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 ...
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 ...