January
Biaggi and Ukawa get Camel colours
28 January 2003
MotoGP team Honda Pons will be sponsored by tobacco brand Camel cigarettes for the next three years. The Camel Pramac Pons team are fielding Max Biaggi and Tohru Ukawa this year, both riding the...
International staring competition
28 January 2003
Welcome to the International Staring competition, between Max Biaggi, and his brolly babe.
ACU image boost for off roaders
28 January 2003
The ACU has teamed up with conservationists to promote responsible off road riding with an event at Butter Hill, between Bracknell and Farnborough. The event saw 205 riders turn up on the day to try a...
Another result for the Texan Tornado
21 January 2003
Colin Edwards and his wife Alyssia will be celebrating today, following the birth of a baby daughter, named Gracie. We’ll update this story with more news as it arrives. To congratulate the Edwards on...
Carmichael takes first win in 2003
21 January 2003
Ricky Carmichael has returned to his 2002 form, winning his first event of the year at Edison International Field in Anaheim. The event was round five of the THQ World Supercross GP series, and round...
MotoGp Test round-up
21 January 2003
Both Honda and Ducati have just finished testing at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia, so here is how it went. MCN’s Matthew Birt has been out in Malaysia, and you’ll be able to read his full, exclusive...
MCN’s Circuit Guide
21 January 2003
The ultimate guide to Britain’s racetracks is back – with exact details on getting around every corner on every major circuit in the country. The MCN Circuit Guide has more than 500 information-packed...
Medd debuts on Ducati
21 January 2003
Team Renegade Ducati have completed a two-day test at Almeria in Spain. The test was primarily to allow new signing Nick Medd to acclimatise to the Ducati 998 Testastretta he will ride in British...
Carmichael returns to dominant form
21 January 2003
Reigning champion Ricky Carmichael won his second supercross victory of the year at Pac Bell park in San Francisco last weekend. Carmichael overcame SoBe Suzuki’s Stephane Roncada on lap sixth, to...
The hardest thing…
21 January 2003
The hardest part of racing is ignoring the brolly babes long enough to find your bike.
Whitham announces his retirement
21 January 2003
World Supersport racer Jamie Whitham has quit racing for good. The 37-year-old is suffering from glaucoma, an eye disease which doctors fear may have been caused by the chemotherapy he underwent for...
Walker goes faster than Bayliss
21 January 2003
Chris Walker has set a time in testing, which is faster than Troy Bayliss managed on the same bike this time last year. Walker was testing at Almeria in Spain, and recorded a time of 1:36.9s That time...
MCN’s Japanese special
14 January 2003
We’ve packed so much into the Motor Cycle News special Japan edition out today (Jan 15), that we didn’t even have room for these young ladies.
Burns and Waldmann team up for MotoGP
14 January 2003
Chris Burns and GP veteran Ralf Waldmann have been announced as the riders for the Yamaha-based Harris WCM. Waldmann hasn’t raced full-time in GPs since 2000, but holds the dubious distinction of...
Pastrana out from AMA Supercross
14 January 2003
AMA Supercross star Travis Pastrana will miss the next few rounds of the series in order to recover from a variety of injuries. Pastrana is famed for both his racing career, and his freestyle stunt...
Foggy happy with Phillip Island test
14 January 2003
The Foggy Petronas team completed a successful three-day test at Phillip Island, leaving boss Carl Fogarty feeling positive. The team would not release official times, but Troy Corser was running 1:34...
Sainct wins 2003 Dakar Rally
14 January 2003
Frenchman Richard Sainct has won the 2003 Dakar Rally. The thirty-two-year old won five stages on his way to victory, completing the rally in 53 hours, 24 minutes and 32 seconds. Sainct was riding a...
McGuinness close to TT ride on ex-works Ducati
14 January 2003
John McGuinnes is close to clinching a TT ride on a 2002 factory Ducati. He is in talks to ride Shane Byrne’s 998 British Superbike, which is an ex-Troy Bayliss machine from last season. The deal...
Back to the future
14 January 2003
The amazing X-Ray glasses let them see under the riders’ leathers
Ekerold and sons join British Supersport
07 January 2003
British Supersport will be joined by a former 350 GP champ and his sons next year. Former 350 GP champion Jon Ekerold will be involved as a consultant a team managed by his son Gary. Meanwhile his...
Supermoto champ on Supersport pace
07 January 2003
World Supermoto champ Thierry van den Bosch shocked his new rivals in World Supersports by matching lap record pace in his first test of Yamaha’s latest R6. He lapped Spain’s Almeria circuit as fast...
Foggy on A Question of Sport
07 January 2003
Carl Fogarty, the four-times World Superbike champion, and boss of Foggy-Petronas racing, will appear on BBC’s A Question of Sport this Friday, January 17. He’ll be joining team captains Ally McCoist...