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"Immediately when I pulled down the driveway I was like, this place is sick!" - Josh Herrin.

"When I won at Le Mans I actually felt more happy for the Suzuki team than I did for myself because of the effort they had put in and the support they'd given me" - Chris Vermeulen.

'Should MotoGP go for a control ECU, it's 99 per cent sure Honda will leave' - Shuhei Nakamoto

'The conditions today were really, really good, so we were able to make a good lap time... For sure, I'm more confident for next year' - Andrea Dovizioso

Lap times as of 5pm, the end of day two at the post-race Valencia MotoGP test.

Lap times as of 4pm during Tuesday's second day of post-race MotoGP testing at Valencia.

Gigi Dall'Igna is announced as Ducati Corse's new General Manager, the Italian joining from rivals Aprilia.

Sweden has been a major player in the history of Motocross, with riders such as Rolf Tibblin, Sten Lundin, Bill Nilsson, Torsten Hallman, Bengt Aberg, Hakan Andersson, Hakan Carlqvist and Marcus Hansson all claiming at least one world title.

AMA Pro Racing has joined the motorcycling community in offering its heartfelt condolences to the family of 19-year-old Jason Ciarletta, who was fatally injured during Saturday night's AMA Supercross event at San Diego, California.

The FIM has today announced the provisional entry list for the 2004 250cc world championship. The list confirms that Manuel Poggiali will defend his 2003 title on a #54 Aprilia - with 125cc star Alex de Angelis as his team-mate.

The FIM has today announced the provisional entry list for the 2004 125cc world championship.

The 2004 MotoGP calendar has been confirmed by the FIM, with no major changes since Suzuka was removed from the provisional version announced in mid-August.

AMA Pro Racing has released its schedule for the 2004 AMA Chevy Trucks U.S. Motocross Championship. Once again, the championship includes 12 events and, new for 2004, concludes in Southern California at the popular Glen Helen Raceway.