Concession changes and procedural clarifications announced at Assen
The Superbike Commission met at the TT Circuit Assen to clarify procedures in the event of rain on the grid as well as changes to the rules required to access concession parts
The Superbike Commission, composed of Mr. Gregorio LAVILLA (Dorna, WorldSBK Executive Director), Paul KING (Director of the FIM Circuit Racing Commission), Biense BIERMA (General Secretary of the MSMA), coordinated by Paul DUPARC (Manager of the FIM Circuit Racing Commission & SBK Secretary of the Commission) met today. This Superbike Commission meeting took place also in the presence of Ludovic REIGNIER (FIM WorldSBK Technical Director), Roland BERGER (FIM CTI Director) and Jorge VIEGAS (FIM President).
The following decisions were taken (with immediate applications):
CLARIFICATIONS: start delayed procedure
The start delayed procedure caused by rain on the grid has been clarified in order to resolve some uncertainties on this procedure which is always applied urgently. This essentially concerns the Race Direction but also the teams and the riders. An explanatory note is sent today to the teams (and these clarifications will be made soon in the rules available online).
CONCESSION PART CHANGES: reduction in required tokens
With the aim of continuing to ensure technical and sporting equality in the performance of the machines, the Manufacturers (MSMA) suggested to reduce the required tokens for concession parts from 10 to 5 for the WorldSBK class. This was also approved by the Superbike Commission.
UPDATES: Disciplinary Regulations updated
The Disciplinary Regulations have also been revised so that appeals against a decision of the FIM SBK Appeal Stewards (before the SBK Court of Appeal) are only admissible for the upcoming event (and not during the current event). This is justified for practical reasons and good time management, while respecting the rights of recourse as much as possible.
The resolutions of this Superbike Commission have been approved by the Permanent Bureau.
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