Le Mans April opener cancelled.
Following a joint statement by the FIM and WEC, we are obliged to announce the cancellation of Round One of our 2021 season.
In the face of the COVID pandemic situation in France, the organisers have no alternative but to shelve the event planned for April 16-18.
The statement reads –
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RKB MotorSport in conjunction with partners MSVT, Bemsee and No Limits Trackdays have secured Testdays for Sidecar Teams over 10-11th April at Snetterton on the 300 Circuit.
CLICK ON RACE ENTRIES at bemsee.net on link here
https://www.bemsee.net/event-calendar
More info on this link
https://www.bemsee.net/info-centre/down … 0-11-april
The published dates for the FIM Sidecar World Championship are still very much on target with the global pandemic situation appearing to be significantly improved.
One early planned date however, that being the 23-25 April TBA event, is now formally removed from the schedule.
Work is at an advanced stage between RKB-F1 Motorsport, the FIM and a major circuit organiser to replace this round later in the year.
News on those negotiations is expected imminently, so we anticipate the scheduled number of rounds will be unaffected.
The Bennetts British Superbike Championship celebrates its 25th anniversary season against a challenging backdrop of COVID-19 restrictions and a ban on spectators during 2020.
The current regulations on crowd attendances at non-seated venues are set to be lifted on June 20th, so MSVR has taken the bold decision to postpone the start of the new season until the legions of loyal fans can return in force to support and celebrate a quarter of a century of the series.
Intrinsically linked with this decision, the British Sidecar Championship will also benefit from the returning hordes of spectators. The traditional Oulton Park season opening race will now move to the first available restriction-free weekend, that being 25-27 June.
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We are disappointed to announce that this year’s Classic TT presented by Bennetts, due to take place between Sunday 22 August and Monday 30 August 2021, has been cancelled. The Isle of Man Government has taken the decision to cancel the event due to the ongoing uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic – particularly the availability of marshals, medics, race officials and other volunteers needed to run the event safely and effectively.
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Fresh ground was broken at the end of the 2019 season when a youngster, almost a rookie in fact, beat all the established stars to the British Championship title. Todd Ellis, partnered by the experienced Chaz Richardson set the paddock alight, and made everyone sit up and notice. It’s a known fact sidecar crews can continue racing at a high level far longer than their solo counterparts, and that has led to the age profile in the paddock tending to be higher. The number of youngsters coming into the sport is small, so when we do get real talent at an early age it is something to be celebrated and promoted. In most cases, the younger element is attracted by family involvement with the youngsters growing up alongside three wheels rather than two. For 2021, three such riders will be hell-bent on making their reputations and following in the footsteps of Todd Ellis.
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The FIM is delighted to announce the launch of their brand-new website www.fim-moto.com that brings together the previous FIM-Live.com and FIM-Family.com websites in one easy to access platform. Benefitting from the latest advances in online technology, content will be refined according to each user’s profile. Use of clear colourisation will differentiate the experience for FIM Family members.
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Four decades of top-level F1 sidecar racing around the globe have seen one chassis manufacturer dominate.
Such is the level of his engineering prowess and innovation that Louis Christen’s monocoque LCR design stood head and shoulders above anything else available at the time, setting a standard which could only be emulated.
In its illustrious history, LCR has won no fewer than thirty-six FIM World Championships. That statistic alone speaks volumes.
There have been other manufacturers present, and indeed the late Terry Windle produced a chassis which claimed five world titles in the hands of George O’Dell, Jock Taylor, Darren Dixon and Steve Abbott.
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Despite an extremely difficult and uncertain few months, an immense effort by the RKB-F1 team, the FIM and circuit organisers has resulted in the published schedule for the 2021 FIM Sidecar World Championship.
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RKB-F1 Motorsport is delighted to announce the continued support of Melksham based Avon Tyres for the new season.
The Avon product is the proven tyre for sidecar competition and the brand all competitors understand and trust.
There is a new man at the helm of the sidecar motorsport activity for Avon, as Steve Smith our contact for many seasons has moved across to the motorcycle sales team.
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The events calendar on here has been updated with what we have confirmed so far
Tonfanau Easter and May Cancelled,
http://www.steveenglish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=60946
BHR Test at Mallory and first 2 day meeting cancelled
http://www.steveenglish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=60945
Croft 27/28 March Cancelled
http://www.steveenglish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=60943
Olivers Mount Spring Cup moved back 2 weeks (so far)
John Lowther is looking for an experienced passenger to compete with him at this years A.C.U. / F.S.R.A. British F2 Championship events, the four Oliver’s Mount meetings, and – should it go ahead – the Southern 100 on the Isle of Man. (All obviously depending on the situation regarding the current pandemic – as things stand at the present time, the first British F2 event is scheduled for the weekend of 16-18 April at Brands Hatch).
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RKB-F1 Motorsport in conjunction with MSV is in the advanced planning stages of a two-day open test programme exclusively for sidecars. Circuits under consideration will be Snetterton or Donington, and the timing is likely to be mid-April, possibly during the week immediately after Easter.
Cost will be £200.00 per day one twenty-minute session each hour between 9am and 5pm.
In order to assess interest and viability, all sidecar teams, whether they be British Championship, Club level, F1, F2 or Classic, are invited to respond and participate.
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