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P32 IN THE WIND will possibly lose money in 2014 if the ceiling for a purchase or rental agreement is 300,000 euros per bike, plus engine servicing, for a season. Dall'Igna said that the position was somewhere neutral now. "I cannot lose money with the other teams. I do not need to gain money from Superbike, but I do not want to lose money." When asked why he wanted only four Aprilias on the grid in 2014 Dall'Igna, said, "We will see and for us it is no problem to provide bikes. But we want four because to stay like this year is a good call. After that if someone asks something then why not? Frankly speaking I do not want to have all Aprilias on the grid. I would prefer to have four Aprilias, four Kawasakis, four Hondas. I think it is not good for the championship to only have Aprilias on the pace. Aprilia is playing its part this year and in my opinion other manufacturers have to do the same. This is Aprilia's philosophy. I do not want to spend money for the others." Rumors at Silverstone have linked Dall'Igna with a move to Ducati, no less, to head up their technical-racing division, but it appears that the bond between Aprilia and Dall'igna is too strong to break. Gordon Ritchie R ing director of Silverstone Circuits in England, answered some questions about promoting a World Superbike round in 2013, and whether or not he would continue to do so in future years. When asked about contracts for two-wheel world championships, Phillips stated, "This is our final year of the current World Superbike contract and 2014 is final year of the current MotoGP contract. We are in ongoing contract discussions about the future of both." of World Superbike racing is concerned, it seems the GP experience is the one to learn from. "The racing at a World Superbike event is close and exciting, and I know that Dorna [is] working to further improve the product," he said. "There is no doubt that TV coverage has a positive impact on ticket sales – we do see an increase in ticket sales in the days following each round of MotoGP – especially if the rac- SIDECAR RACER KILLED AT ASSEN S wiss sidecar passenger Sandor Pohl was killed on Sunday during a World Championship event at the Circuit van Drenthe in Assen, Holland. The Sidecar-Racing Team Kiser outfit crashed on the second lap of the race with Pohl PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE WHAT Phillips,SILVERSTONE as promotion OF the manag- As far ichard Richard Phillips, the managing director of Silverstone Circuits, is hopeful of having new deals in place with Dorna. ing has been competitive and we have a popular winner." Gordon Ritchie getting thrown from the rig and being struck from behind by another sidecar. The race was redflagged. When learning of Pohl's death, race organizers opted to cancel the race.