Motorcycle Sport & Racing News

Chad Reed wins in Arnhem

16 December 2002

Chad Reed took victory at the second round of the THQ 250cc World Supercross GP, held in Arnhem, Holland on Saturday. He took the win ahead of Team Yamaha teammate David Vuillemin, with Honda’s Mike...

Your chance to dine with BSB stars

16 December 2002

Imagine dining surrounded by the stars of British Superbikes, before witnessing Steve Hislop officially receive the championship trophy. A limited number of tickets are available for the BSB 2002...

Rossi faces bomb terror

16 December 2002

It’s hard to believe, but Valentino Rossi is under police protection after he was named in a message included with a letter bomb. The message mentioned Rossi because of his links with Honda MotoGP...

The mean greenies

16 December 2002

Sure beats little green men everywhere.

Octagon deny plans to sell Brands Hatch

16 December 2002

Octagon have denied they are planning to sell circuits including Brands Hatch, Snetterton, Oulton Park and Cadwell Park. The claims were raised in subscription newsletter, TV Sports Marketing.

No Malaysian round for World Superbikes

09 December 2002

The Malaysian round of next year’s World Superbike championship has been axed. A race was due to be staged at Sepang on May 4, but the FIM confirmed last week that the calendar has been cut from 13...

Beats Picasso

09 December 2002

Sometimes it is the way a message is delivered….

Clock this

09 December 2002

Clock this – just keep your hands off.

In Italy even the marshals are models

09 December 2002

In Italy even the marshals look like supermodels – can’t see Troy Corser whinging if she pinned him to the ground, can you?

Model behaviour

09 December 2002

One of the Lucky commandos

09 December 2002

Just one of Sergeant Schwantz’s Lucky commandos

This is a bit cheeky

09 December 2002

This snapper’s got some cheek

She’s a peach

02 December 2002

She’s a peach

Capirossi stuns in Ducati test

02 December 2002

Ducati’s MotoGP squad will be waking up this morning sore from the volume of back-slapping doled out at Jerez yesterday. Loris Capirossi blazed around the Spanish circuit in a time that would have put...

Casey Stoner takes factory 125 ride

02 December 2002

Teenage Aussie ace Casey Stoner has taken the offer of a factory 125cc Aprilia ride for 2003. He said: ” It’s pretty exciting news to get just before Christmas. I’m really looking forward to getting...

This, we like

02 December 2002

This, we like

The R1 built to take on Rossi

02 December 2002

This is the British-built bike that’s going to take on the world in next year’s MotoGP championship. Top tuning squad Harris, based in Hertford, will design the machine, based on a heavily-modified...

Pretty darn perfect

02 December 2002

And perfectly darn pretty, too

Don’t look down…

02 December 2002

Don’t look down…

Workshop to train your racing brain

02 December 2002

In racing, it’s said, the competition is rarely won on the Tarmac, but in the space between the rider’s ears. So, if you want to give yourself a mental edge ahead of next season’s racing season, you’d...

First pictures: Whitham’s new baby

25 November 2002

World Supersport rider Jamie Whitham has a new woman in his life – he’s just become the proud father to Ruby, his first child. Ruby weighed in at 6lb 14oz, and both baby and mother Andrea are doing...

Just what Nori needs

25 November 2002

A firm rear and animal power

Carmichael is AMA Athlete of the year

25 November 2002

American motocross star Ricky Carmichael has capped a stella year by being voted the AMA’s 2002 Athlete of the Year for the second year in succession. ” Mr.Perfect ” as Carmichael is known, had a...

FIM threatens to expel the AMA

25 November 2002

A row between two sanctioning bodies of motorcycle racing could threaten the chance to see some of the world’s top riders in action in Europe. The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), which...

Exclusive: First HM Plant Ducati pictures

25 November 2002

MCN has been granted exclusive access to the HM Plant Ducati squad just days ahead of its first round of pre-season testing in Valencia, Spain. This is the first time its riders James Toseland and...

Ukawa to partner Biaggi at Pramac

25 November 2002

West Honda Pons has just confirmed that Tohru Ukawa will partner Max Biaggi on its V5 RCV in 2003. Ukawa, who rode for the factory Repsol Honda effort alongside Valentino Rossi, finished thrid overall...

Eeeny, meeny…

25 November 2002

Eeeny, meeny…

The weather girl

25 November 2002

There’s a warm front spreading

Mixed bag for McGrath on KTM debut

25 November 2002

Supercross legend Jeremy McGrath began his 250cc KTM career in style on Saturday when he aced the opening day of the 2002/03 World Supercross in Pesaro, Italy. But he failed to reach Sunday’s final after clashing with Honda’s Kyle Lewis in the second moto. He took a one-two in Saturday’s motos and won the final at a canter. Sunday, too started brightly. McGrath won the first heat, but in the next...

Edwards’ bruising Aprilia debut

18 November 2002

Colin Edwards and Noriyuki Haga began their pre-season tests on the Aprilia RS3 yesterday at the Spanish circuit of Jerez, with Edwards marking his debut with a crash. The reigning WSB champ was...

Atten-shun!

18 November 2002

MCN staff are trained to be proud and erect at all times.

The peaks of success

18 November 2002

The peaks of success

See - men do make passes…

18 November 2002

For girls who wear glasses

A hot cross bunny

18 November 2002

Suddenly we’ve come over all religious

Haslam joins Renegade squad

18 November 2002

Leon Haslam has turned his back on Grand Prix to return to British racing for 2003. He’ll race a Ducati 748 for Mark Griffith’s Renegade Racing squad in the British Supersport championship, alongside...

Van den Bosch denied Supermoto clean sweep

18 November 2002

Thierry van den Bosch has been unstoppable all season, but his string of victories was finally broken in Broadford, Australia at the last round of the World Supermoto series by a mechanical problem...