Motorcycle Sport & Racing News

Beats Picasso

09 December 2002

Sometimes it is the way a message is delivered….

Clock this

09 December 2002

Clock this – just keep your hands off.

In Italy even the marshals are models

09 December 2002

In Italy even the marshals look like supermodels – can’t see Troy Corser whinging if she pinned him to the ground, can you?

Model behaviour

09 December 2002

One of the Lucky commandos

09 December 2002

Just one of Sergeant Schwantz’s Lucky commandos

This is a bit cheeky

09 December 2002

This snapper’s got some cheek

She’s a peach

02 December 2002

She’s a peach

Capirossi stuns in Ducati test

02 December 2002

Ducati’s MotoGP squad will be waking up this morning sore from the volume of back-slapping doled out at Jerez yesterday. Loris Capirossi blazed around the Spanish circuit in a time that would have put...

Casey Stoner takes factory 125 ride

02 December 2002

Teenage Aussie ace Casey Stoner has taken the offer of a factory 125cc Aprilia ride for 2003. He said: ” It’s pretty exciting news to get just before Christmas. I’m really looking forward to getting...

This, we like

02 December 2002

This, we like

The R1 built to take on Rossi

02 December 2002

This is the British-built bike that’s going to take on the world in next year’s MotoGP championship. Top tuning squad Harris, based in Hertford, will design the machine, based on a heavily-modified...

Pretty darn perfect

02 December 2002

And perfectly darn pretty, too

Don’t look down…

02 December 2002

Don’t look down…

Workshop to train your racing brain

02 December 2002

In racing, it’s said, the competition is rarely won on the Tarmac, but in the space between the rider’s ears. So, if you want to give yourself a mental edge ahead of next season’s racing season, you’d...

First pictures: Whitham’s new baby

25 November 2002

World Supersport rider Jamie Whitham has a new woman in his life – he’s just become the proud father to Ruby, his first child. Ruby weighed in at 6lb 14oz, and both baby and mother Andrea are doing...

Just what Nori needs

25 November 2002

A firm rear and animal power

Carmichael is AMA Athlete of the year

25 November 2002

American motocross star Ricky Carmichael has capped a stella year by being voted the AMA’s 2002 Athlete of the Year for the second year in succession. ” Mr.Perfect ” as Carmichael is known, had a...

FIM threatens to expel the AMA

25 November 2002

A row between two sanctioning bodies of motorcycle racing could threaten the chance to see some of the world’s top riders in action in Europe. The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), which...

Exclusive: First HM Plant Ducati pictures

25 November 2002

MCN has been granted exclusive access to the HM Plant Ducati squad just days ahead of its first round of pre-season testing in Valencia, Spain. This is the first time its riders James Toseland and...

Ukawa to partner Biaggi at Pramac

25 November 2002

West Honda Pons has just confirmed that Tohru Ukawa will partner Max Biaggi on its V5 RCV in 2003. Ukawa, who rode for the factory Repsol Honda effort alongside Valentino Rossi, finished thrid overall...

Eeeny, meeny…

25 November 2002

Eeeny, meeny…

The weather girl

25 November 2002

There’s a warm front spreading

Mixed bag for McGrath on KTM debut

25 November 2002

Supercross legend Jeremy McGrath began his 250cc KTM career in style on Saturday when he aced the opening day of the 2002/03 World Supercross in Pesaro, Italy. But he failed to reach Sunday’s final after clashing with Honda’s Kyle Lewis in the second moto. He took a one-two in Saturday’s motos and won the final at a canter. Sunday, too started brightly. McGrath won the first heat, but in the next...

Edwards’ bruising Aprilia debut

18 November 2002

Colin Edwards and Noriyuki Haga began their pre-season tests on the Aprilia RS3 yesterday at the Spanish circuit of Jerez, with Edwards marking his debut with a crash. The reigning WSB champ was...

Atten-shun!

18 November 2002

MCN staff are trained to be proud and erect at all times.

The peaks of success

18 November 2002

The peaks of success

See - men do make passes…

18 November 2002

For girls who wear glasses

A hot cross bunny

18 November 2002

Suddenly we’ve come over all religious

Haslam joins Renegade squad

18 November 2002

Leon Haslam has turned his back on Grand Prix to return to British racing for 2003. He’ll race a Ducati 748 for Mark Griffith’s Renegade Racing squad in the British Supersport championship, alongside...

Van den Bosch denied Supermoto clean sweep

18 November 2002

Thierry van den Bosch has been unstoppable all season, but his string of victories was finally broken in Broadford, Australia at the last round of the World Supermoto series by a mechanical problem...

She’s a perfect 10

18 November 2002

She’s a perfect 10

A flock of Virgin girls?

11 November 2002

What exactly is the right term for a group of brolly babes?. Pic by Carly Rathmell

Farewell to Manx GP veteran

11 November 2002

The funeral service of Manx GP veteran Bob Hirst takes place this Friday, November 15 at Telford Crematorium, Staffordshire at 2.30pm. Hirst, runner-up to John Goodhall in the very first Senior Classic MGP in 1983, died last Thursday aged 60. All donations in lieu of flowers are invited to the Manx Grand Prix Helicopter fund, c/o John Kermeen, 10 Ballacrosha, Ballugh, IOM.

Langston rules Bercy

11 November 2002

Grant Langston is the King of Bercy, winning the new format, 125cc event with a win on the final day. This combined with two second places on the previous days to give him the crown from Chris...

Something to lift the spirits

11 November 2002

It may be cold and wet in the UK, but in brolly babe land the sun is always shining

What are they saying?

11 November 2002

We think they’re deciding which one of motorcyclenews.com’s hunks to go after. Pic by Carly Rathmell