Motorcycle racing fans who are expected to fill the grandstands and general admission areas at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit for the sixth round of the World Superbike Championship on Friday, Saturday and Sunday can look forward to a full programme of events.

Action gets underway on Friday afternoon with a 60-minute free practice (12.45pm to 1.45pm) and a 60-minute qualifying practice (3.30pm to 4.30pm) for World Superbikes as well as two free practice sessions for World Supersport (2pm to 2.45pm and 4.45pm to 5.30pm).

Free practice for local Superbikes is from 11.45am to 12.15pm and for local Supersport from 2.50pm to 3.20pm.

Saturday’s programme starts with the second free practice for local Superbikes (8.45am to 9.15am) followed by second qualifying practice for World Supersport (9.45am to 10.30am), second qualifying practice for World Superbikes (10.45am to 11.30am) and second free practice for local Supersport (11.45am to 12.15pm).

Final qualifying practice for World Supersport is from 1pm to 1.45pm, followed by final free practice for World Superbikes (2pm to 2.45pm). The day’s main attraction will be the ever-popular Superpole for Superbikes, in three 12-minute qualifying sessions between 3pm and 3.50pm. Superpole will be followed by final qualifying practice for local Superbikes and Supersport from 4.10pm to 5.20pm.

Race day on Sunday starts with warm-up for World Superbikes at 9.20am and World Supersport (9.50am) and the first race of the morning is the local Superbikes at 10.20am.

This 12-lapper will be followed by the first of the two World Superbike races at 12pm over 24 laps. There will be a 3½-hour break until the second WSBK race at 3.30pm during which there will be races for World Supersport (1.25pm for 23 laps) and local Supersport (11 laps from 2.20pm).

The full day’s programme of racing will end with a second race for local Superbikes over 12 laps at 4.45pm.

The newly upgraded and modified Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit layout, which now measures 4.246-km and will be the third variation of the famous Midrand circuit since it was first opened in 1961, will deliver brand new motorcycle lap records on Sunday.

Saturday’s Superpole and Sunday’s World Superbike and Supersport races will be broadcast to over 40 countries on SuperSport TV at the following times: Saturday, SuperPole, SS7, from 3.30pm; Sunday, Race 1, SS1 (Superbike and Supersport), 11.30am to 2.30pm; Race 2 (Superbike), 3pm to 4.45pm.

A park and ride system similar to the one that operated during the recent A1GP Gauteng will ensure that traffic congestion is minimised.

Shuttle buses will run from remote parking areas to and from Kyalami and will deliver spectators to their designated grandstand or general admission areas.

Grandstand and general admission tickets can be obtained from branches of Computicket around the country or at www.computicket.com.

» For further information visit www.go-gp.org

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