Brad Binder will not have the opportunity to show the full extent of his talent in front of his people for a long time, and he regrets it. While India and Kazakhstan arrive on the calendar, countries which will soon be followed by Saudi Arabia, South Africa remains outside the movement despite long-established infrastructures. For what ? The KTM official responds and it hurts his heart even more.
Between South Africa and motorcycle sport, the link was made with routes such as Welcome, which last received a visit from MotoGP in 2004 and Kyalami of which the WSBK occupied the paddock between 2009 and 2010. There is therefore nothing to build to go racing there, unlike other nations which will integrate or have been validated in the calendar of a season, at the end of constructions at pharaonic costs. South Africa is not politically resistant to motor sports either. But on the economic side, things are stuck.
Not long ago, following an event organized by Red Bull, Brad Binder went to turn Kyalami with the RC16. “ We already have the necessary facilities », assures the one who will have Jack Miller as a box neighbor this season. “ We have Kyalami, it's an incredibly beautiful track, a great circuit, the infrastructure leaves nothing to be desired, including pit facilities and everything else. They are better than most of the current GP tracks we race on. It's completely ready for a Grand Prix », insists the pilot of 27 years.
Brad Binder: “ as long as we have hungry people in the country, we should not expect such large sums of money to be invested in a Grand Prix«
Binder think that Kyalami could host MotoGP races by introducing some minor changes in terms of safety: “ you would just need to move the walls back a little in certain places so that there is enough room to fall in case you make a mistake. Once that is done, nothing would stand in the way of a GP in South Africa ».
Certainly, but his country is going through a serious crisis: “ the costs for organizers abroad are crazy » regrets Brad Binder referring to the sum of almost 10 million what hosting a Motorcycle Grand Prix represents. A fee demanded by the promoter Dorna that cannot be advanced by the slightest investor without the support of the national or regional government.
However, leaders currently have many other concerns: “ our government doesn't even have enough money right now to provide electricity to people ", said one Binder sad. “ And as long as we have hungry people in the country, we should not expect such large sums of money to be invested in a Grand Prix, no matter how much I would love to race a Grand Prix at Kyalami », concludes on speedweek un Brad Binder well aware of the realities.
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