He Valencian Community MotoGP Grand Prix he’s staying suspended following the terrible tragedy that occurred in Valencia by the DANA. The race was scheduled for two weeks. November 15 to 17but ultimately it will not be held on the circuit of Cheste for obvious reasons. THE province of Valencia saw a real tragedy and things were not in place to organize a motorcycle race there, as the pilots had requested.
This GP of the Valencian Community, a traditional event in the calendar of the motorcycle world championshipclosed the championship, but it won’t be like that again. MotoGP is now looking for alternatives, not yet confirmed, to this cancellation of the Valencia event. The news reached the drivers as the Malaysian Grand Prix, the penultimate round of the World Championship, approached.
On a sporting level, this cancellation is very important, since the Valencian Community Grand Prixwhich still takes place on the circuit Ricardo Tormo de Chestethe World Cup was coming to an end. It now remains to be seen what the organizers’ alternative will be and whether a race will be organized instead.
Although the Cheste circuit was not greatly affected by DANA, the situation in Valencia was not suitable for the celebration of a major sporting event like the MotoGP Grand Prix, which usually causes thousands of trips in the province most affected by the tragedy. As OKDIARIO was able to find out, the condition of the track is “optimal”, but Access and parking were “severely damaged”.
The installation was affected by the fall of more than 200 liters per square meter in less than twelve hours, but “especially” by the “muddy water current” and other elements of the Sechara ravine and the Rambla del Poyo” which damaged the parking lots and the main access to the Cheste facilities. A photograph provided by the organization showed a huge chasm of at least two lanes at the level from the main access to the circuit.
During the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, the circuit welcomed around a hundred people in its sports hall, its offices and other facilities sheltered from possible currents, mainly workers assembling the clutches and the stands, part of the Formula E logistics team and maintenance, security and office staff. by Ricardo Tormo himself.
