World Superbike Cancels South African Round
Paul Carruthers | July 31, 2014
Photography by Gold & Goose
The FIM and Dorna officially announced the cancellation of the South African round of this year’s World Superbike Championship that was originally scheduled for October 19. In the same release, the FIM confirmed that the season will end in Qatar on November 2 with a race under the lights at the Losail International Circuit.
Qatar was a part of the series from 2005 to 2009, but this year’s round will mark the first time that the race – like MotoGP – will take place under the lights.
Dorna will also play host to the awards banquet for both World Superbike and World Supersport in Doha on the Monday after the race.
As for South Africa, the track didn’t meet homologation in time. Dorna and the FIM are looking into the possibility of replacing the event.
Paul Carruthers | Editor
Paul Carruthers took over as the editor of Cycle News in 1993 after serving as associate editor since starting his career at the publication in 1985. Carruthers has covered every facet of the sport in his near-28-year tenure at America’s Daily Motorcycle News Source.
