The World Superbike series is heading to Russia. Paolo Flammini, CEO of Infront Motor Sports and Alexander Yakhnich, CEO of YMS Promotion Ltd., announced a deal today that will bring the World Superbike series to Russia for the next ten years.
"In the last few months we have been working very closely with Alexander Yakhnich and his team and we have managed to define all the details in preparation for the arrival in Russia of the championship in 2012," Paolo Flammini said.
The World Superbike series will head to the Moscow Raceway for the first time on August 26th, 2012.
"To hold a race in Moscow, in the very first year, was our declared intention and we are therefore extremely satisfied with the choice of Moscow Raceway, a truly state-of-the-art circuit that is in an advanced phase of construction, and which will be completed in a few months time," Flammini continued. "World Superbike will be the first championship to arrive in Russia, a demonstration of Infront Motor Sports' commitment to opening up important new markets for motor sport."
YMS Promotions will be working over the next few months to prepare the Moscow Raceway. Both the World Superbike and World Supersport series will be racing in Moscow next year.
"We are delighted to be able to officially represent such a prestigious championship as Superbike in Russia," Alexander Yakhnich said. "We know that months of hard work lie ahead of us for the organization of the event but we are certain that in August everything will be ready to give a worthy welcome to the Superbike and Supersport Championships and their protagonists."
YMS also announced that the Yakhnich Motorsports team will make its debut in the Supersport series next year in Russia.
"The commitment of my group for the development of motorcycle sport in Russia will also be shown by the debut of the Yakhnich Motorsport team in the 2012 FIM Supersport World Championship with Russian rider Vladimir Leonov and another rider still to be decided."
