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V&M Racing's Jim Moodie finished in a fine third place in Friday's inaugural 600cc Production race, on his V&M Racing R6 Yamaha, to take his third podium position of the 2002 Isle of Man TT races.

The V&M Racing team were celebrating today after Scotsman Jim Moodie broke the Suzuki stranglehold on the 2002 Isle of Man TT races, when he romped to victory on the teams 600cc R6 Yamaha in the Junior 600 event, by a comfortable thirty three second margin.

Jim Moodie comfortably took the victory in the 600cc Junior event to extend to eight his winning pedigree in the annual Isle of Man TT racing festival but there was bitter disappointment in the early stages of the four lap race for two of the favourites.

Lincolnshires Karl Willerton took pole position in qualifying today for this weekends round 2 of the Ducati Monster S4 Challenge at the Snetterton race circuit in Norfolk.

This weekend sees the Ducati Monster S4 Challenge arrive at Norfolk's Snetterton Circuit for round two of the UK's premier one-make motorcycle championship.

The most challenging event in the motorcycle racing calendar returns this week, after a year long break, as a record entry of 625 riders take part in the Isle of Man TT festival.

Rizla Suzuki heads to round five of the British Superbike Championship at Snetterton in optimistic mood - the high-speed track should suit its powerful GSX-R1000 race bikes.

Italian Giovanni Bussei is to replace injured Karl Harris in the next two rounds of the MCN British Superbike Championship. He will ride the Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000 at Snetterton on June 2nd and Brands Hatch on June 16th.

The V&M Racing Team have arrived in the Isle of Man, where practice for the famous TT races, starts on Saturday 25 May.

The V&M Racing team starts its 2002 public roads campaign in earnest this weekend, when the opening event on the prestigious public roads circuit calendar - Ireland's International North West 200, takes place on Saturday.

A major incident in the second British Superbike race involving both Rizla Suzuki riders brought a premature end to the weekend's racing at Oulton Park on bank holiday Monday.

Leon Camier and Daniel Coutts took the opportunity to make up for their disappointment from the previous championship round at Brands Hatch by being in the thick of the action in an incident packed 125cc race at Donington Park on Sunday.

Shane Byrne and Michael Rutter each took a victory in the third round of the Motor Cycle News British Superbike Championship as the Renegade Ducati team celebrated its first ever double victory at Donington Park.

Team Renegade Ducati has confirmed that Michael Rutter will contest this year's North West 200 in Northern Ireland to defend his title as 'king of the road'.

After dominating round one of the MB4U National Supersport 600 championship at Silverstone, V&M Racing's Jim Moodie narrowly missed out on another victory by the thickness of his Pirelli tyre, at the second round of the series at Brands Hatch, on Sunday 14 April.

Gorgeous twins Nina and Sami Rose will officially announce the arrival of the newly-ponsored Phones4u Dienza Ducati team to the 2002 Motorcycle News British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch this weekend.

Ducati UK Ltd and the organisers of Thundersprint 2002 have joined forces to bring this seasons British Superbike support class - The Ducati Monster S4 Challenge - to the exciting annual time trial event.

Rizla Suzuki's John Reynolds and Karl Harris both count Brands Hatch as their favourite circuit and will be looking for victory when the second round of the British Superbike Championship visits the Kent track this weekend.

Champion 125cc riders Leon Camier and Daniel Coutts will form a Padgett's Junior Team for the remainder of this year's national 125cc championship. The schoolboy pairing will be run alongside the Padgett's Motorcycles' British Superbike Team.

Team Rizla Suzuki's John Reynolds put his new GSX-R1000 racer on the podium at the first round of the 2002 British Superbike season at Silverstone yesterday.

Renegade Racing marked their debut in the British Superbike championship with strong performances from both team riders at Silverstone yesterday afternoon.

2001 British 125cc Champion Leon Camier will be riding a Padgett's Honda in the first round of this year's national 125cc championship. The 15-year-old Ashford schoolboy landed the ride at the eleventh hour having suffered the collapse of two previous deals.

Jamie Morley and Phil Giles will be riding the Padgett's motorcycles' Suzuki GSX-R1000s at this weekend's opening round of the BSB championship.

British Motorsport Promoters [BMP] has confirmed the line-up for the inaugural British Superbike Championship Premier Teams' League, adding extra spice to the most eagerly awaited campaign in many years.