2003

Year: 2003

Month: ALL

American Honda opt out of WSB wildcard rides

17 June 2003

American Honda have decided not to field wildcards for the World Superbike round at Laguna Seca on July 13. This will rule out Ben Bostrom, Kurtis Roberts and Miguel DuHamel, all Honda riders in the...

Foggy chooses Italian replacement for Haydon

17 June 2003

Young Italian Lorenzo Mauri will replace injured Foggy Petronas rider James Haydon for the World Superbike round at Misano this weekend. Mauri comes to the team on the recommendation of factory Ducati...

Martin on Misano provisional pole

17 June 2003

Australian Steve Martin has put his D.F.X. Ducati 998 on provisional pole for Sunday’s World Superbike races in Misano. Martin posted a best time of 1:35.276, just ahead of Pierfrancesco Chili...

Hodgson rules Misano superpole

17 June 2003

Britain’s Neil Hodgson has once again underlined his control of the World Superbike championship by taking pole position for tomorrow’s races at Misano in Italy. The factory Ducati rider has put his...

Haydon will miss Silverstone

10 June 2003

Foggy Petronas rider James Haydon will be forced to sit out the World Superbike round at Silverstone this weekend. The British rider is still suffering from a neck injury after a big crash at the last...

Injured Haydon may not ride at Silverstone

10 June 2003

The first time that the Foggy Petronas World Superbike team races on British soil it could be one rider short. James Haydon is currently awaiting the results of a scan of his neck to see whether he is...

Hodgson fights hard for 11th win

10 June 2003

Neil Hodgson has won both the World Superbike races in the sixth round of the world championship, at Silverstone. The British rider fought through an ongoing infection to win both races in front of...

Brits on form at Silverstone

10 June 2003

John Reynolds and Chris Walker are on the provisional front row for the sixth round of the World Superbike championship at Silverstone. Gregorio Lavilla took the top spot in the first qualifying...

Pole for Hodgson – Kagayama second

10 June 2003

Neil Hodgson has taken pole position for the sixth round of the World Superbike championship at Silverstone. Hodgson started the weekend badly, still recovering from a throat infection and trying out...

Brits dominate at Silverstone

10 June 2003

British riders are dominating the top of the timesheets after the first practice session in the sixth round of the World Superbike Championship, at Silverstone, with Frenchman Regis Laconi the only...

Meet the WSB riders at Silverstone

10 June 2003

You can meet all your favourite riders on Thursday afternoon when the World Superbike paddock at Silverstone is opened to the public. Entry to the paddock will be free of charge. You be able to watch...

Renegade and Rizla wildcards at Silverstone WSB

10 June 2003

Renegade Ducati and Rizla Suzuki have both entered their riders as wildcards in the British round of the World Superbike championship at Silverstone this weekend. Suzuki riders John Reynolds and Yukio...

Toseland takes first win in WSB

01 June 2003

Neil Hodgson equalled Colin Edwards nine-race winning streak at the fifth round of the World Superbike championship in Oschersleben, Germany, but it was James Toseland that impressed the most,...

Brits head first practice at Oschersleben

27 May 2003

Neil Hodgson is leading the times from the first free practice for the Oschersleben WSB round this weekend. The works Ducati rider completed 25 laps with a best time of 1:28.349. James Toseland is...

Suzuki fill World Endurance podium

27 May 2003

Suzuki dominated the second round of the World Endurance championship in Assen at the weekend with al three Podium places taken up by GSX-R1000 riders. The 200 mile race was close throughout with the...

Hodgson takes pole after near crash

27 May 2003

Neil Hodgson has taken his fourth pole position at the fifth round of the World Superbike championship in Oschersleben, Germany, setting the best time of the session on his final lap. A heavy rain...

Chili on provisional pole: Hodgson seventh

27 May 2003

A rejuvenated Pier-Francesco Chili has qualified on provisional poleafter the end of Friday’s first qualifying for Sunday’s round five of the World Superbike Championship at Oschersleben. Chili...

Laconi tops fast practice session at Monza

13 May 2003

The first free practice session at the Monza World Superbike round has finished with Regis Laconi heading the table on his Ducati 998RS with a time of 1:47.976, just 0.5 seconds outside Troy Bayliss’...

Crash sees Xaus miss Superpole

13 May 2003

Ruben Xaus crashed out of the second qualifying session for round four of the World Superbike championship in Monza. The factory Ducati rider was following Bertocchi Kawasaki’s Ivan Clementi when...

Hodgson fastest in wet Superpole

13 May 2003

The rain caused havoc for the Superpole session at the fourth round of the World Superbike championship at Monza, Italy. It began to pour down half way through the session while Gregorio Lavilla was...

Hodgson does the double in Italy

13 May 2003

Neil Hodgson claimed a seventh and eighth consecutive victory at Monza in Italy today. The first race was a historic event as it marked Ducati’s 200th victory. Hodgson has also surpassed the six...

Things heat up at Monza

13 May 2003

Increased temperatures saw times drop in the first qualifying session at round four of the World Superbike champioship at Monza despite the fact that all the teams are still looking for a proper setup...

Endurance win for Zongshen

06 May 2003

The first round of the FIM World Endurance championship kicked of in Imola this weekend with the Zongshen No.1 Suzuki GSX-R1000 of Warwick Nowland and Stephane Mertens taking the win. Suzuki GB Phase...

Wild-cards threaten Ducati’s winning streak

22 April 2003

The Fila Ducati team will be looking to continue their winning streak at the third round of the World Superbike champioship at Sugo, Japan, this weekend but all the riders in the championship are...

Laconi takes pole at Sugo

22 April 2003

Regis Laconi took a surprise pole position in today’s Superpole session at round three of the World Superbike championship in Sugo, Japan. The French rider – whose only Superbike podium was when he...

Sixth consecutive win for Hodgson

22 April 2003

Hodgson has continued his unbroken winning streak taking both races at the third round of the World Superbike championship in Sugo, Japan. Race one saw a big crash on the first corner with four Riders...

Walker tops first qualifying at a very wet Sugo

22 April 2003

Chris Walker has topped the time sheets during a wet first qualifying session at the World Superbike round in Sugo, Japan. The session was ended with nine minutes to go, due to poor visibility, and...

999s test at Mugello

15 April 2003

The Ducati World Superbike team has been testing at Mugello this week with test rider Lorenzo Lanzi. The Italian rider spent two days on the 999s that Hodgson and Xaus will be racing at Sugo on...

Tracktime at Monza with HM Plant

15 April 2003

World Superbike team HM Plant Ducati is offering the chance to ride around Monza with its riders Chis Walker and James Toseland…on one of their paddock scooters. The prize is currently being auctioned...

Chili on track for pole

25 March 2003

Pier-Francesco Chili – the oldest man in WSB – proved to still be one of the fastest after claiming provisional pole position for the Phillip Island WSB race at the first qualifying session...

Close call for second Hodgson victory

25 March 2003

Race two at Phillip Island was the most exciting of the season so far, with all the riders having to fight hard for their places. Neil Hodgson and Frankie Chili initially got away to a good start but...

Hodgson on pole for Round 2

25 March 2003

Frankie Chili put in another good performance in this morning’s qualifying session at Philip Island beating Neil Hodgson in to second place with a time of 1:32.786. But the Italian had to settle for...

Comfortable win for Hodgson

25 March 2003

Neil Hodgson pulled away from the field again at Phillip Island to win his third race in this year’s World Superbike championship. The British rider was wearing a black armband and later dedicated the...

Vermeulen takes Supersport with ease

25 March 2003

Tenkate Honda rider Chris Vermeulen was the proud winner of the Supersport race finishing nine seconds ahead of his closest rival, Katsuaki Fujiwara on the Alstare Suzuki. Vermeulen said: ” I knew it...

Heckles tests at Mallory

18 March 2003

Mark Heckles rode his new CBR600FS for the first time on March 19 at Mallory Park after driving to Belgium to pick it up and pay for it just five days before. The bike was bought for him by his dad...

Honda take top three at Daytona 200

04 March 2003

Honda riders filled the podium at the Daytona 200 race on Monday, March 10. The race was postponed from Sunday, when Daytona was blighted by torrential rain. Miguel DuHamel won the race on his Honda...