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Ladies in red

Ladies in red

Quite literally, cheek to cheek

Proton V5 not ready for Catalunya

Proton V5 not ready for Catalunya

Jeremy McWilliams and Nobuatsu Aoki are likely to be testing on their old 500cc two-stroke machines at the Moto GP Winter Test in Catalunya. The Proton 990cc V5 four stroke is so far behind in its...

Suzuka revamped for MotoGP test

Suzuka revamped for MotoGP test

Suzuka, one of the two MotoGP circuits in Japan, has been altered with a new tighter corner and additional chicane. The changes at ‘130R’ corner and ‘Casio Triangle’ chicane are designed to improve...

Feel free to try it…

Feel free to try it…

We don’t think Jeremy McWilliams will mind having MCN girls clambering over his machine.

Marks out of two…

Marks out of two…

She deserves an award just for turning up and looking good.

Honda take top three at Daytona 200

Honda take top three at Daytona 200

Honda riders filled the podium at the Daytona 200 race on Monday, March 10. The race was postponed from Sunday, when Daytona was blighted by torrential rain. Miguel DuHamel won the race on his Honda...

Max knows something she doesn’t

Max knows something she doesn’t

Just why does Max have that quizzical expression?

The cat that got the cream?

The cat that got the cream?

Maybe a catwoman/brolly girl is a good luck omen?

Happiness…

Happiness…

It isn’t all fun on the GP grid you know.

Double double for Fila Ducati

Double double for Fila Ducati

The second race at Valencia quickly fell in to the pattern set by the first with factory Ducati 999 riders Neil Hodgson and Ruben Xaus leading HM Plant Ducati 998 riders James Toseland and Chris...

British Motocross GP cancelled

British Motocross GP cancelled

Dorna, the FIM-appointed promoter of the Motocross GP, has announced that it is axing the 2003 British Motocross GP at Rushmoor Arena because event promoter Andy Nicholls has failed to meet the...

Back to basics

Back to basics

All the basics are here. Take one attractive woman, one motorbike, and enjoy.

Fila Ducati 1-2 in Race 1

Fila Ducati 1-2 in Race 1

Neil Hodgson and Ruben Xaus dominated the first race of the WSB season taking their Ducati 999’s to first and second place. Hodgson with a total time of 36:56.205 and Xaus four seconds behind at...

Hodgson on pole

Hodgson on pole

Neil Hodgson managed to better his qualifying time to get the pole position for tomorrow’s two races despite the blustery wind. Hodgson beat former team-mate James Toseland by 0.566 seconds and was...

Hodgson in line for pole position

Hodgson in line for pole position

The second qualifying session has finished at Round 1 of World Superbikes in Valencia, with Neil Hodgson retaining the top spot. Hodgson only managed to come in 0.210 seconds under his Friday best...

Carmichael takes sixth AMA win of the season

Carmichael takes sixth AMA win of the season

Honda’s Ricky Carmichael continued his winning streak with his sixth AMA 250cc Supercross victory of the year at Saturday’s round in Indianapolis. He led the race from the first lap and claimed an...

‘Say cheese’

‘Say cheese’

If you can think of a caption for this surreal picture, post it on the News message board

Barros tops final day of GP tests

Barros tops final day of GP tests

The wind played a big part in the last day of MotoGP testing at Jerez on Sunday with a number of riders coming off when caught by sudden gusts. Alex Barros managed to put in the top time of the day,...

Hislop and Mason head to Valencia

Hislop and Mason head to Valencia

Virgin Yamaha riders Steve Hislop and Gary Mason are preparing for their next test session in Valencia on March 3-4 After a cold test at Snetterton Hislop is hoping that a couple of days in the warmer...

First test for new Triumph racer

First test for new Triumph racer

The new Triumph ValMoto team were out on the track at Croft on Thursday for the first test of their Daytona 600s in preparation for entry in the British Supersport Championship this season. The team’s...

Is she eyeing up Jeremy?

Is she eyeing up Jeremy?

Her eyes seemed hypnotised by the back of Jeremy McWilliams’ head.

Hodgson quickest after first day’s qualifying

Hodgson quickest after first day’s qualifying

The times have come in for the first qualifying session in Valencia with only one second separating the top seven riders. Fila Ducati rider Neil Hodgson put in a fastest lap of 1:34.932, just 0.069...

Two weeks out for injured Melandri

Two weeks out for injured Melandri

Fortuna Yamaha rider Marco Melandri fell victim to rain at the Second IRTA MotoGP test in Estoril on Wednesday. He low-sided on the circuit’s uphill chicane. The result was a dislocated shoulder that...

BBC won’t show WSB live on Sunday

BBC won’t show WSB live on Sunday

The BBC will not be showing Sunday’s WSB round live. Instead all we’ll get is highlights on BBC 2 at 11:55pm. If you want to see it live you’ll need access to Eurosport which will show the races from...

The reasons behind the BBC decision

Grandstand producer Belinda Rogerson explained the BBC’s decision to drop live WSB this Sunday. She Said: " Unfortunately, the scheduled date for the 1st round in Valencia was moved from March 9 to March 2 late in 2002. We had planned to show both of the races during the day on BBC TWO on March 9, however the schedule of sport that we were already committed to showing on March 2, including Rugby...

Triumph to race in Supersport

Triumph to race in Supersport

Triumph has confirmed that it is going to field a team in the British Supersport Championship, as revealed in MCN two months ago. Double British Supersport Champion Jim Moodie will be riding...

Walking the invisible dog

Walking the invisible dog

Is it me, or has someone stolen her dog?

Kato beats Rossi in Honda test

Kato beats Rossi in Honda test

Daijiro Kato put in the fastest time at Honda’s two-day test in Sepang, a tenth of a second faster than Valentino Rossi. Kato recorded a best of 2:02.8 on the second day, Thursday. But Rossi wasn’t...

I’m a little teapot

I’m a little teapot

The teapot impressions are always part of brolly babe training

Hodgson heads first day of Winter testing

Hodgson heads first day of Winter testing

British rider Neil Hodgson made his intentions clear for 2003 by posting the fastest time on the first day of the official World Superbikes tests at Valencia. Hodgson and Fila Ducati team-mate Ruben...

The bike needs a firm rear end

The bike needs a firm rear end

The firmer the better in our opinion

Hodgson fastest at last test before WSB begins

Hodgson fastest at last test before WSB begins

Neil Hodgson was on lap record pace when he went fastest at the WSB test in Valencia on Sunday. He put in a time of 1:34.01, 1.3 seconds under Ben Bostrom’s 2002 lap record. Check out this week’s MCN,...

Rain hinders MotoGP test

Rain hinders MotoGP test

Day two of the official MotoGP test at Jerez has been badly affected by rain. Most riders risked the circuit, but no-one was able to improve their times, leaving Alex Barros as the fastest rider so...

Quality parts…

Quality parts…

Check the fit and finish on those parts. Pic by Tom Storer

Kagayama and Reynolds test at Snet

Kagayama and Reynolds test at Snet

The cold weather caused a few problems for John Reynolds and Yukio Kagayama as they tested their new GSX-R1000 bikes at Snetterton on Wednesday. The two riders each put in 30 laps at the circuit but...

Keep it clean

Keep it clean

Someone looks as though they are enjoying themselves a little too much.