June

Year: 2003

Month: June

Zongshen 1 wins 12-hour night race

24 June 2003

Zongshen 1 wins 12-hour night race

Zongshen No. 1 has won the fourth round of the World Endurance championship at Albacette in Spain. The 12-hour night race was beset by numerous crashes during the first qualifying sessions as riders...

Xaus does double in Italy

17 June 2003

Factory Ducati rider Reuben Xaus overshadowed team-mate Neil Hodgson with a double win at Misano in Italy. Xaus charged through the pack in race one after a crash by Hodgson upset the established order, with the British rider lowsiding out of a commanding lead on lap one. While Toseland, Laconi and Chili fought for the race, Rueben Xaus was able to get in on the action. In the later stages Laconi...

Hodgson fastest in Misano free practice

17 June 2003

Hodgson fastest in Misano free practice

Neil Hodgson has gone fastest in free practice for this weekend’s World Superbike races at Misano in Italy. The factory Ducati rider completed 29 laps, the most in the session, with a best time of...

American Honda opt out of WSB wildcard rides

17 June 2003

American Honda opt out of WSB wildcard rides

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

Foggy chooses Italian replacement for Haydon

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

Martin on Misano provisional pole

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

Hodgson rules Misano superpole

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

Haydon will miss Silverstone

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

Injured Haydon may not ride at Silverstone

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

Hodgson fights hard for 11th win

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

Brits on form at Silverstone

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

Pole for Hodgson – Kagayama second

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

Brits dominate at Silverstone

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

Meet the WSB riders at Silverstone

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 and Rizla wildcards at Silverstone WSB

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

Toseland takes first win in WSB

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,...