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Camel to partner Pramac Pons from 2003.
JT International and the Honda Pons team have revealed the birth of a new partnership that will see the tobacco giant's Camel brand holding title sponsorship rights of the MotoGP operation for the next three years.
Biaggi proves a point.
He might not be an 'official' HRC rider on the latest machinery, but Max Biaggi looks set to embarrass those that are - including his own team-mate - if he continues to ride at the level shown at Sepang this week.
Edwards becomes a father.
Double World Superbike Champion Colin Edwards and his wife Alysia have announced the birth of their first child, a daughter, called Gracie Kayte Edwards. 7 pounds 5 ounce Gracie was born yesterday [January 22] at Conroe Hospital and is said to be fit and healthy.
MotoGP season starts with a bang in Britain.
Champagne flowed as the new MotoGP season started with a bang at a lively reception in the magnificent surroundings of Home House in Portman Square, London last week.
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Kato heads Rossi as RCV boys hit Sepang.
All seven Honda RC211V riders contesting the 2003 MotoGP World Championship were present at Sepang today for the first test of the year.
Yamaha refines fuel injection at Jerez.
While the sun fell on Honda and Ducati in Sepang, it was shielded by heavy black clouds as it rose at Jerez, where Yamaha colleagues Carlos Checa, Marco Melandri, Alex Barros, Olivier Jacque and Shinya Nakano tentatively took to the track to continue their pre-season testing.
Who is Chris Burns?
The 2003 MotoGP season will see 22 year old Chris Burns make his premier class debut for the Harris-WCM team, alongside Ralf Waldmann, and thus mean the Newcastle based Brit will make the massive jump from British Superstock to World Grand Prix.
FIM introduces 'neutralisation' for wet/dry races.
The FIM Grand Prix Commission has issued a set of revised regulations ahead of the new bike racing season, primarily setting out the procedures for dealing with races interrupted by rain.
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Camier family sells house to finance dream.
The Camier family are selling their family home in order to finance 16-year-old Leon Camier's 125cc grand prix campaign this year.
F1 designer Barnard joins Team Roberts.
MotoGP independent Team Roberts has made a surprise announcement confirming former Formula One design wizard John Barnard among its staff for 2003, the Englishman having joined as technical director.
MotoGP greats - Eddie Lawson.
Eddie Lawson was undoubtedly one of the greatest motorcycle racers of modern times, claiming four 500cc world titles and 31 Grand Prix victories while racing for three different manufacturers.
Sheene still fighting after regime change.
Motorcycle grand prix legend Barry Sheene refuses to be beaten by the throat and stomach cancer with which he was diagnosed earlier in the year, despite having had to admit defeat with his original course of treatment.
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'I'm afraid' - Rossi speaks out after threats.
Valentino Rossi has spoken out for the first time since the terrorist threats were made against him, telling an Italian newspaper of his frustration at the limits now placed upon him for his own safety - at a time when he should be relaxing after a long season's racing.
Fortuna and Gauloises Yamaha to launch at Jerez.
The Fortuna Yamaha Team and Gauloises Yamaha Team will make their official Team Presentation on Thursday 20th February - the evening before the first MotoGP IRTA tests of 2003.
Rossi doubtful for FIM Awards.
The spa town of Saint Vincent, set in the Italian mountain resort of Valle d'Aosta, will this Saturday host the FIM World Champions Award Ceremony, which will honour the title winners in MotoGP and all other two-wheeled disciplines homologated by the FIM.
MotoGP sticker album and trading cards for 2003!
Dorna Sports have signed an agreement with the Panini Group to produce a new range of trading cards and sticker album collection for the MotoGP World Championship.
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Rossi bomb sent by anti-globalisation group.
Spanish press agency Efe has reported that an anti-globalisation group are behind the recent spate of parcel bombs in Spain and Italy, including those sent to Spanish owned Iberian airlines - as many as two of which contained threats against Valentino Rossi, due to his Repsol links.
Rossi becomes terrorist target.
Valentino Rossi appears to have become an unwitting - and unlikely - target of terrorists, having been singled out for mention in a note attached to a parcel bomb at Milan's Malpensa airport over the weekend.
Young Brit Camier confirmed in 125s.
British 125cc Championship frontrunner Leon Camier will make the move into Grand Prix racing next season with the Honda Racing Service team. 17-year-old Camier won the 125 championship in 2001 and followed that up with a third in this year's standings, riding for Padgett's.
Malaguti signs up as 125cc manufacturer.
Italian scooter company Malaguti will join fellow motorcycle manufacturer KTM in entering a two-rider team to take on the established factories in the 2003 125cc World Championship.
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Full 2003 MotoGP entry list.
The full provisional entry list for the 2003 Motorcycle World Championships are as follows. MotoGP class:
Hayden signs for Repsol Honda.
As expected, Honda Racing Corporation has revealed that Nicky Hayden will ride for the official HRC Repsol Honda Team alongside reigning World Champion Valentino Rossi, in the 2003 season.
Vd Goorbergh left out of 2003 line-up.
Jurgen van den Goorbergh is in danger of being without a ride for the 2003 MotoGP World Championship, after the Dutchman's name was absent from the provisional entry list released today.
320 million TV viewers for each Grand Prix.
Extensive global television coverage of the MotoGP World Championship continued in 2002, with an average of 320 million viewers tuning in to coverage of each Grand Prix, including a live audience average of 130 million people across 187 countries.
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