From a press release issued by Octagon Motorsports UK through the World Superbike Championship press office:

SILVERSTONE AND BRANDS HATCH SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS

With reference to the various rumours and speculations referring to the Silverstone and Brands Hatch homologation for the forthcoming Superbike World Championship rounds Octagon Motorsports UK would like to clarify the following:

· The Silverstone track is already homologated by the FIM for 2003.

· At Brands Hatch the FIM Circuit Inspector Claude Danis will make a visit to the track in April in order to check the modifications already completed at Dingle Dell corner and Stirling’s bend. He will also examine the works to be carried out at Paddock Hill bend in order to issue a new homologation license.

In this respect, Octagon UK management has no cause to have any concern that the regulatory process will not proceed as planned and the annual Superbike World Championship meeting take place as usual.

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Octagon is the global marketing-led sports and event marketing company. It offers worldwide expertise across all eight major sports and event marketing disciplines: athlete representation, event management, consultancy, property representation, TV rights sales and distribution, TV production and archive, interactive and licensing and merchandising.

Octagon is part of The Interpublic Group (NYSE:IPG), the world’s largest advertising and marketing communications group. The Interpublic Group is the only marketing communications and services group with a global sports marketing capability. Octagon employs over 1500 people in 24 countries on all major continents. For further information please visit: www.octagon.com or www.octagonmotorsports.com