January 2002 Reigning World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss was fastest after Wednesday’s first sessions of the official WSB testing at Phillip Island in Australia.Bayliss managed to take his new Ducati 998R to a... Read more ...
Edwards says Honda needs more bhp to compete 28 January 2002 Colin Edwards matched world champion Troy Bayliss on time in the first major WSB test of the year, but said his Honda needed more power to have a chance of catching Bayliss’s new Ducati in the heat of... Read more ...
Walker among crashers in Oz test 28 January 2002 Strong winds stopped any faster times being logged by the top World Superbike riders at Phillip Island on Thursday – but did cause a spate of crashes.Winds whipping in off the sea, just a few yards... Read more ...
Bostrom Webchat: Full transcript added 28 January 2002 Ben Bostrom has his fingers crossed for Chris Walker this season and he’s hoping to see him among the front-runners in WSB.In a live web chat on this site on Thursday morning, Bostrom said: " I... Read more ...
Chili badly battered by crash in testing 28 January 2002 Frankie Chili’s first test on the NCR Ducati at Valencia has ended in a highside on cold tyres which sent him to hospital with concussion.Chili had completed 12 laps of the final afternoon session on... Read more ...
Checa tries latest M1 at Almeria 28 January 2002 Carlos Checa has been out on the latest version of Yamaha's factory four-stroke YZR-M1 at Almeria this week.The Marlboro Yamaha rider evaluated new engine and suspension parts in his first outing... Read more ...
Ducati to unveil GP engine 28 January 2002 Ducati will unveil details of the new four-stroke GP motor it will race in 2003 on Monday.The Italian marque will release computer aided images of the new engine, plus technical details about the new bike which has been under development since bosses announced at last year's Spanish GP in Jerez that it would enter the four-stroke fray.Four-stroke mania is gathering more and more momentum with... Read more ...
Dirt Bike Show off, Supermoto switches to Mallory 21 January 2002 Donington Dirt Bike Show, due to be held this weekend, is off. But the Supermoto UK event which was due to take place alongside it IS on, but the venue has been switched to Mallory Park.The track that... Read more ...
Times are hard 21 January 2002 The brolly budget had been cut. But at least the number of babes was on the up. Read more ...
La Rocco takes first AMA supercross win in seven years 21 January 2002 Mike La Rocco took the glory in the 250 Main Event in round three of the AMA/EA Sports Supercross Series at Anaheim, California.It was the Honda CR250 rider’s first supercross win in America in seven years!David Pingree of Team Red Bull/KTM won the 125 West Main Event. It's his first win in two years.Steve Lamson, Ernesto Fonseca, and Sebastien Tortelli are recovering from injury, and did not... Read more ...
Suzuki’s lovely ladies 21 January 2002 I seem to recall a survey on this site that said Suzuki owners have more fun… now we understand Read more ...
Just Peachy 21 January 2002 Melanie is a 22-year-old graduate in applied geophysics and enjoys restoring steam engines in her spare time Read more ...
Not to her taste 21 January 2002 Our offer of fish and chips and a bottle of brown beer didn’t go down too well. Read more ...
Strewth! That girl’s got no shirt on 21 January 2002 Surely she’s not… without clothes… Read more ...
Voice of the TT dies 21 January 2002 Peter Kneale, the man known to many as the Voice of the TT, has died, aged 67.Kneale commentated on every TT from 1965 to 2000. He died in the early hours of Monday morning at Liverpool’s Broad Green Hospital. He and had been suffering with a chest illness.Add your tribute, follow the link, right. Read more ...
Ali’s pally! 21 January 2002 Let’s get pally with Ali!This caption brought to you by Subliminal Hints That The Ally Pally Show Opens Today inc Read more ...
Edwards has trouble with birds at Ducati WSB test 21 January 2002 Colin Edwards got his first taste of his new Honda VTR SP-2 on Wednesday but spent more time missing the local wildlife than going for fast times.Former WSB champion Edwards finished the first of four... Read more ...
More WSB, and Suzi, on the Beeb 21 January 2002 The BBC is kicking off its " bigger and better " coverage of WSB a week before the first round of the series.Their 30-minute preview show will include a round-up of all the news from the... Read more ...
Petronas admits Sauber is off Foggy project 21 January 2002 Rumours that the Foggy Petronas racing team is no longer using Sauber to continue developing its bike have turned out to be true with the appointment of replacements, Swiss firm Suter Racing... Read more ...
Chili tries his Duke for the first time 21 January 2002 Frankie Chili took his first ride on the Ducati 998R he’ll race this year on Friday, and declared he loves it – even if it does feel weird compared to the Suzuki GSX-R750 he has ridden for the past... Read more ...
Petronas’ official statement 21 January 2002 PETRONAS, Malaysia’s national petroleum corporation, has appointed Suter Racing Products (SRP) to further develop and manufacture its high-performance motorcycle engine in preparation for the Foggy PETRONAS Racing team’s entry in the World Superbike Championship later this year. SRP is a Swiss-based company with expertise and competency in advanced motorcycle engineering and development as well as... Read more ...
Foggy welcomes Suter on board to develop engine 21 January 2002 Carl Fogarty has welcomed the news that Eskil Suter has been appointed as the engine developer for the Petronas race and road bike projects.The former racer’s Swiss company, Suter Racing Products,... Read more ...
Honda confident Rossi will sign 21 January 2002 Valentino Rossi’s contract bust-up with Honda looks like drawing to an amicable conclusion, ending speculation that the reigning world champion might actually walk away to join a rival.Both parties... Read more ...
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 ...