WSBK: Russian race cancelled

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WSBK: Russian race cancelled

With the on-going Crimean peninsula crisis at hand, WSBK race promoters have moved to cancel the series’ Russian leg this year.

The 11th round of the season was scheduled to take place in September this year at the Moscow Raceway. However, promoters DWO and YMS Promotion declared recently that the round was cancelled due to the on-going political turmoil in Crimea affecting several of the event’s key partners’ abilities to host the race.

WSBK will instead return to Russia in 2015 where the race at the Moscow Speedway will be held in accordance with its contract that lasts until 2020.

Source: WSBK via Asphaltandrubber
Image: WSBK

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