Ride the TT without tears 11 February 2002 The most accurate bike racing simulation of the TT ever is being promised by games maker Jester Interactive.It is being developed for the PlayStation 2 and will include every bump and ripple of the... Read more ...
Ray Stringer: In his own words 11 February 2002 R1basher: Hi Ray, I'm gonna be club racing a '98 Blade in the open class...obviously I'm gonna be down on power against R1's. The engine is currently standard, what sort of power do you think is achievable?RayStringer: Well basically it depends on how much money you want to spend. The best value for money is a good quality exhaust pipe, a set of flat-slides and an airbox.Gsxer400: What does it... Read more ...
Be her valentine? 11 February 2002 Stop staring at her, and start dialling Interflora you fool! Read more ...
Ray Stringer web chat: full transcript added 11 February 2002 Technical expert and boss of not one, but two British Superbike teams next year, Ray Stringer joined motorcyclenews.com users for a live webchat this on Thursday February 14.In between solving your... Read more ...
Vuillemin pips RC for supercross win 11 February 2002 DAVID VUILLEMIN stretched his points lead in the U.S. 250 supercross championship after passing Ricky Carmichael on the last lap in the final at the RCA Dome, Indianapolis. It was the Frenchman’s... Read more ...
Criville announces retirement 11 February 2002 Former world 500 champion Alex Criville is retiring from racing.Criville, who became Spain’s first world 500 champion in 1999, was expected to hold a press conference during the second day of the... Read more ...
Roberts’ test feedback inspires next XRE0 11 February 2002 Suzuki is already working on the next generation of its XRE0 four-stroke engine based on feedback from Kenny Roberts and Sete Gibernau current winter testing at the Eastern Creek circuit in... Read more ...
Suzuki & Kawasaki four-strokes have it all to do 11 February 2002 SUZUKI and Kawasaki look to have their work cut out to catch Valentino Rossi and the Honda V5 this season… or the next.All three factories tested at Sepang last week, and while Rossi and the RCV were... Read more ...
£10m Rossi THREE seconds under lap record 11 February 2002 VALENTINO ROSSI and the new Honda RCV four-stroke have gone an incredible THREE SECONDS faster than lap record pace in tests at Sepang, Malaysia.The reigning world champ’s unprecedented performance... Read more ...
Chat live with Neil Hodgson 11 February 2002 WSB star Neil Hodgson will be in our VIP Lounge for a live web chat on Friday, February 22.The session will be held in the afternoon, as soon as he’s finished his first day of WSB testing at Valencia,... Read more ...
Parrish quits truck racing, Rymer takes over 04 February 2002 Steve Parrish has retired from European Truck Racing. The former GP racer won five European and five British Championships during his 17 years with Atkins Racing.Parrish, 47, said, " It will... Read more ...
Do you know the next Suzi? 04 February 2002 Sky Sports TV bosses are looking for a female presenter to their new hour-long British club racing highlights programme.Series producer Kenny Kaye, said: " We want someone who is vibrant and... Read more ...
It’s Carmichael again 04 February 2002 Jeremy McGrath may be on his way back to form, but it was Ricky Carmichael who took his second win on the trot in the 250 AMA Supercross at Anaheim at the weekend.Defending Champion Carmichael made it... Read more ...
Michael Rutter: In his own words 04 February 2002 Monkeyman2000: What's the new bike like?MichaelRutter: You know, fantastic, to be honest with you. So smooth and easy to ride to be honest with you. Any gear you want to be in, it just pulls like a trainmonkeyman2000: Do you think it's a gamble riding for a new team?MichaelRutter: No, not really, because sometimes when you've got a new team, some teams are stuck in their ways sometimes, and a new... Read more ...
R1 makes its BSB test debut 04 February 2002 Yamaha’s BSB R1 made its track debut at the Almeria circuit in Spain on Wednesday.Steve Plater completed over 100 laps of the 2.5-mile track in the cool and windy conditions and declared that the bike... Read more ...
Nods as good… 04 February 2002 She was strangely amused by the constant poking of her one good eye Read more ...
Remember her? 04 February 2002 She might remember you, from the 2002 Ally Pally Show, which ended on Sunday. Read more ...
Rutter Webchat: full transcript added 04 February 2002 Michael Rutter says he won’t be able to ride in the TT because of the Snetterton BSB, TT clash. " I don’t know who, but there is someone in the wrong, " he said. Rutter won’t be able to... Read more ...
Do you measure up? 04 February 2002 Not sure what she’s describing… probably the last fish she caught Read more ...
Ducati reveals plan for V4 engine 04 February 2002 Ducati has broken with its V-twin tradition with its proposed GP engine: It’s going to be a V4.And while company bosses were giving little away when they released the news at 3pm CET on February 4, it... Read more ...
First pictures: Kawasaki’s GP four-stroke 04 February 2002 KAWASAKI’S new four-stroke GP bike has tested at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia – and this early prototype is said to have a lot in common with the firm’s ZX-7R superbike.Underneath the fairing is a... Read more ...
MZ unveils ‘250bhp’ V4 GP bike 04 February 2002 THESE are the first pictures of MZ’s contender for the new four-stroke MotoGP series.At the bike’s launch in Leipzig, Germany, the firm announced that a version of the bike’s 250bhp, 90-degree V4... Read more ...
Walker: I’m going slow what ever I try’ 04 February 2002 Chris Walker is facing an uphill battle to restore his shattered confidence before for the next WSB test at Valencia, Spain.He came away from Australia’s first tests as the slowest of all the WSB... Read more ...
Aprilia plays down reliability fears 04 February 2002 Noriyuki Haga’s Aprilia team has dismissed the mechanical disasters it suffered at the Phillip Island WSB tests as a normal part of pre-season shake-downs.Haga blew up three of the latest versions of... Read more ...
Foggy WSB project up against it 04 February 2002 Foggy won’t know if his WSB project has any hope of getting off the ground this year until the end of April.By then the first three-cylinder engine must have completed extensive bench testing, or the... Read more ...
First Hodgson column of 2002 04 February 2002 MCN has again signed up top British rider Neil Hodgson to write a regular column for us throughout the new World Superbike season.In the first instalment of 2002, Neil gives you a behind the scenes... Read more ...
Moodie back in the saddle 04 February 2002 It’s been more than a year, but Jim Moodie has finally returned to full-on riding action in preparation for the World Supersport season.He has been out of action recovering from a badly smashed ankle. Read more ...