2002

Carmichael takes title lead with third Daytona win

11 March 2002

Ricky Carmichael made it three in a row in AMA supercross when he won the Daytona event on his home track. It was also his third Daytona win on the trot. David Vuillemin, who was leading the...

MCN Sport magazine out now

11 March 2002

Don’t miss MCN Sport’s latest issue. It’s out nowand comes complete with our greatest ever season preview, Rossi’s go-faster secrets and why James Toseland is fitter than David Beckham. And on top of...

Castrol’s new multigrade

11 March 2002

Castrol’s new multigrade

Slight makes last gasp switch to BTCC

11 March 2002

Former World Superbike star Aaron Slight will be racing in the British Touring Car Championship after securing a drive with Barwell Motorsports. Slight had been linked with the ASCAR oval racing...

Coates out for start of BSB season

11 March 2002

Adrian Coates will miss the start of the BSB season after breaking his leg during testing in Spain. The British 250 champion was having his second outing on the Padgett’s Suzuki GSX-R1000 he will...

It’s tough for riders when autograph hunters work in packs

11 March 2002

It’s tough for riders when autograph hunters work in packs

Don’t even think it…

11 March 2002

Nyah! So there!

Who says scouting isn’t cool?

11 March 2002

Who says scouting isn’t cool?

Heckles: I’d never ridden on slicks before

11 March 2002

Britain’s Mark Heckles made his World Superbike debut at Valencia, and on Thursday March 14, he joined us live in our VIP lounge for a webchat to tell us what it was like. His inauspicious start to...

McGuinness to miss Oz WSS round

11 March 2002

John McGuinness has been withdrawn from the Australian round of the World Supersport series because he is not recovering fast enough from the shoulder injury he recently suffered. McGuinness struggled...

Lampkin loses indoor title

11 March 2002

Dougie Lampkin has lost his first title in five years of indoor and outdoor world trials. Plagued by an ankle injury since the fourth round in Italy, but also under pressure all season, Dougie...

Aprilia man joins Foggy team

11 March 2002

Carl Fogarty has signed former Aprilia engineering chief Guiseppe Bernicchia to improve his chances of having the three-cylinder FP1 ready for track testing by the end of next month. Bernicchia spent...

IRTA test: Rossi leads the way

11 March 2002

18,000 fans turned out to see Valentino Rossi dominate the IRTA GP test at the Catalunya circuit near Barcelona at the weekend. It was the first clash between the new four-stroke title contenders and...

Mark Heckles: In his own words

11 March 2002

Daveb: What was it like lining up on the WSB grid for the first time? MarkHeckles: In a word … amazing. To come so far so quickly was amazing really. Namezippy: What are your hopes for this season? MarkHeckles: My hopes…are to progress even further as a rider and to be competitive at such a high level. As a rider I have no doubt I’ve got what it takes to be worthy of being one of the strongest...

The Spice Girls in a previous life

11 March 2002

The Spice Girls in a previous life

A nice pair of tats

11 March 2002

A nice pair of tats

She works here, you know

11 March 2002

She works here, you know

Toseland is fitter than Beckham

11 March 2002

James Toseland is fitter than football superstar David Beckham, our tests at Lilleshall have revealed. GSE Ducati WSB rider Toseland, standing 10th in the world championship after the opening races in...

Robinson to ride Blade in BSB

11 March 2002

Jamie Robinson will ride a Honda FireBlade in BSB this season after striking a last minute deal with the UK importers. Robinson, 25, had been looking at running a Ducati or Suzuki in the series this...

Xaus on provisional pole for Valencia

04 March 2002

Ducati’s Ruben Xaus was fastest in qualifying on Friday for Sunday’s WSB opener in Valencia. His time was more than half a second under the fastest qualifying time set last year. Reigning world...

Your bids raise £4537 for Clinica Mobile

04 March 2002

Your bids have helped raise £4537.22p for the Clinica Mobile in an auction on this site which closed at midnight on March 1. Chili, Edwards, Bayliss, Toseland and Haydon went under the hammer with...

Bostrom misses out as Bayliss takes pole

04 March 2002

Ben Bostrom staged an amazing recovery to come within a tenth of a second of taking pole in Saturday’s Superpole at Valencia. But it was reigning world champion Troy Bayliss who came out No1. Baylisss...

Free eight-page WSB preview

04 March 2002

Buy MCN on Wednesday (March 6, 2002) and you’ll get a free eight-page pull-out preview to the WSB season which kicks off this weekend. In it you can win VIP passes worth £600, Carl Fogarty rates the...

Benelli pulls out of WSB for first three rounds

04 March 2002

Benelli is out of the opening WSB races in Valencia on Sunday citing cash shortages. Essentially, they have blown up too many engines and don’t have enough left to compete. The factory, which has been showing off its road bike in Valencia, says it will have to miss the first three rounds of the season, but is confident it will be back for the Monza WSB round. MCN learned of the decision on...

And this is my thoughtful look

04 March 2002

Nori thought that looking deep and meaningful was the way to impress the brolly babes

Foggy in Valencia to reveal more on Petronas project

04 March 2002

IT may be four months before we’re due to see Carl Fogarty’s new Petronas World Superbike contender on the track, but Foggy will be at this weekend’s opening round in Valencia to reveal more details...

Whitham banned from morning practice

04 March 2002

Jamie Whitham was seething after having to sit out the Friday morning practice session in Valencia while his World Supersport rivals got a head start on their set-ups. Whitham was banned from the morning session by an FIM official because he had missed the riders briefing held on Thursday. He was angry because a representative of his Belgarda Yamaha team had been granted permission by SBK...

Win a KBC Chrome helmet

04 March 2002

Win a KBC Chrome helmet worth £229. Entry costs 50p per competition, per entry. This competition runs from May 29-June 5. Other entry mechanisms are published in MCN. South Korea-based manufacturer KBC claims to be the first company to make a completely chrome-coated helmet after perfecting the process to cover lids with the shiny metal – and you can win one. MCN has teamed up with the firm to...