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Suzuki take top three at Bol D’or

16 September 2002

Suzuki take top three at Bol D’or

The 2002 Bold D’or endurance race finished with the Castrol Suzuki team taking the first and second places from the GMT 94 team, also mounted on a Suzuki. The race was won by the Suzuki team of French...

Estoril GP results

09 September 2002

Valentino Rossi won the Portuguese MotoGP round at Estoril today after runaway leader Suzuki’s Sete Giberanu crashed in torrential rain. MotoGP: 1)V Rossi 2)C Checa 3)K Roberts 4)A Barros 5)M Biaggi 250: 1)F Nieto 2)M Melandri 3)S Porto…7)L Haslam 125: 1)A Vincent 2)S Sanna 3)S Jenckner Rossi extends his lead over his Repsol Honda teammate Tohru Ukawa in second place to 89 points with four rounds...

Keep it under your hats

09 September 2002

Keep it under your hats

They certainly aren’t keeping their talents under that hats

It’s amazing who you find…

09 September 2002

It’s amazing who you find…

BSB is getting more glamourous all the time. Just look at these ladies…

Hislop quickest in Oulton qualifying

09 September 2002

Hislop quickest in Oulton qualifying

Steve Hislop has shown he’ll take no prisoners this weekend by going quickest in first qualifying for this weekend’s MCN British Superbike round. He’s heading the field with 1:31:513, ahead of Shane...

Steve Hislop is popular

09 September 2002

Steve Hislop is popular

Apparently it’s all down to his Haggis…

Steve Hislop leaves championship open at Mallory

09 September 2002

Steve Hislop leaves championship open at Mallory

The MCN British Superbike championship is set for a final-round showdown at Donington. Steve Hislop was only capable of a fifth and sixth as he watched championship rival Sean Emmett close the points...

Sensational Assen double for Edwards

09 September 2002

Sensational Assen double for Edwards

The 2002 World Superbike title race is still wide open after a stunning double for Colin Edwards at Assen today. The Honda rider trailed defending champion Troy Bayliss by 29 points going into today’s...

Who’s your tip for the WSB title?

09 September 2002

Who’s your tip for the WSB title?

The season-long battle between Ducati’s Troy Bayliss and Honda’s Colin Edwards comes to the boil on Sunday September 29 at Imola in Italy. Who do you think has the talent, the mental toughness and the...

Ben Bostrom signs for AMA Honda

09 September 2002

Ben Bostrom signs for AMA Honda

It has been confirmed that Ben Bostrom will race an SP-2 for Honda in the American domestic superbike series in 2003. The Californian has struggled all season, scraping just one podium finish all year...

Sexy, sexier, sexiest

09 September 2002

Sexy, sexier, sexiest

A lesson in how to compare sexy, sexier and sexiest. The order is up to you.

Rutter takes Superpole

09 September 2002

Rutter takes Superpole

Michael Rutter shot to the front of the grid for tomorrows MCN British Superbike at Mallory Park. Rutter and Renegade Ducati teammate were only split by championship leader Steve Hislop, with all...

Honda crams in early Imola test

09 September 2002

Honda crams in early Imola test

Colin Edwards and his Castol Honda team will begin urgent tests this Monday, September 16, at Imola ahead of the decisive WSB round there on September 29. Click on the link on the right to vote for...

Hayden will ride alongside Rossi

09 September 2002

Hayden will ride alongside Rossi

Sources inside the MotoGP paddock are saying that reigning AMA Superbike champion Nicky Hayden has signed to ride a Honda RCV in 2003, possibly alongside Valentino Rossi in the Repsol/HRC...

Want to make contact?

09 September 2002

Want to make contact?

No we don’t have their numbers…unfortunately.

Lampkin takes sixth trials title

09 September 2002

Lampkin takes sixth trials title

Dougie Lampkin took his sixth outdoor trials championship in Japan on Saturday. He wrapped up the championship with a safe second place behind Honda teammate Takahashi Fujinami, at a rain-soaked Twin...

Typical Ducati curves

09 September 2002

Typical Ducati curves

The brolly dollies have to be as gorgeous as the bikes…

Hislop eyes the title at Mallory

09 September 2002

Hislop eyes the title at Mallory

Steve Hislop goes into this Sunday’s penultimate round of the MCN British Superbike championship at Mallory Park looking set to clinch his first national title since 1995. You can read more about...

Soft rubber

02 September 2002

The brolly girl has to sacrifice her dress if they run out of tyres…

Such a lovely start to the weekend

02 September 2002

Such a lovely start to the weekend

No matter what the weather is like, one look at this picture can make anyone see sunshine

GP qualifying times from Estoril

02 September 2002

GP qualifying times from Estoril

Alex Barros has snatched provisional pole from under the nose of Daijiro Kato, by just 7/1000ths of a second ahead of Sunday’s Portuguese GP at Estoril. The Brazilian rider has consistently been the...

Three’s a crowd

02 September 2002

Three’s a crowd

No one will complain that three’s a crowd when it’s these three ladies

Brits look forward to Estoril GP

02 September 2002

Brits look forward to Estoril GP

This weekend, September 7-8, sees the Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril, the scene of pre-season testing for most teams earlier in the year. And for most of the Brits taking part, it’s coming on the...

Carmichael seals a perfect season

02 September 2002

Carmichael seals a perfect season

The unbeatable and unstoppable Ricky Carmichael made history at the Steel City Raceway in Philadelphia on Sunday when he took the final round of the AMA 250 Motocross championship, thereby winning...

Hizzy shows us his pulling technique

02 September 2002

Hizzy shows us his pulling technique

Hislop woos the ladies with his amazing disappearing neck

Edwards is on an Assen mission

02 September 2002

Edwards is on an Assen mission

If there’s a fat lady warming up somewhere, someone’s forgotten to tell Colin Edwards to take the plugs from his ears. The Honda rider has scorched to the top of today’s qualifying session ahead of...

Spain’s No 1?

02 September 2002

They must have been joint winners. Surely nobody would want to come between them…

Hizzy and Plater win at Oulton

02 September 2002

Hizzy and Plater win at Oulton

Steve Hislop added to his MCN British Superbike victories with a win at Oulton Park on Sunday. Shane Byrne was second to Hizzy in race one with Michael Rutter taking the third place. In race two it...

Oil-tinted glasses?

02 September 2002

Oil-tinted glasses?

Instead of looking back with rose-tinted specs, bike fans prefer the oil-tinted look

Don’t look so sad…

02 September 2002

Don’t look so sad…

It can be disappointing not to wear MCN’s red and black lycra…

Hodgson on the podium twice

02 September 2002

Hodgson on the podium twice

Neil Hodgson took two third spots in the two WSB races Oschersleben, Germany on Sunday, while Colin Edwards stormed to another double victory. Race one’s top three was: 1) Edwards(Honda), 2) Bayliss...

But who will be the Green Goblin?

02 September 2002

But who will be the Green Goblin?

Peter Parker’s spider-sense helps him anticipate crashes, but his choice in brolly girls stands out a little.

Motorcross of Nations entry list

02 September 2002

Motorcross of Nations entry list

The 2002 Motocross of Nations will be held at Competition Park, San Jacinto, California on September 29 and it promises to be the best ever in its 55 year history. Billed as the ” Olympics of...

Now that’s a crash…

26 August 2002

Now that’s a crash…

Barbequed CBR600 anyone? German Supersport rider Peter Koller can lay the blame for this hot little number on a loose fuel hose spraying petrol onto his rear tyre. Fortunately he escaped unhurt from...

The old guy has special powers

26 August 2002

The old guy has special powers

He’s already hypnotised the rider, but luckily the brolly girl won’t look at him

Watch BSB bosses bend it like Beckham

26 August 2002

Watch BSB bosses bend it like Beckham

Two international footballers have been drafted in by top BSB team bosses to thrash the press in a charity footy match. Ex-Liverpool star Dean Saunders and Leeds midfielder Tony Dorigo will join BSB...