WorldSBK: WorldSSP 300 Series Launched For 2017
Rennie Scaysbrook | September 27, 2016
World Superbike Championship owners and promoters Dorna have launched the new Supersport 300 class for emerging talent, starting in 2017.
The new class will be available to riders from 15 years old and will act as a feeder series to the WorldSSP and WorldSBK classes.
“This new platform will be the perfect environment for developing future talent,” said Vito Ippolito, President of FIM. “The intention of WorldSSP 300 is to create a benchmark for National Championships to follow. We want to offer an environment that is regulated and relatively equal in which future talent can grow, and where manufacturers can accompany young riders as they take their first steps towards stardom.”
Riders will have the choice of four homologated bikes – Honda CBR500R, Kawasaki Ninja 300, Yamaha YZF-R3 and KTM RC390 will carry race numbers with blue backgrounds and white numbers. In recent years, both Honda and Kawasaki have provided bikes for the European Junior Cup, a one-make series that ran at selected WorldSBK rounds throughout Europe.
“The focus is to have an affordable Series for these young competitors,” said Javier Alonso, WorldSBK Executive Director. “There has been great interest for low-capacity motorcycles in this sport and the new WorldSSP 300 class strives to offer that. It will be promoted by Manufacturers as an easily accessible championship, the best possible platform to grow future stars where Manufacturers can accompany riders from an early age and as they progress through their career.”
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