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Hislop quickest in Rockingham practice

17 June 2002

Steve Hislop went quickest in today’s free practice at Rockingham. The MonsterMob rider time of 1:10.47 was half a second quicker than Suzuki’s John Reynolds ahead of Sunday’s MCN-backed BSB...

David Jefferies: In his own words

17 June 2002

Dabbsy: Congratulations on your wins – were you annoyed not to get the proddy 600 to add the hat-trick? DavidJefferies: Well it was actually the Junior 600 we broke down, in not the production, cos we haven’t had that race yet. Obviously I was disappointed, but you can’t expect to have everything your own way can ya. Apjmartin: DJ, was it hard for you as a kid at school? Those balls of steel you...

The MCN Mona Lisa

17 June 2002

Such a nice smile makes our update on the classic worthy of attention

Walker’s injection of hope

17 June 2002

Chris Walker is still on the slow road to recovery from Bell’s Palsy, but he’s been boosted by a new treatment from his team’s physiotherapist. He has been having painkilling and relaxant injections...

Reynolds and Emmett score Brands wins

17 June 2002

John Reynolds gave the new 1000cc four-cylinder superbikes their first win in the MCN British Superbike series. The Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000 rider came out on top after a fantastic first race scrap with...

Bayliss on pole for Misano

17 June 2002

The top six all went under the previous Superpole lap record, but no-one could hold off Bayliss. The final rider to go out for his Superpole lap, he destroyed the previous lap record, held by Neil...

Three in a bed

17 June 2002

And the little one said ” roll over ”

Italian motorcycle legend dies

17 June 2002

Italy lost one of its most famous motorcycling heroes yesterday when 250 GP legend Walter Villa passed away at his Modena home. The 58-year-old died of a heart attack. Villa dominated the quarter-litre class in the mid seventies, taking three consecutive 250 GP crowns in 1974, ’75 and ’76, all on Harley-Davidsons. He also managed to take the 350cc GP world title in 1976, making him one of the last...

Rossi claims fifth win in Catalunya

17 June 2002

Valentino Rossi took another step to retaining his world crown with his fifth win of the 2002 MotoGP season in Catalunya on Sunday. The Honda rider let Yamaha’s Carlos Checa make the early running and...

Izutsu back on Kwak for Misano

17 June 2002

Hitoyasu Izutsu, Chris Walker’s WSB Kawasaki teammate on the factory ZX-7RR, makes his WSB return at this weekend’s Misano round after an eight week lay-off through injury. The Japanese star was...

Bayliss stuns in Misano qualifying

17 June 2002

Troy Bayliss set a blistering pace in Misano, Italy to claim provisional pole with a time of 1:34.420 – half a second quicker than second placed man, Ben Bostrom ahead of Sunday’s WSB round. With...

They must work out

17 June 2002

That’s a fine six-pack you ladies share…

Nice stick

17 June 2002

Presumably, there’s still an umbrella attached to it somewhere

Hello? I’m on the grid…

17 June 2002

It’s important for riders not to be distracted when they are preparing for the race

Jefferies to partner Reynolds at Rockingham

17 June 2002

David Jefferies will partner John Reynolds on the Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 at the Rockingham round of the MCN-backed BSB series on June 23. You can read the full story on Jefferies’ BSB return in the...

It’s amazing who you can find behind the bike sheds

10 June 2002

Shouldn’t you young ladies be working?

And then I overtook Hizzy

10 June 2002

The crowd were a bit suspicious about her stories, but strangely no-one complained

Sean Emmett: "I can do the double at Brands"

10 June 2002

BSB title challenger Sean Emmett joined registered motorcyclenews.com users in the VIP Lounge this lunchtime, Thursday June 13. He admitted to flipping his 125cc road bike once after a visit to...

Yamaha finally unveils the YZ450F

10 June 2002

Here are the first pictures of Yamaha’s long awaited YZ450F, a beefed-up version of its YZ426, the bike to compete head-to-head with Honda’s awesome CRF450. You can read more about the new Yamaha...

Carmichael magic in Southwick

10 June 2002

Ricky Carmichael’s perfect season continued with two wins in Southwick, Massachussetts at the weekend. He now tops the AMA Motocross championship table with a faultless 200 points. Yamaha’s Tim Ferry...

Capirossi quickest in Catalunya qualifying

10 June 2002

Loris Capirossi gave some heart to die-hard two-stroke fans today when he set the fastest time in first qualifying in Catalunya ahead of Sunday’s MotoGP race. The West Honda rider went 1.2 seconds...

The best get ready for Brands

10 June 2002

It’s the huge Brands Hatch round of the MCN-backed British Superbikes this weekend. Ahead of the races we caught up with the top men and got their inner thoughts and how they rate their chances. You...

Jefferies’ F1 performance shatters records

10 June 2002

David Jefferies demolished his own TT records on Friday with a blistering performance in the Senior TT, storming to a new outright record of 127.29mph and a time of 17:47.00 on his GSX-R1000. For your...

Sean Emmett: In his own words

10 June 2002

955i max: Sean can you win this year’s title? SeanEmmett: Yeah, I’m sure I can. I mean the longer the season has gone on, even though I’m on the old bike, having done the double at Snetterton, which is one of the fastest circuits, it’s filled me with more confidence than ever Lee: Would prefer to be in WSB at this stage in your career? SeanEmmett: Yeah, I’d love to be doing world superbikes, and...

Whitham, Foret and Casoli excluded from Lausitz results

10 June 2002

Three riders, including race winner Fabien Foret, have been excluded from the final results of the World Supersport race in Lausitz, Germany. Foret was excluded due to an illegal rear axle on his Ten...

Is that grin frozen?

10 June 2002

They had to sit her on the radiator for two hours to thaw her out…

Eddie Lawson enters Hall of Fame

10 June 2002

Four-time 500cc world champion and GP legend Eddie Lawson has been inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Detroit. Lawson won 31 500cc GPs in a riding career spanning three...

Firmer rear end for Mr Hodgson?

10 June 2002

I don’t think that’s quite what Neil meant lads…

The stairway to heaven?

10 June 2002

Can you imagine trying to fit them all in a lift?

MC what?

10 June 2002

MC what?

Don’t even think it…

10 June 2002

Nyah! So there!

Dobb makes history as champs all win in Austria

10 June 2002

Jamie Dobb became the first ever rider to score a win outside of his usual race class in Austria, with a fifth in his regular 250cc class, and a win in the 125cc race. This also makes him the first...

Are you sulking?

03 June 2002

She wasn’t happy when she realised she had to hand all the champagne over to the riders

Bostrom takes provisional pole at Lausitz

03 June 2002

Ben Bostrom has taken provisional pole in Germany, despite the best efforts of Brits Neil Hodgson and Chris Walker. Bostrom qualified in front of Hodgson, Walker, Troy Bayliss and Ruben Xaus, despite...

Meet the MotoGP stars this July

03 June 2002

Ahead of the MCN Donington Park British Grand Prix there’s the traditional Riders for Health Day of Champions. You can shake hands with all the top Grand Prix stars, bid for loads of one-off items in...

Jefferies blasts to Production victory

03 June 2002

David Jefferies has demolished more lap records on his way to victory in today’s 1000cc Production race on the Isle of Man. For the full story on Jefferies’ wins, and how WSB’s Colin Edwards tackled the TT course, don’t miss Wednesday’s MCN, out June 5. He led all the way to finish 15.5 seconds ahead of his TAS Suzuki team-mate Ian Lougher. Lougher finished almost half a minute ahead of Kiwi Bruce...