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Round 7 Mi!!iano Circuit MI.ano, It:aly Date of Race: June 27 Ticket Information: (39) 0541615159 Address: Via Del Carro 27 Misano 47843, Italy Last Year's Winners: Aaron Slight (Race 1) • Aaron Slight (Race 2) The 2.52-mile Misano circuit sits just nine miles from the seaside town of Rimini, which is usually filled with the maniacal Italian fans that make motor racing in Italy special. They'll cheer for the Ducatis, but Aaron Slight proved last year that you can win there on a Honda. The nearest large airport is in Bologna - just 80 miles away. Round B Laguna !ieca Raceway Mont:erey, Call1'ornia Date of Race: July 11 Ticket InfoTDlation: B00-327-SECA Address: 1021 Monterey Salinas Highway Salinas, CA 93908-8937, USA Last Years Winners: . Troy Corser (Race 1) • Noriyuki Raga (Race 2) The World Superbike contingent leaves Europe for the all-important race at Laguna Seca in July. Situated on the Monterey Peninsula, LagWla Seca will certainly be the most difficult for the series regulars as the AMA Superbike stars will also take part on their home circuit. There's an airport in Monterey, but San Jose is only 45 ntiles north, with San Francisco's international airport just 118 miles away. Round 9 Brand. Hatch Kent', England Date of Race: August 1 Ticket Information: (44) 1788540519 Address: Fawkham Longfield, Kent DA3 8NG England Last Year's Winners: Colin Edwards II (Race 1) • Troy Corser (Race 2) The land of Foggy welcomes the World Superbike Series back to the contin.ent for a round at the 2.6-mile Brands Hatch. Another historic race place, Brands Hatch is just 20 miles southeast of London and the World Superbike race packs 'em in. Round 10 A-I Ring Zelt:_eg, Au.trla. Date of Race: August 29 Tick~t Information: (43) 351273205 Address: 8724 Spielberg . Austria Round 11 Circuit van Drenthe A • •en,Holiand Date of Race: September 5 Ticket Information: (31) 592314324 Address: 'IT Circuit Assen Postbus 150, 9400 AD, Assen Hoiland Last Year's Winners: Aaron. Slight (Race 1) • Aaron Slight (Race 2) Last Year's Winners: Pier-Francesco Chili (Race 1) • Carl Fogarty (Race 2) The 2.67-mile A-I Ring is just two miles froni the town of ;z:eltweg and 121 miles from Vienna. Aaron Slight dominated last year's race there, winning both races after also earning the Superpole. The cathedral of motorcycle racing in Europe, Assen is located some 115 miles from Amsterdam in windmill country. The fast and furious Assen circuit has played host to numerous Carl Fogarty victories (l0, to be exact) - and he's only been beat.en there by John Kocinski and Pier-Francesco Chili (who attacked Fogarty after last year's second race while wearing his bathrobe - who said superbike racing isn't fun?) Round Ii! Hockenheim-Ring Hockenhellrn, &errnany Date of Race: September 26 Ticket InfoTDlation: (49) 6205950222 Address: Postfach 110668754 Hockenheim, Germany Round 13 !iport.land !iugo !iugo,.Japan Date of Race: October 10 Ticket Information: (81) 224834711 Address:~1 Sugo Murata-cho, Shibata-gun Miyagi Pref. 989-1301, Japan Last Year's Winners: . Keiichi Kitagawa (Race 1) • Noriyuki Raga (Race 2') The World Superbike Series is set to visit Hockenheim after a one-year hiams. Fast, fast, fast - this circuit is made up of long straights interrupted by a few chicanes, and average speeds way over 100 mph are a way of life. The track is located 12 miles . from Mannheim and 52 miles from Frankfurt. Usually well attended by Japanese national riders, Sugo is anything but predictable. As His the final round in the series, the championship will be decided here. The 2.32-mile race track is 186 miles from Tokyo, just 13 miles outside the town of Sendai. 45