ROUND FIVE – BENNETTS BRITISH SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
MONDELLO PARK – SUNDAY 21 MAY
21st May 2006
Persistent Heavy Rain Forces Cancellation
Persistent
heavy rain falling throughout the day at the Irish Mondello
Park circuit forced the unprecedented cancellation of a
round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship.
Race officials worked frantically with circuit staff in
efforts to drain surface water off the track, bringing in
additional equipment in an effort to save the event, but at
14.00hrs the decision was made that racing in the fifth
round was not possible.
“ Due to the constant heavy rain we have been unable
to prepare the circuit in a manner suitable for
competition. We ran ‘warm-up’ sessions for
Superbikes, Superstock and Supersport to assess the
circuit, and constantly reviewed the conditions. At
14.00hrs, in consultation with the Mondello Park circuit
and Dorna the decision was jointly made to cancel the
event,” explained Stuart Higgs, the race director of
the organisers, MCRCB Events.
The Superbike races will not be re-arranged. The British
125GP race will be re-scheduled to be run at Mallory Park
on 4 June, and consideration to the re-arrangement of both
the British Supersport and Metzeler Racetec National
Superstock Championship races.