THE opening round of the British Superbikes Championship has been abandoned after a horror 11-bike crash.
One bike caught fire after the pileup at the start of the Supersport Feature support race this afternoon.
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A statement from the British Superbike Championship read: “At the start of the Quattro Group British Supersport Championship race at Oulton Park, exiting turn one there was a major chain reaction incident involving 11 riders.
“The race was immediately stopped and medical services attended.
“Due to the extent of the incident and following medical interventions it will not be possible to continue the event and therefore the event is cancelled.
“MSVR will issue a further statement in due course.”
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