Dobb cleans up in NEC Supercross 18 November 2001 Jamie Dobb made a World champion’s return to racing by winning the Pro Open class of the MCN-backed UKSX supercross at the NEC Arena on Saturday night. Dobb might have been sidelined from racing with... Read more ...
She had to improvise 18 November 2001 It’s amazing what you can do with a couple of handkerchiefs Read more ...
Virgin want Haydon for its R1 rides in 2002 BSB 18 November 2001 VIRGIN YAMAHA is ditching its superbike R7s to run R1s in 2002Team boss Rob McElnea’s decision has been influenced by his No1 rider James Haydon, who conveniently tested Suzuki’s GSX-R1000 a fortnight ago at Oulton Park.You can chat live to James Haydon, Thursday November 22, at 1pm in our VIP chat room. To join in you must be a registered user and logged in to motorcyclenews.com. Go to the Talk... Read more ...
Down in the mouth 18 November 2001 The gift of giant earrings did nothing to lift her mood Read more ...
James Haydon aproaches final decision 18 November 2001 James Haydon was in Geneva at the weekend - looking at a race-spec R1 similar to the one Yamaha boss Rob McElnea wants him to ride in next season’s British Superbike championship. He visited Yamaha’s... Read more ...
Hislop rejects Sauber WSB offer 18 November 2001 STEVE HISLOP has turned down an offer to ride Sauber’s triple in WSB next year – though Carl Fogarty is likely to be involved. The Scot wants to concentrate on winning the British title that evaded... Read more ...
World exclusive: Foggy / Petronas deal sealed 18 November 2001 It’s official. The lid on Foggy’s top secret plans has been lifted with the four-times World Superbike champion announcing "a once in a lifetime opportunity " with Petronas.Foggy has agreed an... Read more ...
Foggy and Ducati split 18 November 2001 FOUR-TIMES World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty officially split from Ducati today.And he's now expected to be installed as the man to spearhead Sauber's surprise World Superbike effort in 2002.Ducati announced this afternoon that they have decided to end their long-standing relationship with the British legend, who is currently still recovering from a broken leg he suffered while testing a CCM... Read more ...
Okada quits – will Edwards go it alone for Honda? 18 November 2001 SPECULATION that Castrol Honda will run just one full-factory SP-2 in WSB next season was reinforced when Tady Okada announced his retirement after finishing second in the final round of the All Japan... Read more ...
First pictures of the Suzuki XREO GP bike 18 November 2001 SUZUKI’S all-new GP four-stroke will be a surprise entrant to the new-look 2002 world championship series.The Japanese factory initially said it would use 2002 as a development year for the bike code... Read more ...
Rossi and Bayliss collide 18 November 2001 World champions Troy Bayliss and Valentino Rossi will race head-to-head on equal machinery for the first time next month although sadly it will be on four wheels and not two.World Superbike champ... Read more ...
Haslam forced to 250s 18 November 2001 LEON HASLAM is expected to confirm this week that he will ride in next year's world 250 championship.The 18-year-old British rider has been forced to drop into 250s after he couldn't secure a ride in the 500 class.After an up and down rookie season in the world 500 championship, he looked like he would be retained by the Shell Advance Honda squad to ride a production Honda NSR V-twin.That option... Read more ...
Grand Prix attendance breaks records 18 November 2001 The biggest crowd at the British GP in years helped break new attendance figures for a world championship season.Official figures released by series organisers Dorna said 1,588.635 attended GPs to see... Read more ...
John Reynolds goes two-up for Children In Need 11 November 2001 John Reynolds took time out from his busy close-season schedule to take former Radio One and current Radio Northampton presenter Liz Kershaw for six high-speed laps of Rockingham circuit to raise cash... Read more ...
NEC Supercross winners 11 November 2001 Here are the 10 winners of our NEC Supercross competition. They each get a pair of tickets to Saturday night’s event.The winners are: Richard Chown, from Beds, David Macklin, from Staffs, Keith Hopkins, from Staffs, Michael Collins, from Middlesex, Paul Sutton, from Glamorgan, Steve Boulton, from Gwent, Tim Holloway, from Berks, Jim McBain, from Wrexham, Paul Laver, from Herts and Robert Perrin,... Read more ...
TT rivals to battle it out in Macau 11 November 2001 Next year’s main TT contenders will go head-to-head at the prestigious Macau Grand Prix in the early hours of Saturday morning (UK time).John McGuinness and David Jefferies will both be in the Chinese... Read more ...
Watch Chris Brock in action 11 November 2001 Choose from Quicktime (MOV) or Real Player (RM) downloads to watch stunning stunts from the NEC Show Read more ...
Good news for Mrs Hodgson 11 November 2001 That Neil Hodgson clearly only has eyes for his missus. Read more ...
You can back Young’s 2002 effort 11 November 2001 British superstock champion Paul Young is starting a supporters club for his 2002 British superbike campaign.For £299, fans get a range of racing-related benefits including paddock passes, team... Read more ...
Search for a new Eastender 11 November 2001 The Tamsin Outhwaite look-a-like competition drew some quality entries Read more ...
McGuinness on pole for Macau GP 11 November 2001 John McGuinness will start Saturday’s Macau Grand Prix from pole position after dominating qualifying and setting a time over three-and-a-half seconds faster than second-placed man Roger... Read more ...
Off-road riding returns to IoM 11 November 2001 Footpaths and public rights of way are being re-opened to the public for off-road riding. " We are happy for bikers to come and ride around the island, as long as they take the necessary precautions " said Manx minister for tourism and leisure David Cretney.He also confirmed that next year’s TT will be going ahead even if Foot and Mouth is still on the mainland. " There will be... Read more ...
Watch freestyle star in video action and win PlayStation 2 games 11 November 2001 If you’ve already been to the NEC Show, here’s your chance to relive the awe-packed moments when you saw Freestyle supercross star Chris Brock in action. If you haven’t been, watch it and you’ll... Read more ...
McGuinness rules in Macau 11 November 2001 JOHN MCGUINNESS upheld his reputation as the coming man of the road racing scene with a dominant display in the Macau Grand Prix.Riding a 180bhp Honda FireBlade originally built for this year’s... Read more ...
Rain holds up Bayliss and Xaus 11 November 2001 The second day of testing for the factory Ducati team of Troy Bayliss and Ruben Xaus was severely disrupted by rain.Bayliss and Xaus were only able to do 22 and 24 laps respectively at the Valencia... Read more ...
Battered Bayliss cracks lap record in Valencia test 11 November 2001 After six weeks of recuperation from a broken collarbone, World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss got straight back into the swing of it on Tuesday by racking up 77 laps and knocking 0.5s of the... Read more ...