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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’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

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

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

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 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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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...

US Superbike series bound for Britain

01 April 2002

We could see the likes of Mat Mladin, Eric Bostrom and Anthony Gobert dicing on British turf thanks to a new deal signed by American Superbike bosses and TV giant Sky. Sky have just clinched the deal...

Bayliss fastest in first session at Kyalami

01 April 2002

Troy Bayliss looks set to continue his unprecedented string of season long WSB victories with a dominant performance in provisional qualifying in Kyalami. But despite going a second under the lap...

Edwards takes Superpole

01 April 2002

Honda rider Colin Edwards held off Troy Bayliss to take pole position for tomorrow’s races in Kyalami. Bayliss, second, was followed by fellow Ducati rider Ben Bostrom, and Noriyuki Haga on the...

Chat live with Steve Hislop

01 April 2002

Find out how Steve Hislop is feeling after his victory and second place in the opening round of the MCN-backed British Superbike championship. He’ll be joining us live at 1pm, Thursday April 4 to...

James Haydon: Foggy knows bikes get crashed

25 March 2002

James Haydon joined registered motorcyclenews.com users to answer their questions in a live webchat today, Thursday March 28. He told them how frustrating it was for him to be sitting out races, but...

James Haydon: In his own words

25 March 2002

Dazzie: James, Laguna Seca is the 5th from last race of the season. Is it worth rushing development for the sake of 5 races? JamesHaydon: Well, there will not be any rush in development that’s why we are waiting till then. We could have rushed and come out sooner, but you have to remember it’s only just past halfway through the season, and if there was any thought that development would have to be...

MCN2U: Results, news and competitions to your mobile

25 March 2002

A few moments and your mobile phone are all you need to join in with MCN2U. MCN2U brings motorcycle news and competitions direct to your phone*. It is currently available for BT Cellnet and Vodafone...

Foggy blasts FP1 critics

18 March 2002

IN an exclusive interview with MCN Carl Fogarty has blasted critics of his WSB project. Ever since he announced his FP1 would make its race debut at Laguna Seca in July, he’s had to deal with...

Double delight for Bayliss Down Under

18 March 2002

A command performance in front of his home fans saw Troy Bayliss take both WSB wins today in Phillip Island. Race two was a carbon copy of the first with the defending champion holding off Honda’s...

Bayliss quickest at Phillip Island qualifying

18 March 2002

TROY BAYLISS stamped his authority on the opening day of round two of the WSB series at Phillip Island in Australia by claiming provisional pole position. Infostrada Ducati’s Bayliss was four-tenths of a second faster than nearest rival Colin Edwards on the Castrol Honda VTR SP-2 with the Australian world champ looking comfortable. His time of 1:32.656s was just over half a second slower than the...

Slight makes last gasp switch to BTCC

11 March 2002

Former World Superbike star Aaron Slight will be racing in the British Touring Car Championship after securing a drive with Barwell Motorsports. Slight had been linked with the ASCAR oval racing...

Heckles: I’d never ridden on slicks before

11 March 2002

Britain’s Mark Heckles made his World Superbike debut at Valencia, and on Thursday March 14, he joined us live in our VIP lounge for a webchat to tell us what it was like. His inauspicious start to...