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Crafar tests R1 in Spain

04 March 2002

Simon Crafar has been riding his Virgin Yamaha R1 for the first time in a test in Almeria, Spain, alongside team mate Steve Plater. The team started testing on Wednesday and will finish on...

Honda Britain to race in superbikes

04 March 2002

Honda Britain is backing a team in BSB this year. The firm has announced it will back Lee Jackson on a privateer 2002 FireBlade in the Superbike series. Jackson’s bike is being prepared by Paul Bird...

MacPherson lands Riba’s WSS ride

04 March 2002

Scot Iain MacPherson has landed Pere Riba’s vacant Honda World Supersport ride. MacPherson clinched a deal with the Dutch-based Ten Kate team on Monday morning after Riba quit on Friday to take up...

Rossi & co head-to-head this weekend

04 March 2002

Valentino Rossi will clash with his major GP rivals on Saturday in the first meeting of all the new four-strokes at the Catalunya circuit near Barcelona. The reigning world champion though will be...

Is there no end to Schwantz’s talents?

04 March 2002

Is there no end to Schwantz’s talents?

Foret fastest after opening WSS qualifying

04 March 2002

Honda rider Fabien Foret was fastest after first qualifying at Valencia in WSS. He took provisional pole on a CBR600, more than half a second ahead of Italian Yamaha rider Alessio Corradi. Stephane Chambon was third quickest and Stefano Cruciani completes the provisional front row. German Yamaha riders Christian Kellner and Jorg Teuchert are fifth and sixth with Aussie Chris Vermeulen seventh.

Why’s she laughing? Ah, someone’s just bet against Rossi…

04 March 2002

Why’s she laughing? Ah, someone’s just bet against Rossi…

Just how good is Rossi?

04 March 2002

With the big GP tests coming up at Barcelona this weekend, Valentino Rossi remains THE man to beat this season. But what gives him the edge? We’ve got all the datalogging info to reveal exactly where...

McCrae firm signs up schoolboy Chaz

01 March 2002

British teenager Chaz Davies has been signed by a new sports management company run by former world rally champion Colin McRae. The 15-year-old, who will ride a kitted Aprilia in this year’s world 125...

You must be having a laugh

01 March 2002

The lesson is to never tell a brolly babe you’re faster than Rossi when you’re trying to impress her

Don’t look behind you Troy

01 March 2002

Although I suppose she is being quite complimentary

Riba quits WSS to take Criville ride

01 March 2002

Spanish World Supersport star Pere Riba has quit his Honda team to take Alex Criville’s vacant works Yamaha GP slot. It was confirmed on Friday morning in Spain that negotiations between Riba and team...

Look at the steak of that

01 March 2002

Fortunately Haga only uses organic, free-range brolly babes