September

Year: 2002

Month: September

Honda confirms 2003 WSS squads

30 September 2002

Still on a high after winning the 2002 World Supersport crown in Imola on Sunday with Fabien Foret, Honda has confirmed its WSS line-up to defend the title for 2003. Honda will support four satellite...

Edwards is World Superbike champion

30 September 2002

Colin Edwards has become the 2002 World Superbike champion after a titanic race two decider with defending champion Troy Bayliss. All eyes were locked on the pair as they duelled for the whole 25...

Yamaha announces AMA 600 team

23 September 2002

Aaron Gobert and Damon Buckmaster will be joined at Yamaha by ex-Suzuki stars Jamie Hacking and Jason DiSalvo on the brand new factory R6 in the 2003 AMA Supersport series. Gobert, Buckmaster and...

Edwards on pole for Imola

23 September 2002

Colin Edwards moved closer to his second World Superbike championship by putting himself on pole for the final round at Imola. His Superpole time of 1’49.021 puts him ahead of reigning champion and...

Edwards breaks lap record at Imola test

16 September 2002

Colin Edwards broke the lap record by 1.2 seconds during tests at Imola today according to Castrol Honda’s latest press release. Edwards set a time of 1:48.10 around the 3.04-mile circuit, faster even...

Foggy FP1 debuts at Donington

16 September 2002

Troy Corser and James Haydon took the all-new Foggy Petronas FP1 out for its first track test today around Donington Park. It’s the first time the bike has been seen in public since the bike was...

Suzuki take top three at Bol D’or

16 September 2002

The 2002 Bold D’or endurance race finished with the Castrol Suzuki team taking the first and second places from the GMT 94 team, also mounted on a Suzuki. The race was won by the Suzuki team of French...

Edwards fury at Hayden GP ride

16 September 2002

Colin Edwards has hit out at the politics behind Honda’s decision to give fellow-American Nicky Hayden a MotoGP ride on a Honda V5. Edwards – who has signed a letter of intent to ride for Ducati in...

Sensational Assen double for Edwards

09 September 2002

The 2002 World Superbike title race is still wide open after a stunning double for Colin Edwards at Assen today. The Honda rider trailed defending champion Troy Bayliss by 29 points going into today’s...

Who’s your tip for the WSB title?

09 September 2002

The season-long battle between Ducati’s Troy Bayliss and Honda’s Colin Edwards comes to the boil on Sunday September 29 at Imola in Italy. Who do you think has the talent, the mental toughness and the...

Honda crams in early Imola test

09 September 2002

Colin Edwards and his Castol Honda team will begin urgent tests this Monday, September 16, at Imola ahead of the decisive WSB round there on September 29. Click on the link on the right to vote for...

Ben Bostrom signs for AMA Honda

09 September 2002

It has been confirmed that Ben Bostrom will race an SP-2 for Honda in the American domestic superbike series in 2003. The Californian has struggled all season, scraping just one podium finish all year...

Edwards is on an Assen mission

02 September 2002

If there’s a fat lady warming up somewhere, someone’s forgotten to tell Colin Edwards to take the plugs from his ears. The Honda rider has scorched to the top of today’s qualifying session ahead of...

Hodgson on the podium twice

02 September 2002

Neil Hodgson took two third spots in the two WSB races Oschersleben, Germany on Sunday, while Colin Edwards stormed to another double victory. Race one’s top three was: 1) Edwards(Honda), 2) Bayliss...