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Haga: I thought toothache would kill me

04 November 2001

Noriyuki Haga’s toothache in Rio turned out to be more serious than first thought. When he returned to Japan he needed emergency surgery. The tooth infection forced him to miss the final round of the...

Foggy to lead Sauber WSB effort?

04 November 2001

Updated: Tuesday, November 6: Sauber is believed to be switching away from plans for GP racing to go WSB racing instead. And there are suggestions that Carl Fogarty will act as the bid’s...

Team manager quits Red Bull Ducati… for Sauber?

04 November 2001

Red Bull Ducati team manager Nigel Bosworth quit his post on Tuesday, November 6, less than a month after leading John Reynolds to the British Superbike title. Insiders now believe Bosworth will join...

Haslam’s GP future in jeopardy

04 November 2001

Leon Haslam might have scored his best ever 500 finish in the rain-hit Rio GP, but that hasn’t been enough to secure his ride for 2002. He looked certain to be retained by the Shell Advance squad for...

Sorry, wrong number

04 November 2001

Sadly, that isn’t their phone number

Ducati and Foggy… the end of a beautiful relationship

04 November 2001

There has been no official announcement, but Ducati is expected to end it’s relationship with Carl Fogarty within the next few days following the news that he is likely to head up the Sauber effort in...

Ukawa stuns by claiming pole for final 500GP

01 November 2001

Tohru Ukawa pulled off one of the biggest shocks of the GP season on Friday when he claimed pole position for the Brazilian 500 GP, ending Italian domination of qualifying this season The Japanese...

Never heard them called that before

01 November 2001

You can call them Automotive if you like. We’ve got lots of other names for them.

Rossi claims 11th win by 0.1 seconds

01 November 2001

Valentino Rossi’s midas touch didn’t desert him in Rio this afternoon when he won a rain-affected Brazilian GP after a dramatic race with Carlos Checa. It had looked like Spaniard Checa would create...

Poggiali on course for 125 title in Rio

01 November 2001

MANUEL POGGIALI looks odds-on to win the world 125 championship in Rio on Saturday despite suffering a scare in Friday afternoon’s final qualifying session. The 18-year-old Gilera rider only needs to...

I can’t read that

01 November 2001

You’ll have to let us smooth the words out if you want us to read them

Top dates for 2002 revealed

01 November 2001

We’re now able to publish the dates for the motocross, trials and enduro championships of 2002. All dates are provisional. British motocross championship dates have yet to be released. The next issue...

Poggiali crowned 125 champion in Brazil

01 November 2001

Manuel Poggiali was crowned world 125 champion in Brazil this afternoon – but only after a massive scare. The Gilera rider knew going into today’s 21-lap race that he only needed a top 13 finish to...

That’s a bit harsh

01 November 2001

Monsters? Not in our view

Lampkin resigns for Montesa-HRC

01 November 2001

World indoor and outdoor trials champion Dougie Lampkin has resigned for Montesa-HRC for the 2002 season. The contract runs until 2003. Lampkin also holds the English and Spanish trials titles, picked...

Off-road superstar Ricky Carmichael in conversation

01 November 2001

Hail Ricky Carmichael the new king of US off-road! He convincingly beat legend and seven-time champion Jeremy McGrath in this year’s EA Sports Supercross series. And he dominated the outdoor Chevy...

Katoh can’t stop winning

01 November 2001

Daijiro Katoh may have already wrapped up the world 250 title but he still managed to rub his rivals noses in it again with yet another success in Rio today. It might not have been the typical runaway...

Heightened security

28 October 2001

They won’t let you past until you’re frisked.

Riding Mettet with Walker and Whitham

28 October 2001

Whitham walks into the packed hospitality tent and flops into a plastic chair. In front of him, on his placemat, he plonks down a small grey tub. He’s looking pretty knackered, but it doesn’t stop...

Where are his hands?

28 October 2001

Is Colin enjoying a private moment?

Edwards gets lucky again

28 October 2001

No wonder the Texan Tornado is smiling

Walker finishes 13th in Weston Beach Race

28 October 2001

Kawasaki World Superbike star Chris Walker finished a creditable 13th in Sunday’s gruelling Weston Beach Race, at Weston-Super-Mare. “The Stalker”, riding a Kawasaki 250, completed 20 laps to finish...

Does she have more fun?

28 October 2001

What do blondes have more of?

Which way is up?

21 October 2001

Throw a couple more in, give them some time, and they’ll soon work out which way is up

The wind in her hair

21 October 2001

You’d tell if she had wind blowing anywhere else

She’s got it

21 October 2001

Hold on to that tight, you don’t want to lose it

Mackenzie says Sauber is fastest he’s ever ridden

21 October 2001

Niall Mackenzie reckons the Sauber four-stroke GP bike is the fastest bike he’s ever ridden. The triple British superbike champion and former GP star believes the Sauber could surprise a lot of...

Don’t judge a book

21 October 2001

She looks so innocent, too

Formation totty

21 October 2001

The original Eastenders audition for the Slater Sisters held a promise unfulfilled.

Trade descriptions act

21 October 2001

Don’t be so hard on yourselves girls

Her best feature?

21 October 2001

Are you ready for your close-up, miss?

Don’t be miserable

14 October 2001

Chin up love. We’re sure you’ll pull eventually

Crockard wins British MX title

14 October 2001

CAS Honda’s Gordon Crockard has retained his British Open moto cross title after a dramatic final race showdown in Torrington, Devon. The championship was settled in a last race thriller as Crockard...

Speedway GP series expands to 10 rounds for 2002

14 October 2001

THERE will be more speedway grands prix than ever next year as the world championship series expands out of Europe for the first time. The season will climax in Sydney, Australia on October 19, 2002. It’s been a six-round series since it was created in 1995 to replace the one-night world final – which had been going since 1936 – but there will be 10 rounds in 2002. As well as breaking into...

It’s clear that she does…

14 October 2001

Get that down your neck!

Bumper to bumper

14 October 2001

A meeting of master minds? They certainly each have a lot up top.

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