US MotoGP

With all the talk recently of a "fall out" between George Barber(owner of
Barber Motorsports Park) and the Birmingham mayor Bernard Kincaid,it seems
more and more unlikely, unfortunately, of a US MotoGP being held next year
at the Barber track.
Read http://www.amasuperbike.com/2004/Jun/040610b.htm for more info.

Those with access to Eurosport or BBC2 will have noticed Wayne Raineys
interviews at the Catalunya Grand Prix,and heard of his hopes of bringing
Grand Prix racing back to the United States.
Now we all know of Waynes love for Laguna Seca in Monterey.Its his second
home,with his first being a few miles down the road.
Is Laguna a suitable circuit? The speed of the bikes has increased since a
GP was last held there.Sure its a great fans track,spectacular views from
all round the circuit,California weather.Anyone who attends WSBK at the
track knows of the easy access for fans, to teams and riders.DORNA are not
so obliging.
I for one am all for a return to Laguna,preferable either the week before
or the week after WSBK.That would make for one hell of a holiday..
If anyone knows where there is any info online about what's been mentioned
above please post it here.
Cheers guys.

Tony
SP1/RC51
RS125
Polini minimoto

 

http://www.cyclenews.com/ShowStory.asp?HeadlineID=6275

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There will be a U.S. GP on the provisional FIM World Championship Road
Race calendar when it’s released later this summer, but will there be
a race? Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta thinks so.

"We think we have an agreement,†he said at the Grand Prix of
Catalunya north of Barcelona, Spain. “We have a verbal agreement. Now
it’s necessary to put that in paper.â€

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is the proposed site, but there are
considerable financial obstacles to overcome, according to SCRAMP
general manager Gill Campbell, who met with Ezpeleta and other Dorna
officials at the GP.
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