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The main changes to the
2002 Superbike, Supersport & Sidecar World Championship Regulations are
the following :
Sporting
Regulations
- All manufacturers must
be in possession of the appropriate FIM Manufacturers’ Licence.
- Each team must submit to the Secretariat of Superbike International, by
1st January of the year in question, an entry for their team.
- No substitution or replacement of the entered rider may be made after
14h00 on the day preceding the day of the first practice session of the
event. The riders and/or teams must compulsorily attend any briefing
organised by the Race Director and the Race Direction.
- Entries: a rider shall be deemed to have taken part in the event when he
participates in, at least, one practice session. A rider shall be deemed
to have started a race when he participates in, at least, the first lap of
the race.
- Riders in the top ten positions in the Superbike class will be required
to carry two on-board cameras on their motorcycles.
- Finish of a race and race results: to be counted as a finisher in the
race and be included in the results, a rider must cross the finish line on
the race track (not in the pit lane) within five minutes of the race
winner. The rider must be in contact with his machine.
- As from 01.01.2003, races will not be stopped for changes in adhesion
resulting from climatic changes. Sidecar: length of the race: min. 70 km,
max. 85 km
Superbike
Technical Specifications
- Minimum weights for the
Superbike: 750cc 4 cylinders: 159 kg - 900cc 3 cylinders: 162 kg - 1000cc
2 cylinders: 164 kg.
Supersport Technical Specifications
- Airbox: the air filter
element may be removed or replaced.
- Carburettor intake insulators can be modified. Fuel injection system:
throttle bodies intake insulators can be modified.
- Exhaust system: the number of exhaust final exit(s) must remain as
homologated. The exit(s) must be on the same side(s) of the homologated
model.
- The following items may be removed: emission control items in or around
the air box, oxygen sensor, air injection devices. |