August
Edwards threatens with provisional pole
26 August 2002
A new engine has given Honda’s Colin Edwards fresh hope and provisional pole in Oschersleben today ahead of Sunday’s World Superbike race in Germany. The Texan smashed the lap record by half a second,...
Whitham out of Oschersleben WSS
26 August 2002
Jamie Whitham has pulled out of this weekend’s World Supersport round at Oschersleben, Germany. The Belgarda Yamaha rider is still suffering from the effects of his horrendous 130mph crash at Brands...
Now that’s a crash…
26 August 2002
Barbequed CBR600 anyone? German Supersport rider Peter Koller can lay the blame for this hot little number on a loose fuel hose spraying petrol onto his rear tyre. Fortunately he escaped unhurt from...
Hodgson storms to Oschersleben pole
26 August 2002
Neil Hodgson took a stunning Superpole to top the grid going into Sunday’s WSB round at Oschersleben today. His time of 1:26.502 was good enough to hold off Honda’s Colin Edwards and repeats his pole...
Provisional 2003 WSB calendar
26 August 2002
The provisional calendar for the 2003 WSB championship has finally been released, and the biggest news is a new round at the amazing Sepang track in Malaysia as well as a new French round at Magny...
Vermeulen signs for Ten Kate
19 August 2002
Chris Vermuelen has signed to ride for the Ten Kate World Supersport squad in 2003. The 20-year-old Australian will move from the Ten Kate-backed Van Zon Honda to the full squad, replacing the...
Edwards poised to sign for Ducati
19 August 2002
Colin Edwards has exclusively confirmed to MCN that he will sign to the Ducati WSB squad for 2003. He’s told MCN that he has signed a letter of intent to ride for the Italian factory and unless...
Bostroms in serious boat accident
19 August 2002
Ben Bostrom, his former girlfriend Kat and brother Eric narrowly avoided being killed when their dinghy was hit by a motor boat while on holiday in Italy at the weekend. Bostrom said: ” Kat is over...
Honda may quit WSB in 2003
12 August 2002
There are persistent rumours in the World Superbike paddock that suggest Castrol Honda will either scale down, or even pull, their factory squad next season. The team is currently funded by Honda...
Nicky Hayden is 2002 AMA Superbike champion
12 August 2002
Honda’s Nicky Hayden took the 2002 AMA championship on Saturday (August 10). Victory in the first race of the weekend came after championship rival Eric Bostrom crashed out of the lead on lap seven.
First pics from Ducati’s V4 and 999 track test
05 August 2002
These are the first pictures from Ducati’s debut track test of both its V4 Desmosedici MotoGP machine and 999 World Superbike at Mugello. You can read about the test in detail in the next issue of...
Chris Walker webchat cancelled
05 August 2002
MCN are very sorry to announce, that due to circumstances beyond our control, we will not be able to host the webchat with Chris Walker originally scheduled for Thursday August 8. Unfortunately...
Edwards leads Eight Hour 1-2-3 for Honda
01 August 2002
Colin Edwards and his Cabin teammate Daijiro Kato lead a clean sweep of the podium at the Suzuka Eight Hour on Sunday. You can read about Honda’s Suzuka victory in more detail in the latest issue of...
Superbike rider swaps Hondas with IndyCar champ
01 August 2002
AMA Superbike contender Nicky Hayden and Indy Car racer Michael Andretti are going to swap their race machines in a one-off test at the Mid-Ohio track in America. Hayden will get to drive the Motorola...
Edwards steps in for Ukawa at Eight-Hour
01 August 2002
Colin Edwards has been drafted in as a last minute replacement for the injured Tohru Ukawa in Honda’s Suzuka Eight-Hour squad on August 4. The Texan will partner Daijiro Kato on a Cabin SP-2. Edwards...