May 20, 2019
Can we go back? 6 MotoGP races that should still exist
Can we go back? 6 MotoGP races that should still exist
SO the rumours were true; international motorbike racing IS returning to the iconic Spa-Francorchamps with a new 24-hour round of the Endurance World Championship in 2022.
Exciting though that will be – not least because the race is due to start at 10pm! – it has gotten us both misty-eyed for the past and excited for the future over the prospect of MotoGP returning to one of motorsport’s most revered venues.
LAGUNA SECA, United States
Axed from the MotoGP schedule after hosting the 2013 United States Grand Prix, Laguna Seca was the unfortunate (and unfair) victim of an over-saturation of US venues at a time of drought in the American rider talent pool.
ISTANBUL PARK, Turkey
Like a lot of new venues appearing during the global boom of the early 2000s, Turkey’s inclusion on the MotoGP calendar had all the hallmarks of a state-of-the-art (soulless)venue in an exciting (wealthy)new market.
SALZBURGRING, Austria
With its excellent facilities, stunningly lush ‘the hills are alive…’ backdrop and energy drink-fuelled super fans, the Red Bull Ring was certainly a welcome addition to the MotoGP schedule in 2016.
DONINGTON PARK, United Kingdom
There have often been campaigns to move Britain’s round of MotoGP back to Donington Park but in the wake of the track surface debacle that led to last year’s Silverstone’s race being cancelled those calls have increased in volume.
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, United States
The iconic Indianapolis may have hosted MotoGP for handful of seasons which were more memorable for the amphitheatre venue than the action, but for us Daytona is the more superior ‘roval’ for two-wheels.