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Izutsu back on Kwak for Misano

17 June 2002

Izutsu back on Kwak for Misano

Hitoyasu Izutsu, Chris Walker’s WSB Kawasaki teammate on the factory ZX-7RR, makes his WSB return at this weekend’s Misano round after an eight week lay-off through injury. The Japanese star was...

Bayliss stuns in Misano qualifying

17 June 2002

Bayliss stuns in Misano qualifying

Troy Bayliss set a blistering pace in Misano, Italy to claim provisional pole with a time of 1:34.420 – half a second quicker than second placed man, Ben Bostrom ahead of Sunday’s WSB round. With...

Whitham, Foret and Casoli excluded from Lausitz results

10 June 2002

Whitham, Foret and Casoli excluded from Lausitz results

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...

Bostrom takes provisional pole at Lausitz

03 June 2002

Bostrom takes provisional pole at Lausitz

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...

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,...

Bayliss achieves back-to-back wins in Germany

03 June 2002

Bayliss achieves back-to-back wins in Germany

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...

Ducati and GSE confirm factory status talks

03 June 2002

Ducati and GSE confirm factory status talks

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...

Are you riding to Silverstone this weekend?

20 May 2002

Are you riding to Silverstone this weekend?

Looking for a rideout to join to this weekend’s Silverstone WSB? Simply post a message on our News message board stating where you are leaving from and what time you are planning to leave. You’re...

Edwards fastest in Silverstone test

20 May 2002

Edwards fastest in Silverstone test

Title chaser Colin Edwards was the fastest man around the 3.2-mile course in Wednesday’s Silverstone test with Steve Hislop close behind. Even Hizzy’s home advantage couldn’t overcome the Texan...

Your free guide to Silverstone WSB

20 May 2002

Your free guide to Silverstone WSB

FREE in Wednesday’s MCN, your guide to this weekend’s Silverstone World Superbikes, and why Neil Hodsgon says it’s the perfect place for him to start winning. The HM Plant Ducati rider tells MCN: ”...

Everything you need for Silverstone WSB

20 May 2002

Think of Silverstone and you probably think of Michael Schumacher leading a tedious procession of Snore-mula One cars from pole position all the way to the podium. But this weekend you’ll see some proper racing there when World Superbikes descends on the circuit for the first time in the 16-year history of the series. Though we’ve got used to WSB and GP rounds being held at Donington Park,...

Send your messages to Hodgson, Walker and Toseland

20 May 2002

Send your messages to Hodgson, Walker and Toseland

This Sunday the World Superbike series comes to Silverstone, giving the British contingent their best chances of good results. With Neil Hodgson, Chris Walker, James Toseland and Mark Heckles in the...

Riders for Health auction on Sunday

20 May 2002

It’s your chance to come away from Silverstone World Superbikes with the ultimate souvenir. Riders for Health will be holding an auction of gear and equipment donated by the top riders in the series, with the proceeds going to the Riders for Health charity. The auction will take place in the Paddock Show, situated in the paddock immediately after the post race press conference for the second World...

Where to watch

20 May 2002

You can either watch from the brand-new grandstands or from the banks, which let you walk round the whole circuit. The first corner at Copse is best for the start of the race, and on subsequent laps you can see the bikes hammering down the pit straights towards you before disappearing into Maggotts and Becketts. From Stowe, at the bottom of the circuit, you can see the whole of the very wide, long...

Hodgson slides into provisional Silverstone pole

20 May 2002

Hodgson slides into provisional Silverstone pole

On a track still slick with this morning’s rain, Neil Hodgson slid his HM Plant Duacti into another provisional pole position ahead of Sunday’s debut Silverstone World Superbike round. Hodgson time...

Edwards and Bayliss share Silverstone honours

20 May 2002

Edwards and Bayliss share Silverstone honours

Troy Bayliss and Colin Edwards left a waterlogged Silverstone World Superbikes today with a win apiece. In race one Edwards held off the early attentions of Noriyuki Haga and Neil Hodgson to splash to...

Chris Walker: ‘I’ll be back in BSB’

13 May 2002

Chris Walker: ‘I’ll be back in BSB’

In a live webchat Thursday May 16, Chris Walker told motorcyclenews.com users that he will return to BSB, because he wouldn’t retire as a four times runner-up, and not a champion. He also told us what...

Looking after Phase One

13 May 2002

Looking after Phase One

Britain’s top world endurance team goes into Sunday’s MCN-backed Silverstone 200 as championship leaders and with a fierce ambition to reclaim the world title they last lifted in 2000. The privateer...

Chris Walker: In his own words

13 May 2002

Mentaltrev: Hi Chris – I suffered from Bell’s Paulsy when I was a teenager but it must have been more mild than you’ve suffered since it responded to steroidal treatment and cleared up in about 2 weeks. How’s YOUR recovery coming along – is it still affecting you at all when you’re on the race bike? ChrisWalker: The recovery hasn’t been as fast as it could have been because the steroids they...

Catch the world’s best for £10

13 May 2002

Catch the world’s best for £10

This weekend you can see some of the world’s best international and national racers going at it hammer and tongs – for just a tenner. Sunday sees the MCN- backed British round of the world endurance...

Bayliss is practice perfect in Misano

13 May 2002

Bayliss is practice perfect in Misano

Just days after his Monza double, Troy Bayliss has continued his untouchable form with a dominant performance at the full WSB tests in Misano. The squads had stayed on in Italy to collect valuable...

Zongshen conquer the Silverstone 200

13 May 2002

Zongshen conquer the Silverstone 200

The team of Warwick Nowland and Stephane Mertens took the number 2 Zhongshen bike to victory at the end of the 63 laps of the Silverstone 200 on Sunday. Their victory came despite pressure from the...

Benelli back for Monza

06 May 2002

Benelli back for Monza

Benelli’s three-cylinder Tornado storms back into WSB action at this weekend’s round in Monza after pulling out during the series curtain-raiser in Valencia, Spain. The factory pulled the Tornado to...

Hodgson blitzes them in Monza

06 May 2002

Hodgson blitzes them in Monza

Neil Hodgson set the the fastest ever time around the Monza circuit on a superbike on his way to a stunning provisional pole today. The HM Plant Ducati rider went more than three tenths quicker than...

Bayliss wins in Monza

06 May 2002

Bayliss wins in Monza

Troy Bayliss has won the first race at Monza after a miscalculation by Neil Hodgson. Hodgson had made a good start from pole position, and with the retirement of Noriyuki Haga, had seemed to have the...

Sidecars shift to Saturday

06 May 2002

Sidecars shift to Saturday

The sidecar world championship races will now take place on the Saturday of each WSB round, starting with this weekend at Monza, FIM bosses have announced. They have also cancelled the sidecar...

Eric Bostrom in for injured Izutzu

01 May 2002

Eric Bostrom in for injured Izutzu

Eric Bostrom will fill in for the injured Hitoyasu Izutzu in the Kawasaki WSB squad in Monza on May 12. Izutzu crashed heavily in qualifying at his home round in Sugo and broke a bone in his left...

Izutsu injured in qualifying at Sugo

15 April 2002

Izutsu injured in qualifying at Sugo

Eight crashes, three stoppages and three restarts marked one of the most incident-laden qualifying sessions in the history of WSB at Sugo on Friday – with Hitoyasu Izutsu ruling himself out of racing...

Hodgson just misses out in Sugo Superpole

15 April 2002

Hodgson just misses out in Sugo Superpole

Noriyuki Haga may have taken the pole for tomorrows Japanese World Superbike round at Sugo, but Neil Hodgson was the closest man behind him, 0.017 seconds behind him. Japanese wildcard and previous...

Frankie out for Sugo

15 April 2002

Frankie out for Sugo

Frankie Chili has no chance of being fit for this weekend’s Japanese round of WSB at Sugo. The NCR Ducati rider broke his collarbone in a clash with Ruben Xaus on the warm-up lap of race one in...

James Toseland: In his own words

15 April 2002

Starguide: How was dinner? JamesToseland: Hi…yeah it was ok…we’ve eaten at the same restaurant for the last 3 nights now. And there’s not that much on the menu. Steak is about it. Other than that it’s noodles and more noodles! Masalmon: At the last few rounds no-one has really threatened Bayliss, how do you see this changing as we come into the European rounds? JamesToseland: Good question. This...

Six weeks to Foggy bike

15 April 2002

Six weeks to Foggy bike

Team Foggy Petronas road bikes will be ready to roll in just six weeks time and will go on sale another four weeks later, says the team’s marketing boss. For the full story on the Foggy WSB project...

Toseland chatted live from his bathtub at Sugo

15 April 2002

Toseland chatted live from his bathtub at Sugo

James Toseland joined us live from Sugo World Superbike round for a live webchat at 1pm UK time, Friday April 19. Due to the time difference, it was actually 9pm in Japan, so James was in the bath...

Edwards and Tamada share victories at Sugo

15 April 2002

Edwards and Tamada share victories at Sugo

Colin Edwards became the first non-Japanese winner of the Sugo World Superbike round after his victory in race one. He took the win after battling hard with Japanese wildcard rider Makoto Tamada and...

Business as normal for Bayliss at Kyalami

01 April 2002

Business as normal for Bayliss at Kyalami

Troy Bayliss continued his dominance of World Superbikes in both races at Kyalami. In race one, he overcame early challenges from Edwards, Ben Bostrom and Noriyuki Haga to head Edwards and Ruben Xaus...

WSB updates to your mobile

01 April 2002

WSB updates to your mobile

We’ve added a new rapid-reaction text message service for your mobile phone: MCN2U WSB Alerts. Subscribe and our trackside reporters will send you at least five messages over a WSB weekend, for £1 a...