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Sean Emmett: In his own words

10 June 2002

955i max: Sean can you win this year’s title? SeanEmmett: Yeah, I’m sure I can. I mean the longer the season has gone on, even though I’m on the old bike, having done the double at Snetterton, which is one of the fastest circuits, it’s filled me with more confidence than ever Lee: Would prefer to be in WSB at this stage in your career? SeanEmmett: Yeah, I’d love to be doing world superbikes, and...

Whitham, Foret and Casoli excluded from Lausitz results

10 June 2002

Three riders, including race winner Fabien Foret, have been excluded from the final results of the World Supersport race in Lausitz, Germany. Foret was excluded due to an illegal rear axle on his Ten...

Is that grin frozen?

10 June 2002

They had to sit her on the radiator for two hours to thaw her out…

Eddie Lawson enters Hall of Fame

10 June 2002

Four-time 500cc world champion and GP legend Eddie Lawson has been inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Detroit. Lawson won 31 500cc GPs in a riding career spanning three...

Firmer rear end for Mr Hodgson?

10 June 2002

I don’t think that’s quite what Neil meant lads…

The stairway to heaven?

10 June 2002

Can you imagine trying to fit them all in a lift?

MC what?

10 June 2002

MC what?

Don’t even think it…

10 June 2002

Nyah! So there!

Dobb makes history as champs all win in Austria

10 June 2002

Jamie Dobb became the first ever rider to score a win outside of his usual race class in Austria, with a fifth in his regular 250cc class, and a win in the 125cc race. This also makes him the first...

Are you sulking?

03 June 2002

She wasn’t happy when she realised she had to hand all the champagne over to the riders

Bostrom takes provisional pole at Lausitz

03 June 2002

Ben Bostrom has taken provisional pole in Germany, despite the best efforts of Brits Neil Hodgson and Chris Walker. Bostrom qualified in front of Hodgson, Walker, Troy Bayliss and Ruben Xaus, despite...

Meet the MotoGP stars this July

03 June 2002

Ahead of the MCN Donington Park British Grand Prix there’s the traditional Riders for Health Day of Champions. You can shake hands with all the top Grand Prix stars, bid for loads of one-off items in...

Jefferies blasts to Production victory

03 June 2002

David Jefferies has demolished more lap records on his way to victory in today’s 1000cc Production race on the Isle of Man. For the full story on Jefferies’ wins, and how WSB’s Colin Edwards tackled the TT course, don’t miss Wednesday’s MCN, out June 5. He led all the way to finish 15.5 seconds ahead of his TAS Suzuki team-mate Ian Lougher. Lougher finished almost half a minute ahead of Kiwi Bruce...

Bayliss qualifies on pole for Sunday

03 June 2002

Troy Bayliss has continued his dominant season by claiming pole for Sunday’s race in Lausitz, Germany. The reigning world champion qualified ahead of fellow Ducati rider Ben Bostrom, and his nearest championship rival, Colin Edwards. Neil Hodgson claimed fourth, ahead of Ruben Xaus in fifth, Piefrancesco Chili in sixth, James Toseland in a creditable seventh place, Noriyuki Haga in eighth,...

We chatted live with TT star David Jefferies 1pm, June 6

03 June 2002

David Jefferies joined us live from the Isle of Man for a webchat on Thursday at 1pm. To read the full transcript of the chat, simply follow the link on the right, entitled ” David Jefferies: In his...

Bayliss achieves back-to-back wins in Germany

03 June 2002

Troy Bayliss continued his domination of the World Superbike championship with double race wins. Both times he took the wins from Colin Edwards and teammate Ruben Xaus in third.. Race One was a battle...

Emmett romps to Snetterton double

03 June 2002

Sean Emmett closed the gap on BSB series leader Steve Hislop today, with a sensational double victory at the super-fast Snetterton circuit. Race one: From the start Hislop took the lead, but before...

Watch out for the champagne showers

03 June 2002

You get some very strange weather at MotoGP these days

Emmett slides to Snetterton pole

03 June 2002

Sean Emmett sits on pole position for tomorrow’s fifth round of the MCN British Superbike championship at Snetterton. The IFC Ducati rider survived two big slides, one at Riches and the other at the...

Ducati and GSE confirm factory status talks

03 June 2002

As revealed by MCN this week, Neil Hodgson’s GSE squad and the works WSB Ducati team have formally announced today they are close to agreeing full factory status for GSE in 2003. A press release...

Renegade twins on the lose

03 June 2002

Jolene and Mary-Sue were finally discovered in the pitlane

Back in the days of the two strokes

03 June 2002

Time to take a moment to think about why we enjoyed two-strokes so much

It’s a bit nippy outside

03 June 2002

For some reason they always made her stand outside, no matter how cold it was

She looks a little distracted

03 June 2002

Is she contemplating the meaning of life, or has she seen another brolly babe in a better outfit?

The British Bulldog spirit

03 June 2002

The British girls brave the worst weather to cheer on the riders

Lampkin does the Island double

03 June 2002

Dougie Lampkin extended his lead at the top of the Outdoor Trials world championship with a sensational double victory on the Isle of Man. The defending champion dropped just four points on the first...

Herding the brolly babes

01 June 2002

Before they can get them onto the grid, first the riders need to herd the babes up.

Rossi digs deep for Mugello win

01 June 2002

Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP victory in Mugello won’t be remembered so much for the way in which the defending champion scorched to another victory, so much as the race when Yamaha’s four-stroke challenge...

Don’t give us the cold shoulder

01 June 2002

Sometimes girls can be so rude

Jefferies on course for 126mph TT lap

01 June 2002

David Jefferies looks set to be the first man to crack the 126mph lap of the TT course after he shaved 2.2 seconds off the record and set a new fastest lap of 125.95mph on the Formula One TAS Suzuki...

Jefferies smashes TT records to claim F1 title

01 June 2002

David Jefferies fulfilled his pre-race promises to crack the 126mph TT lap with a record-breaking performance in the Formula One, also becoming the first man ever to beat the 18-minute lap barrier on...

Archibald’s practice pace raises Honda TT hopes

27 May 2002

In almost perfect conditions Adrian Archibald blasted to the top of the timing sheets with a 122.95mph lap on his Formula One Red Bull Honda Fireblade. Don’t miss your mega 28-page TT supplement, FREE...

Carmichael continues dominance at Mt Morris

27 May 2002

Ricky Carmichael made it three wins in a row at Mt Morris in Pennsylvania last weekend. He hasn’t lost a race this season, and holds a 28 point lead over teammate Sebastien Tortelli, who took second...

Just a little teaser for you

27 May 2002

Just imagine what the rest is like

Ryo handed European GP rides

27 May 2002

Akira Ryo, the Japanese rider who took Suzuki’s GSR-V four-stroke GP bike to a debut podium in Suzuka this year, will return for the factory for a handful of European rounds – starting with the...

Racer killed in TT practice

27 May 2002

A rider who was seriously injured in yesterday afternoon’s TT practice has died. Colin Daniels, a 42-year-old father of two was killed after he lost control of his Suzuki GSX-R600 on Bray Hill. He first rode the TT in 2000, when he finished 34th in the Production Race. MCN would like to extend its sincere sympathy to Colin’s family.

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