The Balaton Ring High Speed Challenge
More details have been revealed about the newly announced Balaton ring, which is set to make its debut on the MotoGP calendar in September 2009.
The Hungarian circuit was a surprise new choice to be added onto the MotoGP roster for 2009, but while relatively little is known about the track, which will be built near Lake Balaton, details suggest it will pose a considerable challenge.
The first time the championship will visit Hungary since the more recognised Hungaroring hosted a race in 1992, the Balatonring will be a stadium-style circuit in a similar vein to that of Valencia.
The Balatonring comes to the 2009 calendar in place of the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit. Although motorbike racing in Hungary has long been popular, the Eastern European country has hosted just two MotoGP races since the circuit was built in 1986.
