The motocross world championship delays a week, until February 26-27, its start. Weather conditions in the United Kingdom, on red alert due to the storm Eunicehave forced Infront Moto Racing, the FIM and the local organizer of Matterley Basin to suspend the event scheduled for this weekend.
strong winds brake down during the day on Friday some team tents and facilities, and even toppled the iconic English track tree. This initially led to a reorganization of the test schedules, postponing the MXGP practice sessions and classification from Saturday to Sunday, and it was announced that if the time did not improve, the UK MXGP would be postponed to next week, as has been the case. been.
“Despite our best efforts and after numerous meetings with the Hampshire Strategic Planning Group, made up of Winchester County Council, Police and Environmental Health, a government warning has been issued due to the strong gusts of wind experienced yesterday and which are forecast to continue throughout the weekend. Infront Moto Racing, FIM and the local Organizer have decided to postpone the event to next weekend. The main concern of Infront Moto Racing and all parties involved is the health and safety of all those attending the event, whether they are the public, riders, teams, workers and members of the industry”, informs MXGP through a statement.