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Just got this new schedule with a little bit of story thing with it from a newsgroup. It also has TV stations showing it, and so far no mention of Aus TV.

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INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 13, 2000 - The American Le Mans Series finalized its
2000 racing schedule today by announcing that the second-year sports car
league will race at the famed European courses of Silverstone in England
on Saturday, May 13 and Nurburgring in Germany on July 9.

The announcement gave the series 12 races on three continents for the 2000
racing campaign.

Eurosport will televise the 500-kilometer Silverstone event live and the
1,000-kilometer Nurburgring race on a same-day delayed basis in Europe.
Speedvision and Fox Sports Net will provide coverage of the events in
North America.

Both European events will begin in daylight and end at dusk to add a
unique element for sports car fans.

Purse for each of the European events will be $100,000 and teams from
North America will be provided with a transportation allowance by the
series.

In conjunction with the American Le Mans Series agreement with the
Automobile Club l'Ouest, organizers of the historic 24 Hours of Le Mans,
the Nurburgring round will also be designated as a pre-qualifying event
for Le Mans in 2001. The Sept. 30 Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta will be a
pre-qualifier for Le Mans for the third time and the new Race of 1,000
Years Dec. 31 in Adelaide, Australia, will be another.

With the finalizing of the European races, the series and SPORTS CAR, its
sanctioning organization, established that its 2000 championships would be
determined by the best 10 of 12 finishes in the final point standings in
each class.

To compete for money in the series' privateer point fund, teams must
participate in eight of the 12 races on the schedule, one of which must be
abroad. The eight-race 1999 privateer fund totaled $955,000 and with the
additional four events for 2000, it is expected to be over $1 million.

"Historically, the United Kingdom fans have been the most loyal supporters
of the 24 Hours of Le Mans," said Don Panoz, founder of the American Le
Mans Series, "and we are delighted to bring the American Le Mans Series to
Silverstone for their enjoyment. Nurburgring is one of the most
prestigious tracks in Europe, and it will be a perfect venue for the
German manufacturers -- Audi, BMW and Porsche."

The complete 2000 American Le Mans Series schedule and television
networks:

March 18 - Superflo 12 Hours at Sebring, Sebring, Fla., Speedvision, Fox
Sports Net, Eurosport April 1 - Lowes Motor Speedway, Charlotte, N.C., NBC
Sports, Eurosport

May 13 - Silverstone, England, Speedvision, Fox Sports Net, Eurosport

July 9 - Nurburgring, Nurburg, Germany, Speedvision, Fox Sports Net,
Eurosport

July 23 - Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma, Calif., Speedvision, Fox Sports
Net, Eurosport

Aug. 6 - Mosport International Raceway, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, NBC
Sports, Eurosport

Sept. 2 - Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas, NBC Sports, Eurosport

Sept. 10 - Portland International Raceway, Portland, Ore., NBC Sports,
Eurosport

Sept. 30 - Petit Le Mans, Road Atlanta, Braselton, Ga., Speedvision, Fox
Sports Net, Eurosport

Oct. 15 - Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, Calif., Speedvision, Fox Sports
Net, Eurosport

Oct. 29 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nev., Speedvision, Fox
Sports Net, Eurosport

Dec. 31 - Race of 1,000 Years, Adelaide, Australia, NBC Sports, Eurosport


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