OFFICIAL PROGRAMME · INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONS
Nottingham , Leicester and Derby form a large local triad of nearby Midland settlements . Sheffield ’ s vast environs are not so far north east ; Birmingham ’ s sprawl is a short car ride away .
The early WorldSBK jousting competitions took place on the shorter National Circuit , but from 1990 to now the long layout - including the iconic Melbourne Loop - has been the field of play for no fewer than 58 previous individual WorldSBK races . Only Assen , Misano and Phillip Island have more . We ’ ve loved Donington so much that we had two rounds there in 1994 . racing . Add in the new-look Paddock Show , what we hope will be good July weather , and Donington 2022 should be the cross between a race weekend , biking festival and annual holiday . Especially after the last couple of years .
And the WorldSBK racing so far ? I mean , it ’ s getting better and better every weekend . And if the top three and more enter the Fogarty Esses , Melbourne Hairpin and final Goddards switchback all packed together ? What levels of epic and even foolhardy moves have we seen in those final tight corners over the years ? Industrial levels .
Modernisation of Donington has continued apace after its near-demise , with the possibility to enter the WorldSBK paddock for real and see the riders up close always a unique fan experience at this level of global
Welcome back to the original foundry where the reality of an FIM Superbike World Championship was first cast in molten metal by men and women of steel , and then exported all over the expectant world .
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