AMA Pro Racing announced today that the AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship season finale scheduled to be held this weekend
at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, Va., and the AMA Supermoto Championship race also scheduled for this weekend
at nearby South Boston Speedway in South Boston, have been rescheduled for the weekend of Oct. 9-10.
Both events had been postponed due to complications surrounding the effects of Hurricane Ivan, a major storm tracking toward
the region. According to the National Weather Service as of Friday, the area surrounding VIR is under both tornado and flood watch.
"Given the magnitude of this storm and the expectation that it would severely impact the area, we made the decision on Tuesday
to postpone these events," said Kerry Graeber, AMA Pro Racing Vice President, Director of Communications.
"Since then, AMA Pro Racing officials have been working with each event organizer to reschedule both races. Because of the
championship implications, particularly in road racing, it‰Ûªs important to hold these events if at all possible. If we had been
unable to reschedule the event at VIR we were prepared to look at other tracks to hold the Superbike season finale. For the
sake of fans who would like to attend both events, officials at South Boston Speedway felt strongly about tying the two events
together and were able to make the necessary changes to enable the supermoto race to run on the same weekend."
The AMA Supermoto Championship event (Round 4) at South Boston Speedway will be held on Oct. 9.
