2002

Blackfoot Racing Inc., which enjoyed groundbreaking success in the AMA 250cc US Supercross Championship in 2001/02, have announced that they are reluctantly taking a year out and will thus not compete in the 2003 series.

Newcastle have continued their tradition of bringing talented young Danish riders to the Premier League by signing Rune Knudsen. And in a busy week for the club the Diamonds have also snapped up Workington duo Mick Powell and Craig Branney.

The Bruforce Racing KTM team has extended its international representation by signing Spanish riders Jonathan Barragan and Alvaro Lozano for the 2003 Motocross World Championship.

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.

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.

Dan Wheldon and Andretti Green Racing tested for nearly five hours at the California Speedway on Monday before rain arrived early in the afternoon and curtailed the Englishman's day.

The Barber-CART Scholarship Runoff will take place this week at Sebring International Raceway as six aspiring racers vie over $300,000 in scholarships to compete in the 2003 Barber Dodge Pro Series.

The recent announcement regarding the continuation of West McLaren Mercedes' technology partnership with Computer Associates marked the ninth long-term extension that the team has secured this year, sending a resounding message of confidence in the team.

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.

Keith McCaw, the 49 year-old brother of former PacWest Racing team owner Bruce McCaw, has been found dead in his Seattle home.

The Indy Racing League has expanded its efforts in public relations and media relations with the hiring of three veteran sports public relations professionals: John Griffin, Kent Johnson and Tom Savage.

Conference League team Wimbledon Dons are poised to announce the appointment of a new general manager who will have responsibility for team affairs and the administration of speedway operations at Plough Lane.

New Zealand won the 2002 Oceania Motocross last weekend, taking the title from last year's victors Australia.

Twenty-two year old Kasey Kahne will be driving the number 38 Great Clips Ford for Atkins Motorsorts in the 2003 NASCAR Busch Series.

Mika H?kkinen will make an unexpected return to the cockpit of a competition car when he joins the entry list for the 2003 Arctic Lapland Rally in northern Finland next month.

The KL Minardi team today announces that highly regarded British driver, Justin Wilson, has signed to drive for the Faenza-based squad in 2003.

Brazilian Ricardo Zonta and US Formula Ford 2000 Champion Bryan Sellers both tested with Newman-Haas Racing at the Sebring International Raceway on Monday in the car driven by Christian Fittipaldi in 2002.

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.

Formula One's governing body, the FIA today [Monday] confirmed that Friday testing, prior to a Grand Prix will go ahead in 2003. The FIA released a brief statement noting that:

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.

Belle Vue's 2003 team is almost at completion as the club announce five signings. World number two Jason Crump and the long-serving Jason Lyons heading the pack.

Citroen Sport has today confirmed that Carlos Sainz will race for the outfit during the 2003 FIA World Rally Championship.

Alex Yoong proved to be the star of the show as Minardi took its two-seater experience on the road to Beijing, the Malaysian tapping into his Chinese roots as he chauffeured various guests around the Goldenport circuit.

Dave Pavitt has blasted speculation linking Danny Bird with a move away from the Isle of Wight. The talented youngster has yet to sign for the Islanders but co-promoter Pavitt insists he is part of the plans.