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Supercars Cancels Malaysia Round
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Australia's Supercars Championship has canceled its scheduled Malaysian street race in Kuala Lumpur.
The KL City 400 was due to take place on Aug. 12-14, and would have been the series' first round outside Australia and New Zealand since it raced at Circuit of the Americas in 2013.
Series CEO James Warburton said a legal dispute involving the Malaysian promoter had held up preparations.
"We have been formally advised by the Malaysian promoter that due to ongoing legal action in Malaysia, to which we're not a party, there is insufficient time to prepare the street circuit in Kuala Lumpur for the event," he said. "We apologize to our fans for any inconvenience, but unfortunately this is a matter outside of our control."
A move to Malaysian Grand Prix venue Sepang was investigated but "was simply not possible," said Warburton.
The Kuala Lumpur event was launched with a five-car demonstration race last August.
Warburton said Supercars had not given up on racing in the city, and was determined to return to Asia.
"We have a four year agreement to race in Malaysia until the end of 2019 and we look forward to returning to Kuala Lumpur when all the local legal issues have been resolved," he said. "We believe this event on the streets of KL will be one not to be missed.
"We are absolutely committed to continuing to expand the series into Asia and are currently considering a number of other options to race in the region beyond 2016."
The KL City 400 was due to take place on Aug. 12-14, and would have been the series' first round outside Australia and New Zealand since it raced at Circuit of the Americas in 2013.
Series CEO James Warburton said a legal dispute involving the Malaysian promoter had held up preparations.
"We have been formally advised by the Malaysian promoter that due to ongoing legal action in Malaysia, to which we're not a party, there is insufficient time to prepare the street circuit in Kuala Lumpur for the event," he said. "We apologize to our fans for any inconvenience, but unfortunately this is a matter outside of our control."
A move to Malaysian Grand Prix venue Sepang was investigated but "was simply not possible," said Warburton.
The Kuala Lumpur event was launched with a five-car demonstration race last August.
Warburton said Supercars had not given up on racing in the city, and was determined to return to Asia.
"We have a four year agreement to race in Malaysia until the end of 2019 and we look forward to returning to Kuala Lumpur when all the local legal issues have been resolved," he said. "We believe this event on the streets of KL will be one not to be missed.
"We are absolutely committed to continuing to expand the series into Asia and are currently considering a number of other options to race in the region beyond 2016."
