2002

For once it was Marco Melandri and not Valentino Rossi that caused a stir with a complete change of livery. The Italian and his 250cc Aprilia were sporting a complete Spiderman make over replacing the usual black and white team colours.

Quotes from the Dodge drivers. Quotes from Dodge drivers Bill Elliott, Sterling Marlin, Kyle Petty and car owner Ray Evernham.

Proton Team KR riders Nobuatsu Aoki and Jeremy McWilliams both retired from today's Italian GP - Aoki crashing out of a superb seventh place on the tenth of 23 laps of the 5.245km Mugello circuit in the Tuscan foothills, and McWilliams pulling into the pits with five laps remaining.

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.

Dover International Speedway is known as "The Monster Mile," and in today's MBNA Platinum NASCAR Winston Cup race the monster had plenty of fight in it for the Pontiac Racing teams.

Mark Taylor snatched pole position for the second race in the Avon Tyres British F3 Championship at Silverstone this morning (Sunday June 2). The British racer took the top slot by just eight thousandths of a second from championship leader James Courtney.

Belgian Suzuki rider Sven Breugelmans, who broke his leg during the International Motocross at Hawkstone Park in England back in February, has suffered a major setback to his recovery.

Richard Childress, team owner of Richard Childress Racing (RCR), comments on the Crew Chief and Crew swap between the No. 29 (Kevin Harvick, GM Goodwrench Chevrolet) and the No. 31 (Robby Gordon, Cingular Wireless Chevrolet).

Bernd Schneider (Vodafone AMG-Mercedes) will start today's fourth round of the 2002 DTM at the Sachsenring from third position on the grid.

Jaguar Racing in association with Proud Galleries (London) announced today their joint involvement in "Formula One, The Exhibition," the first definitive photographic exhibition that encapsulates all the elements of the sport, the ultimate celebration of the world of Formula One.

Despite the fact that most movement of late has been away from the CART series, the CBS network has made a move in the opposite direction with its coverage of this weekend's Miller Lite 250.

Ronni Pedersen has agreed to join King's Lynn on a short-term basis as they look to bolster their squad. The Dane will replace reserve Artur Pietrzyk who has been struggling for confidence.

Jack Roush, owner of the Roush Racing Tauruses driven by Mark Martin, Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch, made his first appearance at a race track today since being injured in an airplane accident last month. Here he talks about that accident and a lot, lot more:

Loris Capirossi and Alex Barros were in the thick of the action during the first Official Practice of the Italian Grand Prix. The fifth race of the season takes place on Sunday at the Mugello Circuit.

Team KOOL Green drivers Paul Tracy and Dario Franchitti posted the eighth and ninth quickest times respectively in practice Friday for Sunday's Miller Lite 250 at The Milwaukee Mile.

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.

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.

MG Sport and Racing will be out in force at Silverstone on Monday when - in a real treat for motorsport fans - the MG Lola EX257 Le Mans car will put in some demonstration laps of the circuit.

There are plenty of larger-than-life numbers surrounding Texas Motor Speedway.

The Skoda Motorsport World Rally team is the only competitor in the 2002 World Rally Championship which can boast of two women in its cars.

Not only did Marlboro Team Penske earn a record twelfth victory at Sunday's Indianapolis 500, but three members of the team were also recognised throughout the month of May for their individual achievements.

Target Chip Ganassi Racing has rescued Scott Dixon from his PWR deal for the remainder of the 2002 season after sponsorship failed to materialise at the Kiwi's former team.

KL Minardi Asiatech today concluded a successful two-day session at the Vairano test track, near Milan, as part of its preparations for the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix.

The CART series lost one of its crowd favourites when Alex Zanardi was involved in an horrific accident at last year's race in Germany. Although the Italian survived the impact with both Alex Tagliani's car and the wall, he was severely injured, and would never race again.