ckruzel
02-03-2003, 09:23 AM
This just in from Carl Fogarty's men ...
London, January 30th, 2003
The Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) today announced that the FP1 ... the first Malaysian superbike ? has passed homologation for competition in the 2003 World Superbike Championship. The inspection saw the first 75 units of the road version of the FP1 examined for compliance with the FIM regulations governing the eligibility for competition in the Championship, the highest echelon of superbike racing.
With this latest development, PETRONAS has also now been granted a manufacturers' license, automatically confirming the addition on February 14th of the FP1, anticipated to be the most eagerly awaited within the racing circle and among fans worldwide ? to the entry list for the 2003 Championship. Production of the FP1 road bike will continue at a new PETRONAS facility in Malaysia. In keeping with the unique race-to-road nature of this project, further development of the road-going FP1 will be in tandem with that of the race machine, which will make its debut along with Foggy PETRONAS Racing at Valencia, Spain on March 2.
The FP1 road bike will be officially unveiled in the near future in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
London, January 30th, 2003
The Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) today announced that the FP1 ... the first Malaysian superbike ? has passed homologation for competition in the 2003 World Superbike Championship. The inspection saw the first 75 units of the road version of the FP1 examined for compliance with the FIM regulations governing the eligibility for competition in the Championship, the highest echelon of superbike racing.
With this latest development, PETRONAS has also now been granted a manufacturers' license, automatically confirming the addition on February 14th of the FP1, anticipated to be the most eagerly awaited within the racing circle and among fans worldwide ? to the entry list for the 2003 Championship. Production of the FP1 road bike will continue at a new PETRONAS facility in Malaysia. In keeping with the unique race-to-road nature of this project, further development of the road-going FP1 will be in tandem with that of the race machine, which will make its debut along with Foggy PETRONAS Racing at Valencia, Spain on March 2.
The FP1 road bike will be officially unveiled in the near future in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.