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Nobby swaps LCR for TSR in 2001.
Japan's Noboru Ueda joins the TSR-Honda team next season, ending a fruitful relationship with Italian Lucio Cecchinello.
Coates' flying form brought to early end.
Adrian Coates' good qualifying form was brought to an unfortunate end in the final race of the year in Australia, when he was thrown from his bike early in the race.
Azuma wins frantic 125cc season finale.
Benetton Playlife rider, Masao Azuma, won the 125cc Australian Grand Prix from Youichi Ui, as many of the pre-race favourites failed to finish.
Magic McWilliams!
Ulsterman Jeremy McWilliams dominated the final qualifying at Phillip Island - becoming the first British rider to take a 500cc pole for thirteen years. He then warned "we can go faster".
Injured West to race with painkillers.
Ant West will be given painkilling injections and tablets before racing in tomorrow's 250cc motorcycle grand prix at Phillip Island, after injuring a hand in first practice yesterday.
Quotes from Phillip Island final qualifying.
Jeremy McWilliams produced the shock of the 500cc season when he rode to his first-ever 500 pole position, dominating the final qualifying aboard his Aprilia RSV500 twin. The achievement gave Britain its first 500 pole since Niall Mackenzie at the 1987 Japanese Grand Prix.
Barros the man to beat - just.
Emerson Honda Pons rider Alex Barros took provisional pole from Kenny Roberts Jr. by the narrowest of margins, in difficult conditions at Phillip Island.
Kenny: It's like windsurfing on a motorcycle!
Team Telefonica MoviStar Suzuki rider Kenny Roberts recorded second-fastest time in today's windswept first qualifying session at Phillip Island - but didn't enjoy the experience.
Walker offered Honda GP ride.
British Superbike rider Chris Walker is hotly tipped to land a MotoGP seat next season, after an approach from the Shell Advance team.
Willis races for home track reward.
500cc Proton Team KR rider Mark Willis will compete in his home Grand Prix at Phillip Island this weekend, with his chances bolstered by good track knowledge and recent bike development.
2001 calendar confirmed.
Motorcycle racing's governing body has ratified next year's grand prix campaign, confirming the schedule over which Kenny Roberts Jr will defend his crown.
Tough race for Red Bull Yamaha.
Red Bull Yamaha team riders, Garry McCoy and Regis Laconi, struggled to carry the team's recent good form through into the 500cc race at Motegi.
Winner takes all.
Roberto Locatelli won the 125cc Pacific Grand Prix while rival Youichi Ui crashed out, handing the Italian his first World championship.
Qualifying quotes from the Pacific Grand Prix.
"I was surprised (the time) was good enough for pole." - Max Biaggi.
Doohan: Roberts deserves title.
Australia's five-times 500cc motorcycle world champion Michael Doohan believes that American Kenny Roberts Jr was a deserving winner of this year's title.
Kenny Roberts Jr: World Champion.
Valentino Rossi won the Rio Grand Prix but it was not enough to deprive Kenny Roberts Jr. of the 500cc World Championship.
Kenny hopes for rain.
World championship leader Kenny Roberts Jr. is hoping that rain will help him wrap up the 500cc title in Rio this weekend.
Barros fastest - but Kenny still on target.
Brazil's Alex Barros claimed the provisional 500cc pole position at his home Grand Prix after setting a time of 1min 51.87secs to hold off Max Biaggi by 0.155sec.
Gibernau signs for Suzuki.
Spanish GP star Sete Gibernau will join Team Telefonica MoviStar Suzuki next year, riding alongside current World Championship points leader Kenny Roberts Jr in a powerful two-man assault team for the 2001 title.
Hurricane McCoy glides to Portuguese victory.
Garry McCoy continued to repay the faith shown in him last time out by the Red Bull Yamaha team, taking a crushing victory in the Portuguese Grand Prix.
McCoy takes thrilling Estoril 500cc pole.
The clear weather prevailed for the 500cc Grand Prix final qualifying session that kept the Portuguese crowd on their toes for the entire 60 minutes.
Track surface to blame for power loss.
Bizarre story of the week comes from the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic, after teams in last weekend's MotoGP complained of sudden power losses.
Hottest race takes it toll on QUB.
Some of the hottest conditions known at a European race confronted the MotoGP paddock at Brno, and forced the QUB Team Optimum squad to battle to the finish of the GP250 event.
Locatelli toys with field at Brno.
Polesitter Roberto Locatelli won his third GP125 race of the season in the Czech Republic Grand Prix to close the championship gap on second placed Youichi Ui.