Motorcycle Sport & Racing News

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2003 Grand Prix Calendar

14 October 2002

The FIM has just released the details of dates and venues for the 2003 Grand Prix calendar. Round 1: April 6, Suzuka, Japan Round 2: April 27, Welkom, South Africa Round 3: May 11, Jerez, Spain Round...

Officials settle on new AMA Superbike rules

14 October 2002

From next year the American superbike (AMA) series will run on broadly similar lines to the British domestic championship after officials finally settled on a framework to allow teams to run...

Walker breaks leg in Supermoto race

14 October 2002

Chris Walker has been diagnosed as having a broken ankle and tibia of his left leg after crashing out of a supermoto race in Mettet, Belgium at the weekend. He was due to start testing with his new...

Barros builds with Sepang pole

14 October 2002

Alex Barros is emerging as the unlikely challenger to the dominance of Valentino Rossi in MotoGP after taking pole in Sepang today ahead of Sunday’s Malaysion Grand Prix. Despite only having sat on...

What is he wearing?

14 October 2002

OK, who told Steve that women prefer gingers?

Members of the sunglasses cult

14 October 2002

The mysterious ” sunglasses on head ” illness spreads…

Cheer up luv!

14 October 2002

Maybe her shorts are a little chafing

Honda set to quit WSB

14 October 2002

Honda is set to quit WSB despite winning the 2002 World Superbike championship. You can read more on this story in the latest issue of MCN, out October 16. There had been rumours that GSE Racing would...

Must be good friends

14 October 2002

Just look where her hand is on the enlarged picture…

A penthouse view

07 October 2002

So that’s why a penthouse view costs so much money

New Motocross des Nations entry list

07 October 2002

The FIM has just released the entry list for the re-scheduled 2002 Motocross des Nations, now confirmed as October 19-20 in Bellpuig, Spain. There are 23 countries with almost 100 riders competing in...

Yowsah!

07 October 2002

Don’t know what’s she’s advertising, but she’s doing it very well…

Ukawa leads Honda charge in Sepang

07 October 2002

Tohru Ukawa blazed to provisional pole in Sepang today, setting himself at the head of an all-Honda four-stroke front row ahead of Sunday’s MotoGP round in Malaysia. The Japanese rider’s time of...

GSE to stick with Ducati for 2003 WSB

07 October 2002

GSE Racing has just announced that it will remain with Ducati in World Superbikes for 2003 and not join forces with Honda as had been widely rumoured. In a statement team owner Darrell Healey said: ”...

Hello there

07 October 2002

Imagine the MCN offices filled with babes like this…That’s what we do to cheer ourselves up.

Barros asked for a firm rear

07 October 2002

Don’t think this was the ‘firm rear’ Alex Barros expected

Pitt to ride ZX-RR at Sepang

07 October 2002

Aussie Andrew Pitt will replace the injured Akira Yanagawa on Kawasaki’s ZX-RR MotoGP machine for the rest of the season, starting with the Malaysian GP in Sepang on October13. The 2001 World...

Edwards – the Aprilia deal in his words

07 October 2002

Early this morning (UK time) Colin Edwards wrote to users of motorcyclenews.com in our Racing – WSB section about his forthcoming deal to ride the Aprilia RS3 in MotoGP. He wrote: ” Friday is D-Day.

First pictures: Bayliss and Hodgson test

07 October 2002

These are the first pictures of Troy Bayliss and Neil Hodgson testing their respective 2003 MotoGP and World Superbike machines. The pair has just completed preliminary test at Mugello in Italy, just...

Provisional 2003 BSB calendar

07 October 2002

British Superbike bosses have now released a provisional calendar for 2003 with venues pencilled in. Subject to change it looks like this: Round 1: Silverstone March 28-30 Round 2: Snetterton April...

Bercy Supercross line-up confirmed

07 October 2002

Organisers have just confirmed the line-up for the Bercy Supercross special in France on November 8-10. The quasi-des Nations format pitches one team from France and one from the U.S. against a...

Wonder if it’s waterproof paint?

07 October 2002

Everyone was praying for a downpour to find out

The Renegade gang

07 October 2002

Approach with caution…

Edwards out, Xaus in at Ducati WSB

07 October 2002

Ruben Xaus will partner Neil Hodgson on the factory Ducati 999 in World Superbikes in 2003. The Spaniard is expected to sign shortly to fill the vacancy created by Colin Edward’s departure for...

Abe lands M1 for Phillip Island, Valencia

07 October 2002

It has been confirmed by the factory that Norick Abe will get a four-stroke M1 MotoGP machine from Yamaha to contest the final two rounds of the season. Abe, the leading Yamaha two-stroke rider in the...

McWilliams and Aoki re-sign for Roberts

07 October 2002

Jeremy McWilliams will continue to partner Nobuatso Aoki in the Proton/Kenny Roberts set-up in 2003 it has just been announced. The pair will ride the new Proton/KR V5 four-stroke currently under...

Rumours put Edwards on RCV

01 October 2002

Following his stunning performance at the weekend, which saw him wrap up the 2002 WSB title for Honda, paddock rumours now have Colin Edwards back on an RCV in MotoGP for 2003. While the Texan Tornado...

Imola bike fault costs Whitham

01 October 2002

The FIM has announced that Jamie Whitham has forfeited the fourth place he earned on Sunday at Imola thanks to a technical infringement of the rules. World Supersport regulations state that bikes must...

The mystery hand…

01 October 2002

Just where has that extra hand come from…

Kato grabs provisional pole in Motegi

01 October 2002

Daijiro Kato put on a show for his home fans with a last gasp stunner to take provisional pole at the Twin Ring in Motegi today. With just a few minutes remaining in the session, Yamaha’s Max Biaggi...

The female Flash Gordon

01 October 2002

If there is ever a sequel, I think we’ve found someone who looks better in the costume.

Barros makes good on RCV in Motegi

01 October 2002

Alex Barros repaid Honda and team boss Sito Pons’ faith with a win in Motegi on his debut ride on the West Honda RCV four-stroke as Honda took a one-two-three in today’s MotoGP race. A tense race-long...

Katoh confirms Motegi pole

01 October 2002

Daijiro Katoh will start from pole position in Sunday’s Japanese round of the MotoGP championship after no-one challenged his time of 1.49.052, set during Friday’s qualifying, in Saturday’s...

Peekaboo

01 October 2002

Brolly babe hide-and-seek is one of the best ways to entertain the kids.

Looking a little distracted

01 October 2002

She’s obviously seen Gary McCoy in the distance

Hizzy’s got big things in front of him

01 October 2002

He’s one of the older BSB riders, but there are big things in front of him