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Cycle News 2019 Issue 30 July 30

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P122 CN III IN THE PADDOCK BY MICHAEL SCOTT A fter racing resumes with the back-to-back Czech and Austrian GPs, and in the weekend before lining up for the GP of Great Bumps, make that Great Britain, there is a significant interval for GP test teams. Bradl, Pirro, Smith and co. will be going for gallops at the all-new Kymiring, in preparation for the Finnish GP joining the calendar next year. The track, which took a year longer than initially predicted to be completed, looks good, and the venue likewise. Many are the memories of the old Finnish GP at Imatra, where the wacky public-roads track (which in- cluded a rail level crossing), and the obvious danger of the forests lining the 3.076-mile (4.950-km) track were measured against a load of fun among the hard-par- tying locals. It was last used for the premier class in 1981. But this new race will bring the calendar up to a full 20, which is a lot, albeit one short of this year's F1 routine, cramming 21 races into more or less the same time span as MotoGP's 19. TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING When is enough, enough? Is it possible to have too many races in one season?

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