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~ 5) ~ g ~ TRAVEL GUIDE Aspectator's guide to the 1990 World Championship_s F or many fans of motorcycle _ racing, there) no better vacation than one spent spectating at a round of their favorite World Championship. Whether one prefers road racing or motocross, nothing beats the excitement of rooting on the American riders amidst the cheers of the foreign-speaking opposition. Here, we present a guide to all the rounds of the World Championship Road Race and MX Series, plus other popular spectator events such as the Isle of Man, Bol d'Or, and the Motocross des Nations. March 25 - Japanese Grand Prix Classes : 5OO/250/125cc Location: Suzuka Circu it. 300 kilometers' from Tokyo. 60 km southwest of Nagoya Promoter: Suzuka Circu it land Co.• Ltd. 7992Inou-Cho. Suzuka -shi. M ie-ken, 5t002 Japan TEL: 593178 1111 FAX: 593178 9181 June 30 - Dutch TT Classes : 5OO/250/125cc, Sidecars Location : Circu it Van Drenthe Assen , 28 km south of Gron ingen, 2 km southwest of Asse n Promoter: Sticht ing Circu it Van Drenthe P.O. Box 150 NL-9400 AD Assen, Netherlands TEL: 5920/55000 FAX: 5920/56 9 11 July 8 - Belgian Grand Prix Classes: 5OO/250/125cc. Sidecars Location: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. 146 km south east of Brussels. 58 km sout h of Aac hen Promoter: Federat ion Mo tocycliste de Belgique Chau ssee De Louvain 550 BTE 7. B- l030 Bruxell es, Belgium TEL: 87 /27 5 138, 275258 FAX: 87 /27 5296 July 22 - French Grand Prix Classes: 500/250/ 125cc, Sidecars Location: Circ uit 8 ugatt i, Le Mans, t 70 km southwes t of Paris, 70 km north of Tour s Promoter: Au tomob ile-Club de 1' uest 0 Cedex 19, F-72040 Le Mans Cedex. France TEL: 43 1725025 FAX: 43 1726983 August 5 • British Grand Prix Classes : 5OO/250/125cc. Sidecars Location : Donington Park, 20 km from Nott ingham, 12 km southeast of Derby Promoter: Auto Cycle Union Miller House, Corporat ion Str eet GB-Rugby. Wa rwicksh ire CV21 2DN England TEL: 33 2/810048 FAX: 33 2/850422 August 12 • Swedish Grand Prix Classes: 5OO/250/125cc, Sidecars Location: Scand inav ian Raceway. 32 km nort hwest of Varnamo Promoter: And erstorp Racing Club Box 180. S-334 00 Ande rsto rp, Sweden TEL: 46 37 1 16 170 FAX:4637116 177 April 8 - United States Grand Prix Classes: 5OO/25Occ. Sidecars Location: Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey. Californ ia. 120 mile s south of San Franc isco. 10 miles inland of Monterey Promoter: Sports Car Racing Assoc iat ion of Monterey Peninsula P.O. Box SCAAMP. Monterey, CA 93940. USA TEL: 408/648-5111 FAX: 408/673 -0533 August 26 - Czechoslovakian Grand Prix Classes : 5OO/250/125cc. Sidecars Location: Autodromo Brno , 194 km south of Praha, 14 km from Brno Promoter: AMK Automotodrom Box 98 CS-656 98 8rno. Czechoslovakia TEL: 51762345 FAX: 51762131 May 6 - Spanish Grand Prix Classes : 5OO/250/125cc, Sidecars Location: Circuito de Jerez. 100 km south of Seville. 50 km north of Cadiz Promoter: Club Motor Jerez Ctra , De Arcos Km. 10 E-Jerez De La Frontera Cadiz. Spain TEL: 56 /349812.305477 FAX: 56 /320045. 309904 September 2 • Hungarian Grand Prix Classes: 5OO/250/125cc. Sidecars Location: Hungaroring, 20 km northeast of Budapest Promoter: Magyar Auto Es Motorsport Svovetseg Romer Flor is U 4/ A PF:l - H-1277 Budapest, Hungary TEL: 1/532 640. 533 924 FAX: 1/ 18373 20 May 20 - Grand Prix of Nations Classes: 5OO/250/125cc. Sidecars Location: Au todro mo Santamonica. Misano. 35 km southeast of Bologna . 3 km fr om Catt olica Promoter: M .A.P. Moto Via Dei Carpazi 48 1-00144 Rorna, Ita ly TEL: 54 1/6t 51 59 May 27 - German Grand Prix Classes: 500/250/ t 25cc . Sidecars Location: Nurburgring. 70 km south of Koln (Cologne) Promoter: ADAC -Nordrhe in E.V. Sport abteilung Luxemburger Strasse 169 0 -5000 Koln 41 . West Germ any TEL: 221 /472 747 . 2691 /302161 FAX : 269 1/302 159 June 10 - Austrian Grand Prix Classes : 500/250/ 125cc. Sidecars Location: Salzburgring, 18 km east of Salzburg Promoter: Arboe -Salzburg Mu enchner Bundesstrasse 9 A ·5020 Salzburg TEL: 662 /33631,6221 /7301 FAX: 662/34460,6221 /7960 20 June 17 - Yugoslavian Grand Prix Classes: 5OO/250/125cc, Sidecars Location: Rijeka. 25 km northeast of Opatija, 12 km east of Rijeka Promoter: Auto-Moto Klub Kvarner. P.P. 68 YU-51OOO Rijeka. Yugoslavia TEL: 51 /617 777. 424 5 11 FAX: 51 /514135 September 16 - Australian Grand Prix Classes : 5OO/250/125cc Location: Phillip Island. 80 km southeast of Me lbourne Promoter: Au stralian Motorcycle Grand Prix Off ice Promoter: The Au to Cycle Council of Australia P.O. Box 391 Flem ingto n, Vict oria 303 1 TEL: 03 /69 -62-500 FAX: 03 /69 -64 -500 September 29 • Brazilian Grand Prix Classes : 5OO/25OCC. Sidecars Location : Autodromo Nelson Piquet. 30 km we st of Rio de Jane iro Promoter: Confederacao Brasileira De Mo tociclismo Av. Paulista 509 . 10 And . CJ 104 01311 Sao Paulo, Brazil TEL: 34 2- 1313 , 34 2-1 2 17 May 6 - Hockenheim. West Germany Location: Hockenheim-R ing , 85 km sout h of Frankfurt, 25 km southwest of Heidelberg Promoter: Badisc her Motorsportclub E.V. 1M DMV Motordrom 0-6632 Hockenheim, Germany TEL: 620517718. 7021 , 7022 FAX: 6205 / 14 122 May 20 - Rio De Janeiro. Brazil (see above Grand Prix listin g) June 3 - Mosport Park. Ontario. Canada Location: Mosport Park, 60 miles east of Toronto , 8 miles from Bowm anville Promoter: Mospa rt Park. Ltd. C/O Canad ian Motor cycle Assoc iation 80x 448 Station B Hamilton. Ont L8L 1J4 Canada TEL: 416/665 -6665. 983 -9141 FAX: 416/665-6692 June 10 - Brainerd. Minnesota. USA Location : Brain erd Internation al Raceway. 125 mil es northwest of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/SI. Paul. 15 miles outside of th e town of Brainerd Promoter: Brainerd International Raceway 17114 Minnetonka Blvd. Suite 214 Minnetonka, MN 55345 USA TEL: 6 12/475-1500 FAX: 6t 2/475 -2149 July 1 - Oesterreichring. Austria Location: Oesterreichring , 70 km from Gratz. 6 km from Kn itt elfeld-ZellWeg Promoter: Triumph Club W ien Cumberlandstrasse 31 A-ll40 W ien. Austria TEL: 222/89 27 45 . 3577/22298 FAX: 2236/61 .3 13, 3577/22928-13 August 26 - Sugo. Japan Location: Sugo Circuit. 300 km f rom Tokyo on Route 4 Promoter: Sugo Sports Club Sugo. Murata-cho. Shibata -gun M iyagi-Ken. 989-14 Japan TEL: 224/83 3111 FAX: 224/83 3130 September 9 - Le Mans. France (see above Grand Prix list ing) Promoter: A.S .M . Ac Ouest Les Raineries X19 F-72040 Le Mans Cedex TEL: 43 72 50 25 FAX: 43 72 69 83 October 7 - Monza. Italy Location: Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, 15 km from Milano, 30 km from Bergamo Promoter: SIAS S.p.a. 1-20052 Monza (Parco). Italy TEL: 39 /329866 FAX: 39 /320324 November 4 - Shah Alam. Malaysia Location: Shah Alam Racing Circuit. 25 km from Kuala Lumpur. 12 km from Subang A irport Promoter: Ma laysian Motor Sports Club Shah A lam Motorspo rts Paradise Complex Samp Racing Circu it 4000 Shah A lam Selangor Daru l Ehsan TEL:3/55997tO.5508788 FAX: 3 /5596168, 5504726 November 11 - Phillip Island. Victoria. Australia (see above Grand Prix listing) November 18 - Manfeild. New Zealand Location : Manfeild Au toc our se. 9 mile s from Palmerston Nort h Promoter: Manfeild Autocourse Promot ions P.O. Box 1959 Palmerston North New Zealand TEL: 6463177 459. 77 802 FAX: 6463177 244 March '1 8 • Jerez. Spain (see above Grand Prix listing) April 21 -22 - Le Mans 24-Hour. France (see above Grand Prix listi ng) April 16 - Donington Park. England (see above Grand Prix listing) July 29 - Suzuka 8-Hour. Japan (see above Grand Prix listing) April 29 - Hungagoring. Hungary Location: (see above Grand Prix list ing) Promoter: Idegenfo rgalm i Propaganda Es Kiado Vallalat Angol U.22 H-1149 Budapest. Hungary TEL: 1/532 640, 533 924 FAX: 1/1837320 August 11 -12 - Spa 24-Hour. Belgium Location: (see above Grand Prix list ing) Promoter: A .M .e . Rac Junior Rue E. Wacken 29 B-4OOO Liege. Belgium TEL: 87 /275138. 275258 FAX: 871275296 _