Moto GB announce new British Supermoto venue

Supermoto

By Moto GB
November 1 2005

The Moto GB alliance, today, continued with their stated mission of improving the profile and professionalism of British Supermoto events by announcing a new venue for British Supermoto racing.

The Moto GB alliance, today, continued with their stated mission of improving the profile and professionalism of British Supermoto events by announcing a new venue for British Supermoto racing.

Moto GB - comprising of Southern Supermoto, the National Off-road Racing Association (NORA) and the Motorcycle Racing Organisation (MRO) - recently agreed to pool their resources in order to deliver cost savings and greater choice for their members, together with safety improvements and increased professionalism to British Supermoto events across the board. Today’s announcement is seen as an emphatic demonstration of the continuing implementation of this process.

The new venue is Teesside Autodrome near Middlesborough in the North East of England. This superb venue has recently undergone wide-ranging enhancements, with a major circuit extension and increased facilities being added as the first part of an impressive and long term development plan for the former British Steelworks site. At 2.1 kilometres in length and with many different layout permutations, thanks to pro-active planning, the circuit offers Supermoto racing exciting new challenges. The Teesside circuit development team are currently reviewing options for a new Supermoto off-road section as part of the overall circuit enhancements, and Moto GB have pledged their support to the team over this coming winter.

As part of this support package, Moto GB enlisted the services of British superstar Christian Iddon to test the circuit’s suitability for Supermoto racing. Iddon is highly qualified to assess the unique challenges and safety aspects of a prospective Supermoto venue, as he currently enjoys the status of Britain’s most successful Supermoto racer. The recent addition of the Moto 1 crown to his impressive long list of achievements merely underlines the young Derbyshire rider’s all round talent and suitability for the job.

“This is a brilliant venue,” said Iddon after the exhaustive four hour test. “There’s a real variety of corners; fast and slow, there’s some great gradient changes, which add interest, plus it’s multi-directional. If the new off-road section is as good as the existing tarmac circuit, this might just be the best Supermoto venue in Britain.”

For further details of Moto GB’s 2006 plans
www.motogb.net

For further details of Teesside Autodrome
www.teessideautodrome.co.uk

For further details on Christian Iddon
www.christianiddon.com

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