2002

The latest rumour to emerge from the states is that former factory Honda and Suzuki star Kevin Windham could be on his way back as a Red Rider - on Honda's 450F four stroke.

One of Europe's top domestic series, the British Motocross Championship, will be a nine-round affair next season, and include trips to Northern Ireland and the Isle of Wight. Both Stephen Sword (125cc) and Paul Cooper (Open) will be present to defend their 2002 titles.

Hull Vikings have announced the signing of Simon Cartwright for the 2003 season. Cartwright returns to the club where he started his senior career in 1998 and has since had spells with Sheffield - where he won the league - Glasgow, Stoke and Berwick.

Today, Colin Edwards got his first taste of the 2003 RS Cube - lighter, faster and better handling than it's predecessor. The result? He was a massive 1.3secs faster, and matched Rossi's race pace in the Spainish Grand Prix.

Scot Alister McRae has revealed that he is 'shocked' following Mitsubishi's decision to take a year out from the World Rally Championship in 2003.

Toyota's new signing Olivier Panis was a surprise fastest in the second day of testing at a cool, but dry, Barcelona. During his 74 laps of running, the Frenchman found a grippy set of Michelin's that put him 0.25secs clear of next fastest Alex Wurz.

Team ISI will field the #24 Dallara-Infiniti in the 2003 Indy Racing Infiniti Pro Series [IPS], team owner Kenn Hardley announced last night. Indy Racing veteran John Paul Jr will serve as team manager and driving coach for the newly formed team.

Lola Cars' new Formula Nippon chassis made a solid debut appearance at a cold and blustery Snetterton circuit late last week, with test driver Richard Lyons racking up 65 trouble-free laps in the carbon-black B3/51.

It was to be an unforgettable experience for up-and coming young racing driver Nico Rosberg. This [Tuesday] afternoon the Finn embarked on his first Formula One test drive in ideal conditions on the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona.

Mark Webber had the perfect start to testing at the Barcelona circuit, ending the first day of action fastest overall, with a best time of 1m 18.177s. Webber completed 64 laps in total and was around one tenth up on the next fastest driver, BMW WilliamsF1's Juan Pablo Montoya.

Yamaha Motor Co. and Team d'Antin have announced the continuation of their partnership in the MotoGP World Championship. The new agreement will see the Yamaha/d'Antin outfit enter the 2003 season with a further option for 2004.

Mitsubishi driver Francois Delecour believes that the team's best hope of a competitive return to the World Rally Championship in 2004 is a new car.

Antonio Pizzonia has crashed his second Jaguar in little over a week, this time badly damaging the F1 car in which he is preparing to make the graduation from the FIA F3000 season for 2003.

World Rally star Colin McRae was in London yesterday promoting his new Video/DVD biography, Colin McRae - Pedal to the metal . Crash.net was lucky enough to chat with the 1995 WRC champion and here you can read that discussion in full.

Still hoping for a belated Formula One return, Dutch ace Jos Verstappen decided to take part in the annual karting Winter Cup at Michael Schumacher's 'home' circuit of Kerpen at the weekend. Unfortunately for the Minardi aspirant, however, things did not go quite to plan.

Mitsubishi's decision to pull out of next year's World Rally Championship came as a big shock even to series insiders. Andrew Cowan, chairman of Ralliart Europe, which runs the programme explained the thinking behind the decision to test in 2003 and return to the WRC in 2004.

Cabarrus County, the 'racing side of Charlotte' and just 15 minutes north of Lowe's Motor Speedway, has a new destination with special meaning to Dale Earnhardt Sr fans.

Citroen Sport new boy Colin McRae is the most successful rally driver, in terms of wins in the history of the World Rally Championship. The Scot loves rallying, loves motor sport and, more than that, just loves speed.

Davy Cook announced today an alliance with PC World Magazine , the most widely-read computer publication, that aims to generate new advertising customers while also contributing to the development of the young racers career.

Veteran crew chief Mike Beam will be calling the shots in 2003 for Jeff Green and Richard Childress Racing's [RCR] No. 30 America Online team.

The future of speedway racing at Wimbledon Stadium, one of the sports legendary venues, has been safeguarded for the next three years, following the agreement of a new lease between the Stadium landlords, the Greyhound Racing Association and the Directors of Wimbledon Speedway PLC.

Dorna Off-Road has reached an agreement with UFO by which the Italian plastics manufacturer will have an active involvement in the new THQ World Supercross GP that kicks off this weekend in Geneva (Switzerland).

Somerset promoter Andy Hewlett is still hoping for a meeting with Oak Tree Arena landlord Bill Hancock to resolve the club's future. The Rebels could be forced to close if no new lease is secured within the next fortnight.

Formula 1's governing body, the FIA, has today revealed the full entry list for the 2003 World Championship and the big news is that Arrows' request to compete next year has been rejected.