From a press release issued by World Superbike:

PRESS STATEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

London
3 April 2003

OCTAGON MOTORSPORTS TO HOST ROUND OF THE GERMAN YAMAHA R6 CUP AT OSCHERSLEBEN

Octagon Motorsports, organiser of the FIM Superbike World Championship is pleased to announce that it will again host the Yamaha R6 Cup during the German Round of the 2003 Superbike World Championship at Oschersleben from 30 May to 1 June.

This is the third year that Yamaha Germany and the Superbike World Championship have engaged in this successful partnership.

“We are able to provide the ideal platform for Yamaha Germany and welcome the value that this race brings to the event and its fans. We look forward to the ongoing development of this partnership with Yamaha in years to come,” said SBK President Paolo Flammini.

Yamaha Motor Deutschland After Sales manager Theo Hoffmann added: “We are very pleased with this close co-operation with SBK. For our young riders, the chance to race in front of so many spectators is the highlight of their season.”

Yamaha R6 Cup riders all have the chance to see their idols in action with German stars Jörg Teuchert and Christian Kellner participating in the World Supersport event. Teuchert himself was an entrant in the Yamaha R6 Cup earlier in his career and in 2000 won the Supersport World Championship.

The organization of this special mono-mark Yamaha R6 Cup will ensure fans have increased race action on track throughout the weekend. In 2002 more than 73,000 fans attended the Oschersleben round of the Championship.

The provisional schedule for the Yamaha R6 Cup event will be as follows:

Friday 30 May17.10 – 17.30 Qualifying
Saturday 31 May18.10 – 18.30 Qualifying
Sunday 1 June14.00 – 14.35 Race