The extension of the second nationwide (besides Sarawak) motion management order has claimed a sufferer within the motorsports scene. Distributor UMW Toyota Motor has introduced that it’ll postpone Spherical 1 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Competition Season 4, which was as a result of be held from January 28 to 30.
It additionally mentioned that it has not selected a finalised alternative date, presumably as a result of still-high price of every day coronavirus circumstances and the potential for one other extension of the order. The corporate added that it’s working intently with authorities companies and monitoring the nation’s restoration from the illness to seek out the best time to kick off the season, which it hoped to do quickly.
“As we collectively proceed to assist flatten the curve of the Covid-19 pandemic, we recognise and acknowledge the unprecedented toll that it has inflicted on the nation. The race will and should go on – however not till we will collectively efficiently mitigate the specter of COVID-19 to make sure the security of all racers, taking part groups, officers, spectators and stakeholders,” mentioned deputy chairman and Gazoo Racing Malaysia chief motorsport officer Akio Takeyama.
Season 4 will see the addition of the Gazoo Racing Vios Dash Cup and Gazoo Racing Enduro Cup to enrich the prevailing Toyota Vios Problem, with a complete of 11 races set to be held. There may also be a brand new Rookie Class within the Vios Problem for drivers aged 14 to twenty, whereas a Gazoo Racing College has been established for these up-and-coming racers.
It’s not the primary time the Gazoo Racing Competition has been disrupted by the pandemic. Final 12 months, UMW Toyota cancelled the ultimate spherical of Season 3 as a result of graduation of the primary motion management order.
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