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Old 01-15-2004, 10:53 PM
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World GP Comming To USA?
It's looking better all the time. Any guesses as to what year? 2005? Moto GP

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Where do I buy my ticket??
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Old 01-15-2004, 11:19 PM
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Best guess would be Barber

edit: My answer was posted before I found the link!
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Old 01-15-2004, 11:35 PM
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Finally!!! Barber will be a great MotoGp venue, but I still would love to see MotoGp at Laguna Seca. Maybe AMA, WSB, and MotoGp in a action packed week at Laguna.

Get the air horns ready boys, HHHHHOOOOOONNNNNKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I think Laguna Seca maybe too short a track. Does anyone know if they have a criteria for minimum and maximum track lengths?
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I think Laguna Seca maybe too short a track. Does anyone know if they have a criteria for minimum and maximum track lengths?
I think there are some saftey issuses with Laguna Seca
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Old 01-16-2004, 3:11 PM
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I think there are some saftey issuses with Laguna Seca
Safety issues? Have u ever ridden at Laguna? No issues. If it had safety issues they would have a different location for AMA/WSB weekend. Laguna is not that short anyways, Sachsenring, Valencia, andPaul Ricard are about the same length.

Well I guess if your riding balls to the wall Laguna might be a little sketchy, theres a few spots where the walls are a little close. But still love Laguna, cant wait to get back to California for the AMA/WSB round. Wouldn't it be great to see all the best riders together regardless of series?

Either way MotoGp coming soon to USA makes me happy.
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I've been waiting for years for GPs to come back to Laguna.
Now it looks like I'll be waiting a bit longer. I think they took a little too long in making improvements to the place, and lost out to Barber because they had a better facility. There were some safety issues too.
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Safety issues? Have u ever ridden at Laguna? No issues. If it had safety issues they would have a different location for AMA/WSB weekend. Laguna is not that short anyways, Sachsenring, Valencia, andPaul Ricard are about the same length.

Well I guess if your riding balls to the wall Laguna might be a little sketchy, theres a few spots where the walls are a little close. But still love Laguna, cant wait to get back to California for the AMA/WSB round. Wouldn't it be great to see all the best riders together regardless of series?

Either way MotoGp coming soon to USA makes me happy.
Boomer has ridden Laguna plenty. So have I. There are safety issues there. It's not Sears Point, but it isn't safe enough for MotoGP anymore.
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Boomer has ridden Laguna plenty. So have I. There are safety issues there. It's not Sears Point, but it isn't safe enough for MotoGP anymore.
Thats what I was thinking too! I watched that B Boz 600RR FX video and it seemed like there were concrete barriers EVERYWHERE!
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Safety issues or not, Laguna looks great on TV. Plus sometimes you have to sacrifise saftey for more spectator room, and getting close to the action. Not trying to disagree with anyone, just really want Laguna to return to MotoGp.

Someone said that Suzuka is still going to be raced for MotoGp 04'. Is this true? Thought it was removed due to Kato's death last year. Anyone?

I wish Assens was a US track, now that is one safe track. Except for the fans trying to get a little too close.
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Safety issues or not, Laguna looks great on TV. Plus sometimes you have to sacrifise saftey for more spectator room, and getting close to the action. Not trying to disagree with anyone, just really want Laguna to return to MotoGp.

Someone said that Suzuka is still going to be raced for MotoGp 04'. Is this true? Thought it was removed due to Kato's death last year. Anyone?

I wish Assens was a US track, now that is one safe track. Except for the fans trying to get a little too close.
Suzuka is gone... The schedule has been out for a while.
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I'd like to see them at Road America too. But that track also has a couple of safety issues.
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Moto GP at Thunderhill !!!
Who's with me? It's a safe track.
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What about VIR? I've never been there, but most people that have praise it up and down
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I'd heard barber or homestead were the only considerations, for whatever reason...
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what about Road Atlanta?
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Someone posted earlier about some new track being built in Texas and it being a possibility for MotoGP. Something about hearing from a friend of a friend etc. Any more news on that?
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I dont thin u answered Northy's question. He asked about a Texas race track.

The info you listed would have been obtained from the link in the first post.
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I dont thin u answered Northy's question. He asked about a Texas race track.

The info you listed would have been obtained from the link in the first post.

No but he did point out that they are looking at Barber and have been since it was in planning.
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