2001 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2001 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season . It took place on the weekend of 21 – 23 September 2001 at the Circuit de Valencia . Ten days after the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington D.C. , Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing 's governing body , the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme ( FIM ) announced that the Valencian Community Motorcycle Grand Prix would go ahead as scheduled . Additionally , the Royal Automobile Club of Spain urged fans and spectators to behave " in keeping with the gravity of the situation and in collective participation in the pain of American citizens "
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
2001 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix