Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By David Swarts

There has been no official word on the postponed AMA Superbike series round at Virginia International Raceway (VIR), a three-day event originally scheduled for September 17-19, being rescheduled for October 9-10. But discussions with key parties seem to indicate the event will be rescheduled as a two-day event October 9-10.

According to American Honda’s Ray Plumb, AMA Pro Racing Superbike Series Manager Ron Barrick told him on Thursday that the rescheduled race would be a two-day event and that any announcement of a new date would come via the official series website.

VIR’s Full Course is booked October 9-10 by Car Guys, Inc., a driving school/auto track day organization based in Maryland. Phone calls to Car Guys, Inc. Thursday were not answered. An e-mail to Car Guys, Inc. asking if their October 9-10 event had been moved from the Full Course to the South Course to accommodate the AMA Superbike event on the North Course was answered Friday with the following e-mail:

“Information about events on the 9-10 of October needs to come from VIR. Aryan Azarsa, President, Car Guys, Inc.”

Neither Barrick nor VIR track General Manager Cal Frye have returned phone calls from Roadracingworld.com requesting comment.

AMA Formula Xtreme racer Adam Vella e-mailed roadracingworld.com that, when he called AMA Pro Racing to ask about rescheduling, he was told that the event will likely not include a Formula Xtreme race.

In his e-mail to roadracingworld.com, Vella wrote, “Just spoke with the AMA, they said there is a good possibility that they won’t run the FX race at VIR.”