From a press release issued by SBK International:

PRESS RELEASE

ORGANIZER AWARD 2002

Paolo Alberto Flammini, SBK International President, has the great pleasure to announce that the World Superbike Organizer Award for 2002 has been assigned to the TT Assen Circuit.

The top management of SBK International together with its staff, the SBK Top Teams and a Jury made up of the most representative international journalists, carefully analysed each event from an organisational, promotional and sporting point of view and awarded for the 2002 season:

Assen as the best circuit overall

We hope that this well-deserved success will be seen as reward for some of the significant investments and developments already undertaken at the circuit.

This award is a reconfirmation of the success already achieved in 2000.

London November 2002

SBK Press Officer
Renata Nosetto



The Superbike World Championship’s current achievements can be categorized as follows:
– 13 Rounds on the 5 Continents
– 2 Billion Worldwide Television Viewers
– 85 Television Networks covering 171 Countries
– 1,670 Broadcast hours during 2001 with a Television Media Value of US$ 552 Million
– 1,000,000 Race Spectators during 2001
– 25 Million Internet page views