Dear Friends,
You may be wondering why you have not heard more from us regarding IMM 2003, and why the website for the event is not yet complete. The reason is that we ran into difficulties with our original arrangements to use the Circuit of Varano de' Melegari for the meeting.
We had to cancel our arrangements with the owners of the Varano Circuit after they informed us that they had arranged to host an important motorcycle race meeting on the dates set aside for IMM 2003. They claimed that they could not have anticipated this clash of events because the date for the motorcycle race had not been confirmed until recently.
This would have limited the use of the paddock and of the circuit and we couldn't accept it.
So we were forced to find an alternative Circuit that, we believe, is an even better solution for our event: the "Circuit of Pomposa" near Ferrara.
It has several advantages. It is in the same region, about 100Km. from Venice, 30 mins. driving time from Ravenna, and is less than half a mile from the beach! It has 78.000 sq. metres of camping ground, on sandy soil, which means that there is no threat of all the inconvenience of a muddy meeting. The Circuit itself is smaller than the Varano Circuit but it is perfectly adequate for our purposes. There is also a minimotorcycle circuit available to us.
It is situated in an attractive landscape in the middle of a nature reserve at the mouth of the river Po and is close to many places of interest to visitors. So, in every respect, the situation, the attractive landscape, the facilities and the ground itself, we believe that this new venue offers more and will enable us to ensure that IMM 2003 is a great success.
Finally, we are working hard on completing the preparation of the IMM 2003 website and we will keep you informed regarding all further arrangements for the event. In a month it will be possible to fill the entry form and pay directly by Credit Card online, if the bank transfer will appear more complicated. We are translating the pages of the website in English, French, German and Dutch so, please visit it often to get further information. It is still under construction but improving more and more.
Keep enjoying the next IMM: it will be great!
Kind regards,
IMM 2003 Organizing Committee