2016 World Championship and World F2 from Speedweek

[steve-e]

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The FIM has now announced the provisional schedule for the Sidecar World Championship and the F2 Sidecar World Trophy 2016th Both classes go together but are classified separately.
What has already been communicated to the riders in the fall at the conclusion of the 2015 World Championships in Oschersleben, is now officially. The Commission of Circuit Racing (CCR) of the FIM has announced that in 2016 two sidecar classes ride together. The 1000 drive as usual for the title FIM Sidecar World Champion (Sidecar World Championship) that 600cc class operates under the title FIM Sidecar F2 World Trophy. Both classes each ride together, with separate rating.
The F1 teams are equipped with 1,000-cc engines, 4-stroke engine, a maximum of four cylinders. For the F2 applies: 600 cc, 4-stroke, 4-cylinder only. These motors must by the FIM for the Supersport / Superstock class (600 cc) be homologated.
The 2016 can be seen as a transition year, as for 2017, the FIM has established that the FIM Sidecar World Championship permitting only be driven with this 600cc engines.
The preliminary schedule is striking that the two England race at Donington and Brands Hatch has been removed from the calendar. The venue of the last race on September 18 is not fixed yet.
Provisional timetable:
APRIL 10: Le Mans (F)
JUNE 18: Grobnik-Rijeka (CRO)
19 June: Grobnik-Rijeka (CRO)
JUNE 25: Pannonia-ring (H)
JUNE 26: Pannonia-ring (H)
August 7: Assen (NL)
AUGUST 27: Oschersleben (D)
AUGUST 28: Oschersleben (D)
SEPTEMBER 18: not yet known

[Richard Rollings]

The preliminary schedule is striking that the two England race at Donington and Brands Hatch has been removed from the calendar. The venue of the last race on September 18 is not fixed yet.
Provisional timetable:
APRIL 10: Le Mans (F)
JUNE 18: Grobnik-Rijeka (CRO)
19 June: Grobnik-Rijeka (CRO)
JUNE 25: Pannonia-ring (H)
JUNE 26: Pannonia-ring (H)
August 7: Assen (NL)
AUGUST 27: Oschersleben (D)
AUGUST 28: Oschersleben (D)
SEPTEMBER 18: not yet known

No British round yet. Why is this?

[Apprentice Chimp]

If you read the full report the say they have got rid of both brands and donny from the calendar but give no reason why!?

[Belly]

Woo hoo... Looks an amazing championship! Pmsl... Maybe the politics are in full swing!!

[brino85]

Will be great, will start to show the real drivers amongst them!!

Corner speed and propper weight distribution on the bike, similiar to what the LCR/Windles were originally designed for.

[Alan Richardson]

Woo hoo... Looks an amazing championship! Pmsl... Maybe the politics are in full swing!!

Really Belly. C'mon now, you have to admit it looks fantastic

[Richard Rollings]

its going to be tough fitting all those rounds in.

[Belly]

James, the bike flying around last year might be a bit slower with a standard engine! However I do agree it was impressive. However I can't imagine people spending the sort of money in Ben & Toms bike to change over to 600s for that sort of championship. I'm just being realistic nobody has any money hence when the grids have stopped! People aren't going to suddenly decide to race because of 600s!

[SlowPhil]

I just dont see the point, if the idea is to slow it all down then Tom and Ben have all ready shown that it wont hapen! Where are all the engines going to come from?

[Richard Rollings]

It would be good to have the last round at the Donington BSB with the RKB-F1 runners

[paulsparkie]

Just don't see the point as already said by several,just restrict the F1 engines if speed safety is a concern like Phil said the 600 of Ben and Tom's is not much slower ,but how much has been invested to make it go like it does