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Aren’t blondes supposed to have more fun?

18 March 2002

Aren’t blondes supposed to have more fun? She looks like she needs a good cheering up

More TV coverage for World 250cc MX

18 March 2002

You’ll be able to see all the World MX 250ccc races live, or at least on the same day, after Eurosport struck a new deal with promoters Dorna Dorna’s coverage of World Motorcross is set to break new...

The sun was out, but why wear shades when you can look like that?

18 March 2002

The sun was out, but why wear shades when you can look like that?

Katoh edges out Rossi in Suzuka test

18 March 2002

THE four-strokes won’t have it all their own way in the new Moto-GP class if Daijiro Katoh’s performance was anything to go by on the last day of Honda’s Suzuka test. He edged out Valentino Rossi on...

Moodie quits WSS for TT

18 March 2002

Jim Moodie has quit the Saveco Yamaha world supersport team and signed to ride V&M Yamahas at the North West 200, TT and Ulster Grand Prix. But the deal could go beyond the major road races. Moodie...

Happy in their work

18 March 2002

The MCN girls are giving it away…

Traffic calming, MCN style

18 March 2002

Just by placing two young ladies at the entrance, average speed dropped by 50%. If only there were more schemes like this one…

She can can can hold my umbrella any time

18 March 2002

She can can can hold my umbrella any time

Double delight for Bayliss Down Under

18 March 2002

A command performance in front of his home fans saw Troy Bayliss take both WSB wins today in Phillip Island. Race two was a carbon copy of the first with the defending champion holding off Honda’s...

OK, where’s the moustachioed David Hasselhoff lookalike called Sven?

18 March 2002

OK, where’s the moustachioed David Hasselhoff lookalike called Sven?

Foggy blasts FP1 critics

18 March 2002

IN an exclusive interview with MCN Carl Fogarty has blasted critics of his WSB project. Ever since he announced his FP1 would make its race debut at Laguna Seca in July, he’s had to deal with...

Crafar: ‘It’s a race against time’

18 March 2002

The BSB star and winner of the 1998 British GP joined us for a live webchat today, Thursday March 21. He revealed to our users that the Yamaha R1 he’ll be racing needs works before it will be in...

2002-03-25

18 March 2002

KAWASAKI has just released the first pictures and early details of its new four-stroke GP machine. The factory has confirmed that the bike, called the ZX-RR Ninja, will be an in-line four-cylinder...

Hislop quickest at BSB Silverstone test

18 March 2002

STEVE HISLOP cemented his reputation as the pre-season favourite for this season’s MCN British Superbike championship with some stunning times in testing at Silverstone yesterday. It was the first...

Reynolds: ‘I can’t beat Ducati’

18 March 2002

SUZUKI’S John Reynolds says his GSX-R1000 needs even more development before it can beat the Ducatis in this year’s British Superbike series. The defending champion had seemed happy with the progress...

Bayliss quickest at Phillip Island qualifying

18 March 2002

TROY BAYLISS stamped his authority on the opening day of round two of the WSB series at Phillip Island in Australia by claiming provisional pole position. Infostrada Ducati’s Bayliss was four-tenths of a second faster than nearest rival Colin Edwards on the Castrol Honda VTR SP-2 with the Australian world champ looking comfortable. His time of 1:32.656s was just over half a second slower than the...

Simon Crafar: In his own words

18 March 2002

Gsxer400: How long did it take you to decide to make a comeback? SimonCrafar: Er, I would say about a week. Thinking about it and talking to a couple of teams and my wife, and deciding that I was really was as fired up as I felt and it really wasn’t just a brief…mid-life crisis Dpc: How does a 2002 R1 British superbike compare with the Yamaha GP bike you rode? SimonCrafar: Obviously, on paper it’s...

Carmichael takes title lead with third Daytona win

11 March 2002

Ricky Carmichael made it three in a row in AMA supercross when he won the Daytona event on his home track. It was also his third Daytona win on the trot. David Vuillemin, who was leading the...

Lampkin loses indoor title

11 March 2002

Dougie Lampkin has lost his first title in five years of indoor and outdoor world trials. Plagued by an ankle injury since the fourth round in Italy, but also under pressure all season, Dougie...

IRTA test: Rossi leads the way

11 March 2002

18,000 fans turned out to see Valentino Rossi dominate the IRTA GP test at the Catalunya circuit near Barcelona at the weekend. It was the first clash between the new four-stroke title contenders and...

It’s tough for riders when autograph hunters work in packs

11 March 2002

It’s tough for riders when autograph hunters work in packs

Aprilia man joins Foggy team

11 March 2002

Carl Fogarty has signed former Aprilia engineering chief Guiseppe Bernicchia to improve his chances of having the three-cylinder FP1 ready for track testing by the end of next month. Bernicchia spent...

McGuinness to miss Oz WSS round

11 March 2002

John McGuinness has been withdrawn from the Australian round of the World Supersport series because he is not recovering fast enough from the shoulder injury he recently suffered. McGuinness struggled...

MCN Sport magazine out now

11 March 2002

Don’t miss MCN Sport’s latest issue. It’s out nowand comes complete with our greatest ever season preview, Rossi’s go-faster secrets and why James Toseland is fitter than David Beckham. And on top of...

Who says scouting isn’t cool?

11 March 2002

Who says scouting isn’t cool?

Coates out for start of BSB season

11 March 2002

Adrian Coates will miss the start of the BSB season after breaking his leg during testing in Spain. The British 250 champion was having his second outing on the Padgett’s Suzuki GSX-R1000 he will...

Castrol’s new multigrade

11 March 2002

Castrol’s new multigrade

Heckles: I’d never ridden on slicks before

11 March 2002

Britain’s Mark Heckles made his World Superbike debut at Valencia, and on Thursday March 14, he joined us live in our VIP lounge for a webchat to tell us what it was like. His inauspicious start to...

Slight makes last gasp switch to BTCC

11 March 2002

Former World Superbike star Aaron Slight will be racing in the British Touring Car Championship after securing a drive with Barwell Motorsports. Slight had been linked with the ASCAR oval racing...

Don’t even think it…

11 March 2002

Nyah! So there!

Robinson to ride Blade in BSB

11 March 2002

Jamie Robinson will ride a Honda FireBlade in BSB this season after striking a last minute deal with the UK importers. Robinson, 25, had been looking at running a Ducati or Suzuki in the series this...

Mark Heckles: In his own words

11 March 2002

Daveb: What was it like lining up on the WSB grid for the first time? MarkHeckles: In a word … amazing. To come so far so quickly was amazing really. Namezippy: What are your hopes for this season? MarkHeckles: My hopes…are to progress even further as a rider and to be competitive at such a high level. As a rider I have no doubt I’ve got what it takes to be worthy of being one of the strongest...

Motorcycle Sport & Racing News

Aren’t blondes supposed to have more fun?

More TV coverage for World 250cc MX

The sun was out, but why wear shades when you can look like that?

Katoh edges out Rossi in Suzuka test

Moodie quits WSS for TT

Happy in their work

Traffic calming, MCN style

She can can can hold my umbrella any time

Double delight for Bayliss Down Under

OK, where’s the moustachioed David Hasselhoff lookalike called Sven?

Foggy blasts FP1 critics

Crafar: ‘It’s a race against time’

2002-03-25

Hislop quickest at BSB Silverstone test

Reynolds: ‘I can’t beat Ducati’

Bayliss quickest at Phillip Island qualifying

Simon Crafar: In his own words

Carmichael takes title lead with third Daytona win

Lampkin loses indoor title

IRTA test: Rossi leads the way

It’s tough for riders when autograph hunters work in packs

Aprilia man joins Foggy team

McGuinness to miss Oz WSS round

MCN Sport magazine out now

Who says scouting isn’t cool?

Coates out for start of BSB season

Castrol’s new multigrade

Heckles: I’d never ridden on slicks before

Slight makes last gasp switch to BTCC

Don’t even think it…

Robinson to ride Blade in BSB

Mark Heckles: In his own words

Toseland is fitter than Beckham

She works here, you know

A nice pair of tats

The Spice Girls in a previous life