News: [NBMC] FW: Motorcycling Victoria: 2012 Victorian Road Race Dates Released

From: Ryan Fritz [mailto:communications@motorcyclingvic.com.au]
Sent: Thursday, 8 December 2011 3:10 PM
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Subject: Motorcycling Victoria: 2012 Victorian Road Race Dates Released

December 8, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

2012 VICTORIAN ROAD RACE DATES RELEASED

MOTORCYCLING Victoria is pleased to announce the following Road Race dates for 2012.

Dates and venues have been approved by Motorcycling Victoria’s Road Race Management Committee for all three rounds of the 2012 Victorian Road Race Championships, as well as Historic Road Racing events, and all five rounds of the 2012 Victorian Interclub Series.

The Hartwell Motorcycle Club will be conducting a five round series, with the final round date scheduled to be held at Broadford still awaiting confirmation. Once this date is arranged it will appear on the 2012 Event Calendar.

Victoria’s Preston Motorcycle Club is also looking to host a four round series across Victorian and South Australia next year. As this series has been submitted as a national series with Motorcycling Australia, these dates will not appear on the 2012 Event Calendar until approval is received from MA.

The official dates and venues are as follows:

January
28-29: Island Classic, Phillip Island

February
11-12: Hartwell Motorcycle Club Championships – Round 1, Winton

25-26: World Superbike Championships – Round 1, Phillip Island
Australian Superbike Championships – Round 1, Phillip Island, VIC

March
10-11: Hartwell Motorcycle Club Championships – Round 2, Mac Park
17-18: Victorian Interclub Series – Round 1, Phillip Island
24-25: 2012 Victorian Road Race Championships – Round 1, Broadford

April
21-22: Australian Superbike Championships – Round 2, Hidden Valley, SA
Victorian Historic Road Race Championships, Broadford

May
5-6: Australian Superbike Championships – Round 3, Barbagello, WA
19-20: Australian Superbike Championships – Round 4, Phillip Island, VIC
26-27: 2x4 Historic Winton, Winton

June
2-3: Hartwell Motorcycle Club Championships – Round 3, Phillip Island
Australian Superbike Championships – Round 5, Queensland Raceway, QLD
16-17: Victorian Interclub Series – Round 2, Broadford

July
7-8: 2012 Victorian Road Race Championships – Round 2, Broadford
14-15: Victorian Interclub Series – Round 3, Winton

August
4-5: Hartwell Motorcycle Club Championships – Round 4, Broadford
18-19: Australian Superbike Championships – Round 6, Phillip Island, VIC

September

15-16: Australian Superbike Championships – Round 7, Queensland Raceway, QLD
22-23: Victorian Interclub Series – Round 4, Broadford

October

6-7: 2012 Victorian Road Race Championships – Round 3, Phillip Island
20-21: 2012 Southern Classic, Broadford
27-28: 2012 MotoGP World Championships – Round 17, Phillip Island, VIC

November
17-18: Victorian Interclub Series – Round 5, Broadford

December
1-2: Phillip Island 8 Hour, Phillip Island

To see a more detailed calendar of 2012 road race events please view our 2012 Road Race Calendar.

To see a more detailed calendar of the available events for 2012 so far please view our 2012 Event Calendar.

Motorcycling Victoria is the State Controlling Body for all sporting and recreational motorcycling activities in Victoria. MV caters for nine different racing disciplines, including road race, and currently has around 4500 members spread over 70 clubs throughout the state.

MV would like to wish all riders and participants a safe and enjoyable season of road race in 2012.

ENDS

Ryan Fritz

Communications Officer
Motorcycling Victoria

A: Suite 125 / 9 Hall Street, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207
P: (03) 9673 0606 | F: (03) 9673 0620 | M: 0413 728 626