British Superbike Championship organisers ‘optimistic’ fans will be able to attend races as provisional August start date announced
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter The Bennetts British Championship has set a provisional date for racing to commence in August. An updated 2020 calendar was announced on Wednesday featuring six triple-header rounds at Donington Park, Snetterton, Silverstone, Oulton Park and Brands Hatch, totalling 18 championship rounds. The opening round is pencilled in at Donington Park
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Phillip McCallen’s Classic Bike Festival at Bishopscourt cancelled due to Covid-19 outbreak
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
By Kyle White Belfast Newsletter. The organisers of the Classic Bike Festival Ireland have confirmed that the event this summer has been cancelled as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The two-day motorcycling extravaganza, held for the first time to great acclaim in 2019, had been scheduled to take place at Bishopscourt Racing
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The coronavirus pandemic might just have saved the Ulster Grand Prix, says Philip McCallen
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
By Roy Harris Belfast Telegraph Road racing legend Phillip McCallen believes the under-threat Ulster Grand Prix at Dundrod can be saved with this year’s Covid-19 cancellation proving a rare blessing in disguise of the current pandemic. The historic but debt-ridden event, £300,000 in the red and with the organising Dundrod club facing liquidation, would not
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