2003
Save cash on guided off-road trips
01 September 2003
MCN have teamed up with the Llanerchindda Farm trail riding centre in Wales to offer you a discount on two days of guided riding around the spectacular Welsh countryside. The special MCN price of £150...
Kato tribute planned for Motegi GP
01 September 2003
Fausto Gresini, the former team boss of the late Daijiro Katoh, has announced he will invite 1000 people to a special ceremony in honour of the rider at the Pacific GP at Motegi on October 5. The...
‘Somewhere under the rainbow’
01 September 2003
Go to the end of the rainbow and you’ll find it’s being held by a very sleepy brolly girl
Get off-road with MCN Honda Off-Road Experience
26 August 2003
The MCN Honda Off-Road Experience is run in association with CAS Honda, who also run Honda’s official world and British championship motocross teams, so you know you’ll be guaranteed expert advice and...
Emmerdale fever grips the paddock
26 August 2003
Uproar in the GP paddock as all available monitors are switched to watch Emmerdale
Stand up straight young lady!
26 August 2003
Oi! You on the left. Stand up straight and no slouching.
Manx GP: Senior GP delayed due to ‘dog on course’
26 August 2003
Latest news: The Senior GP was been delayed by an hour due to a dog loose at Kirk Michael. Barney the Spaniel is unfortunately on the outside of the course, but lives on the inside, so the danger is...
Woman sets Everest bike record
26 August 2003
A Swedish woman has set a new world record for the highest ever motorbike ride after taking a Honda XL250 up Mount Everest. Despite bad weather, motocross rider Annie Seel left Base Camp, 5000m above...
‘Three months’ before Kagayama walks again
26 August 2003
Yukio Kagayama will miss the rest of the 2003 BSB season after breaking his pelvis in a crash at Cadwell Park on Monday. The Japanese star was airlifted to a private hospital near Lincoln after he...
Sci-Fi brolly babe?
26 August 2003
This is how they thought brolly babes would look on Mars…or something.
Ui replaced by Vincent in 125GPs
26 August 2003
Arnaud Vincent will race for the Aprilia Sterilgarda Racing team at the next round of the 125cc championship at Estoril in Portugal on September 7, after the team terminated the contract of current...
Send your support for Hodgson
26 August 2003
Britain’s Neil Hodgson is aiming to claim the World Superbike championship at Round 10 in Assen on September 7. And we want your messages of support. The former British Superbike champion has...
Don’t get distracted…
19 August 2003
Katsuaki Fujiwara keeps his eyes on the track, and not the brolly babe…
One-handed brolly holding
19 August 2003
Now that she’s mastered the art of holding with just one hand, the world waited to see how she’d manage with two hands behind her back.
Zongshen 1 on pole for Oschersleben 24 hours
19 August 2003
Zongshen 1 will be on pole for the start of the Oschersleben 24 hour World Endurance race after Warick Nowland set the fastest time of the weekend on a Suzuki GSX-R1000. Nowland was the only rider to...
Phase One take title lead at Oschersleben 24 Hours
19 August 2003
The British Phase one team have finished second at the Oschersleben 24 Hour round of the World Endurance Championship. This moves them into first place in the championship with one round left. The...
BSB title fight climaxes at Cadwell
19 August 2003
This weekend promises to be one of the most exciting rounds in the British Superbike championship this year. Not only are record crowds expected at Cadwell Park but Shane Byrne could secure the...
Reynolds on pole for Cadwell
19 August 2003
John Reynolds has put his Rizla Suzuki on pole for the British Superbike round at Cadwell Park. Reynolds posted a Super 12 time of 1:24.733, taking pole from Michael Rutter, who was the fastest man in...
Don’t hide your light
19 August 2003
Umbrellas are great for keeping off the sun but it’s amazing what you can find hiding underneath
TT stars turn out as Manx GP hots up
19 August 2003
Practice continues at the Manx Grand Prix as the weather improves, the lap speeds increase and TT stars come out to show their support. The sun has come out since Sunday night’s downpours, leaving...
Byrne seals championship with victory at Cadwell
19 August 2003
Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne is the 2003 British Superbike champion after taking victory in the first race at Cadwell Park today. Byrne pushed pole-sitter and championship rival John Reynolds into second...
Three of a kind…
19 August 2003
Three might be a crowd, but when it’s a crowd of young ladies why would we complain?
Hizzy’s mother thanks his fans
12 August 2003
Steve Hislop’s mother has expressed her thanks to all his fans for their support after the death of her son in a helicopter crash on July 30. In an open letter Margaret Hislop said, on behalf of...
Foggy drops Haydon
12 August 2003
James Haydon will not be riding the FP1 in World Superbikes next year after the Foggy Petronas team decided not to renew his contract for 2004. The decision comes after Haydon’s disappointing...
Rossi on pole for Czech GP
12 August 2003
Valentiono Rossi is on pole for round 10 of the MotoGP world championship at Brno in the Czech Republic. Rossi spent the most time out on the track in the final qualifying session for Sunday’s race...
Times tumble at Czech GP
12 August 2003
With the track dry after the morning’s downpours the afternoon qualifying session for the Czech GP in Brno has seen the top six riders lapping faster than the race lap record. Max Biaggi took the...
Manx practice begins
12 August 2003
The 80th anniversary Manx Grand Prix gets underway Saturday evening with the start of the first practice session. Evening practice sessions take place throughout the week with two additional morning...
Red, white and blue
12 August 2003
Red, white and blue? That colour scheme reminds me of something….