World Superbikes look to Russia

We're not sure if Pirelli do a snow-spiked Superbike slick?

Posted: 10 January 2011
by Visordown News

Brands Hatch mimmicks Siberia. Both with the weather and genetic variation

PAOLO FLAMMINI the CEO of Infront Motor Sports wants a Superbike round in Russia.

Infront Motor Sports are the organisers of the SBK World Superbike Championship and Flammini, like F1's supremo Ecclestone, wants to tap into the massive Russian market. Dorna, the promoters of MotoGP have also been rumoured to be interested in holding a MotoGP round in India.

The 2011 WSBK calendar is already set, so it's not going to happen this year but it could happen in 2012. Watch this space.


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Hey, they can test the snow tyres out at the Donington WSB in March

Posted: 11/01/2011 at 15:51

See, here's another daft thing. What idiot thought about running a BRITISH round of WSB in MARCH? FFS.


Posted: 11/01/2011 at 16:27

In a Clarkson tone: "... But if they did, they'd probably be the best in the world..."

@Pagik - Must be the same idiots that kick off BSB around the same time frame...


Posted: 12/01/2011 at 12:55

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