By Glenn Freeman Monday, December 24th 2007, 10:11 GMT
Organisers of the Malaysian MotoGP race are interested in running a night race, according to Dorna boss Carmelo Ezpeleta.
Qatar is set to host the first MotoGP race at night in 2008, but organisers for the Malaysian race attended the recent night test session held at the Losail circuit.
"Malaysia are thinking about (night racing) too, at Sepang," Ezpeleta told Motosprint. "They are very interested in making this investment as well."
Ezpeleta added that there were several genuine reasons for holding races at night, rather than just having it as a gimmick.
"Since we first signed the contract with Qatar, I explained my worries, which were mostly about the great heat," he said. "And the government told us 'why don't we race at night?'
"The race can now be held on Sunday prime time and that's ideal. And then, by being at night, this event becomes very fascinating and it becomes something prestigious for the country."
The Qatar government has spent approximately 20 million euros on their project to make the night race happen.
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64473
Organisers of the Malaysian MotoGP race are interested in running a night race, according to Dorna boss Carmelo Ezpeleta.
Qatar is set to host the first MotoGP race at night in 2008, but organisers for the Malaysian race attended the recent night test session held at the Losail circuit.
"Malaysia are thinking about (night racing) too, at Sepang," Ezpeleta told Motosprint. "They are very interested in making this investment as well."
Ezpeleta added that there were several genuine reasons for holding races at night, rather than just having it as a gimmick.
"Since we first signed the contract with Qatar, I explained my worries, which were mostly about the great heat," he said. "And the government told us 'why don't we race at night?'
"The race can now be held on Sunday prime time and that's ideal. And then, by being at night, this event becomes very fascinating and it becomes something prestigious for the country."
The Qatar government has spent approximately 20 million euros on their project to make the night race happen.
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64473
