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Globe Hopper: Valencia race.
Crash.net , the first website to publish the often uncompromising reports of Desiree Crossman, girlfriend of Suzuki star John 'Hopper' Hopkins, presents her latest report from the season ending Valencia Grand Prix...
Stoner signs for KTM.
Less than an hour after taking his first ever GP victory, with the LCR Aprilia team, it has been announced that Casey Stoner has signed to ride for KTM in 2004 - replacing Roberto Locatelli.
Pictures: Rossi's 'Austin Powers' livery.
Today at Valencia, Valentino Rossi and his Repsol Honda team finally revealed the secret livery with which the Italian world champion will ride at this weekend's season ending Valencia Grand Prix.
Rossi puts rivals in perspective.
On what is believed to have been his final qualifying session on a Honda after four years and three premier-class world championships, Valentino Rossi today reminded the MotoGP community of just how special he is by rising to a level the likes of fellow front row starters Sete Gibernau, Loris Cap
Official: Hodgson confirmed at d'Antin Ducati.
Today at Valencia, Luis d'Antin and Ducati Corse announced the worst kept secret in MotoGP: That the pair would join forces to run a two bike satellite team for the 2004 season 'onwards', with 2003 World Superbike Champion Neil Hodgson making his return to the premier GP class as one of the rider
Kiyonari: It's my last MotoGP race.
Ryuichi Kiyonari, brought in by the Telefonica Movistar Honda team to replace the late Daijiro Kato from Le Mans onwards, has admitted that he won't be in the premier GP class next season.
McCoy proves a point.
Garry McCoy proved a point today at Valencia, as the former GP winner once again outpaced Kawasaki team-mate Andrew Pitt and put his ZX-RR an impressive 14th on the grid for what will be his final team green race tomorrow.
'Disastrous year' ends early for Burns.
Chris Burns' debut MotoGP season has ended early after the Brit broke his collarbone, again, in a free practice fall at Valencia this morning.
Edwards, Haga to leave Aprilia.
Aprilia have officially announced that riders' Colin Edwards and Noriyuki Haga will both leave the team after this Sunday's season ending Valencia Grand Prix.
End of the beginning for KR V5.
This Sunday's GP of Valencia closes a hectic 2003 season for Proton Team KR: While its rivals have contested some of the most competitive blue-riband racing ever, the unique British-based team have been engaged in an even greater struggle...
Sete: You know how I want to finish it...
Spanish hero Sete Gibernau returns home this weekend where he will be hoping to celebrate wrapping up second in the championship with his fifth win of a rollercoaster 2003 season.
McCoy: Goodbye Kawasaki.
Fuchs Kawasaki riders Garry McCoy and Andrew Pitt head to Valencia this weekend eager to end a tough 2003 season on a high. For McCoy, the Valencia GP - which he won in 2000 - will have added significance because it will mark his final race appearance aboard the Ninja ZX-RR.
2004 calendar confirmed.
The 2004 MotoGP calendar has been confirmed by the FIM, with no major changes since Suzuka was removed from the provisional version announced in mid-August.
Rossi still holding MotoGP hostage.
With deadlines and final offers having come and gone, Valentino Rossi continues to hold MotoGP hostage - intentionally or not - by refusing to announce his future plans with just one more GP to go this season.
Bayliss 'fit and well'.
The Ducati Marlboro Team have released the following statement regarding the condition of Troy Bayliss, who was briefly knocked out after tangling with Marco Melandri whilst battling for the lead in Sunday's Australian Grand Prix:
'F*** what happened?' - Rossi on penalty.
Five-times world champion Valentino Rossi rode one of the races of his life to win Sunday's action packed Australian Grand Prix, the Italian superstar being forced to overcome a 'suprise' 10 second penalty in the process.
Pictures: Bayliss crashes out.
Troy Bayliss had great hopes heading into his home GP at Phillip Island, the MotoGP rookie not only being guaranteed massive support from the fanatical 'Island fans, but after a season riding at largely unfamiliar circuits, he was on a racetrack he could ride in the dark.
World championship standings.
Leading MotoGP championship standings following today's Australian Grand Prix, round fifteen of sixteen. Riders' championship standings after round 15:
Rossi rides away with Phillip Island pole.
Valentino Rossi took his first ever Phillip Island pole today in a frantic finale to a slow starting session, which eventually saw the Italian lead an even Honda/Ducati split of the front row for tomorrow's Australian Grand Prix.
Miracle man McWilliams defies expectation.
Having been on pole position one year ago with their 500cc two-stroke, Proton Team KR had been debating whether to even bring their brand new V5 to Australia - but today Island favourite Jeremy McWilliams defied expectation to beat his own 2002 pole lap, claiming a best ever tenth on tomorrow's g
Pedrosa breaks ankles in Phillip Island fall.
Less than a week ago, Dani Pedrosa was crying tears of joy as he took his first ever 125cc world championship by winning the Malaysian Grand Prix, but this morning in Australia the 18-year-old was in tears for a different reason as he broke both ankles in a nasty free practice fall.
Hopkins angry at Checa let-off.
Suzuki rider John Hopkins returned to the MotoGP paddock today at Phillip Island, having spent the past week on holiday in Australia, while serving his one race suspension.
Home at last for Fuchs Kawasaki riders.
After ten months of testing and racing across five continents, Fuchs Kawasaki riders Garry McCoy and Andrew Pitt finally touchdown at home for this Sunday's Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
Australian GP wild-cards revealed.
The wild-card riders who will race in the Australian Grand Prix, scheduled for Phillip Island this weekend [19 October] will add no new names to the premier MotoGP class, instead concentrating on the supporting 125 and 250cc categories.