Covid-19 Round-Up: What's Canceled,
Postponed, Or Still A Go
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s most of you are aware,
the recent outbreak of the
virus Covid-19, aka coronavirus,
has played havoc with the 2020
motorcycle-racing schedule,
including almost all sports in
general all around the globe. No
new news here. When it comes
to some of the major motorcy-
cling sports events affected, here
is the latest information. While
many races are being canceled
or postponed, a few are still set
to play out.
Among the biggest news is the
rest of the 2020 Monster Energy
AMA Supercross Series has
been, according to Feld Enter-
tainment's words, "postponed
until further notice." But five of
the seven remaining rounds have
been canceled, including last
weekend's Indy Supercross. The
only rounds left on the schedule
that haven't been canceled or
postponed yet are the Las Vegas
(April 24) and Salt Lake City (May
2) rounds, which, if they indeed
happen, will decide this year's
Supercross Champion, though
there is talk those two rounds
could be modified, meaning
worth double points, or double-
headers, or whatever can be
done to help make up for the total
five rounds that were canceled.
The current Championship leader
is Eli Tomac.
The 2020 FIM MXGP season,
like Monster Energy Supercross,
is well underway but has also
gone through a major shakeup
in its schedule. As of March 16,
the next round (round three) is
scheduled to take place May 17 in
Maggiora, Italy.
The American Flat Track Cham-
pionship was supposed to start
last weekend with the Daytona
TT, but it got nixed, as did the
Atlanta Short Track (March 28)
and Charlotte Half Mile (April 4).
These events have been officially
postponed. Although the races
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THE
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Supercross is one of many
sporting events around
the globe affected by the
coronavirus outbreak. The
2020 SX season has been
officially put on hold.
