2001
Walker claims creditable ninth in Sugo
04 November 2001
Chris Walker wasn’t expecting to win at Sugo on Sunday in his first competitive ride for Kawasaki – but ninth place against some of the best bikes and riders in the world felt almost as good. For the...
Hodgson marries. Meet and congratulate him at the NEC
04 November 2001
Neil Hodgson got married on Sunday near his home town of Burnley, Lancs. Now you can congratulate him in person at the MCN stand at the NEC Show later this week. Hodgson married long term girlfriend...
Win 20 tickets to the UK Supercross series
04 November 2001
We’re supporting the supercross shows at the NEC this weekend and throughout the event, now we’re offering you the chance to see the third round of the UK Supercross series, free. You can win one of...
Irish road racing must end, says Nutt
04 November 2001
Billy Nutt, the man who has just retired as clerk of the course for the Ulster GP, says racing on closed roads is too dangerous and the number of deaths unacceptable. After seven years in charge at...
The dream removal team
04 November 2001
She carries the radio and refreshment, I have to lug this hefty photo around and her on my right… she does pianos.
£10 off British GP tickets
04 November 2001
Next year’s British GP may be nine months away but plan ahead and you can save a packet. The race, on July 14, will be our first chance in Britain to see the new Honda and Yamaha four-strokes racing...
Team manager quits Red Bull Ducati… for Sauber?
04 November 2001
Red Bull Ducati team manager Nigel Bosworth quit his post on Tuesday, November 6, less than a month after leading John Reynolds to the British Superbike title. Insiders now believe Bosworth will join...
Haslam’s GP future in jeopardy
04 November 2001
Leon Haslam might have scored his best ever 500 finish in the rain-hit Rio GP, but that hasn’t been enough to secure his ride for 2002. He looked certain to be retained by the Shell Advance squad for...
John Reynolds: in his own words
04 November 2001
Laszlo: When you started out what did you find most interesting/fascinating about racing? JohnReynolds: Basically the competition. I just loved racing bikes. I just loved riding bikes for that matter. The next thing was, " I can ride pretty well, I wonder how good I am? " That’s what the fascination was. And I still have that enjoyment in my job now Dave: How is it that you and Ben Atkins get on...
Haga: I thought toothache would kill me
04 November 2001
Noriyuki Haga’s toothache in Rio turned out to be more serious than first thought. When he returned to Japan he needed emergency surgery. The tooth infection forced him to miss the final round of the...
Foggy to lead Sauber WSB effort?
04 November 2001
Updated: Tuesday, November 6: Sauber is believed to be switching away from plans for GP racing to go WSB racing instead. And there are suggestions that Carl Fogarty will act as the bid’s...
Ducati and Foggy… the end of a beautiful relationship
04 November 2001
There has been no official announcement, but Ducati is expected to end it’s relationship with Carl Fogarty within the next few days following the news that he is likely to head up the Sauber effort in...
I can’t read that
01 November 2001
You’ll have to let us smooth the words out if you want us to read them
Rossi claims 11th win by 0.1 seconds
01 November 2001
Valentino Rossi’s midas touch didn’t desert him in Rio this afternoon when he won a rain-affected Brazilian GP after a dramatic race with Carlos Checa. It had looked like Spaniard Checa would create...
Poggiali on course for 125 title in Rio
01 November 2001
MANUEL POGGIALI looks odds-on to win the world 125 championship in Rio on Saturday despite suffering a scare in Friday afternoon’s final qualifying session. The 18-year-old Gilera rider only needs to...
Never heard them called that before
01 November 2001
You can call them Automotive if you like. We’ve got lots of other names for them.
Lampkin resigns for Montesa-HRC
01 November 2001
World indoor and outdoor trials champion Dougie Lampkin has resigned for Montesa-HRC for the 2002 season. The contract runs until 2003. Lampkin also holds the English and Spanish trials titles, picked...
Ukawa stuns by claiming pole for final 500GP
01 November 2001
Tohru Ukawa pulled off one of the biggest shocks of the GP season on Friday when he claimed pole position for the Brazilian 500 GP, ending Italian domination of qualifying this season The Japanese...
Off-road superstar Ricky Carmichael in conversation
01 November 2001
Hail Ricky Carmichael the new king of US off-road! He convincingly beat legend and seven-time champion Jeremy McGrath in this year’s EA Sports Supercross series. And he dominated the outdoor Chevy...
Top dates for 2002 revealed
01 November 2001
We’re now able to publish the dates for the motocross, trials and enduro championships of 2002. All dates are provisional. British motocross championship dates have yet to be released. The next issue...
Katoh can’t stop winning
01 November 2001
Daijiro Katoh may have already wrapped up the world 250 title but he still managed to rub his rivals noses in it again with yet another success in Rio today. It might not have been the typical runaway...
Poggiali crowned 125 champion in Brazil
01 November 2001
Manuel Poggiali was crowned world 125 champion in Brazil this afternoon – but only after a massive scare. The Gilera rider knew going into today’s 21-lap race that he only needed a top 13 finish to...
Riding Mettet with Walker and Whitham
28 October 2001
Whitham walks into the packed hospitality tent and flops into a plastic chair. In front of him, on his placemat, he plonks down a small grey tub. He’s looking pretty knackered, but it doesn’t stop...
Walker finishes 13th in Weston Beach Race
28 October 2001
Kawasaki World Superbike star Chris Walker finished a creditable 13th in Sunday’s gruelling Weston Beach Race, at Weston-Super-Mare. “The Stalker”, riding a Kawasaki 250, completed 20 laps to finish...
