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Atlanta and Sears Point - but have skipped in past years.
The borrowed? How about those combination oval-infield
combination Courses such as Atlanta Motor Speedway, on
loan to the AMA &0= NASCAR which each year holds its
fina1 race of the Winston Cup Series there.
Natural road courses and modified oval-infield combinations, this year's championship will run on them all.
From Laguna Seca to Atlanta Motor Speedway, the '93
season makes a visit to nine more race tracks (remember
Phoenix and Daytona?) across the country in what will be
a ll-round series.
By Paul Carruthers
f variety is indeed the spice of life, then this year's
AMA National Championship Road Race Series should
be full of it - life that is. Or how about this - something
old, something new, something borrowed, something
blue.
The old comes &om the natural road courses the AMA
is familiar with, places suCh as Laguna Seca, Mid-0hio
and Road America. The new (at least for this year) comes
from places the AMA has visited before - namely Road
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Round 31 April 16-18
Laguna Seca International Raceway
Length; 2214 miles.
Lap .record: Kevin Schwantz (1990)
1 min., 25.8:38 sec./92JYfJ9 mph.
1992 winners: Doug Polen (SupeJbilce), Jimmy Filice (25Occ GP), Scott Russell (75Occ Supersport), Mike Smith (6OOcc SlIpersport), Pascal Picotte (SupertwiN), Scott Zantpach (HD TwinSports).
Getting there: Laguna Seca is located 10 miles inland &om the coastal town of Monterey, California. There is an airport in Monterey, but most visitors will use San Francisco's
International Airport, approximately 100 miles to the north. From San Francisco there are two alternatives - the 1-680 freeway to Hwy. 101 or the more scenic, yet slower,
Highway One. Both routes lead to Monterey.
Note: The AMA National Championship Road Race Series resumes at Laguna Seca after the first two rounds at Phoenix International Raceway and Daytona International
Speedway. This year Laguna Seca will also play host to a Grand Prix, scheduled for September 1~12. II you can't enjoy life on the Monterey Peninsula for a weekend, dleck your pulse.
For ticket information contact:
SCRAMP, P.O. Box 2078, Monterey, CA 93940
800/367-9939
Round 4: April 31-May 1
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Length: 2.25 miles.
Lap Record: Doug Polen (1992)
1:15.55, 108.154 mph.
1992 Winners: Jamie James (Superbike), Colin Edwards II (25Occ GP), Scott Russell (75Occ Supersport), Steve
Crevier (6OOcc Supersport), Pascal Picotte (SuperTwiN), Scott Zampach (H-D TwinSports).
Getting there: Charlotte Motor Speedway is located in the heart of stock car country, northeast of Charlotte
on U.S. 29 in Concord, North Carolina. From Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, take 1-85 North and follow signs to U.S. 29 and Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Note: This year's oval/infield circuit layout at the track will feature additional chicanes to slow riders on the
banking; our track map doesn't ind.icate these changes because fmalized pillns were not available prior to
preliStime.
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For ticket information contact:
International Cycle Events, P.O. Box 1690, Hickory, NC 28603
704/328-BII