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Alastaron Circuit:
 

           

Alastaro Circuit Oy
Jarno Saarisentie
32560 Virttaa

Tel. +358-2-7669922 or +358-2-7669924 or +358-50-5506545 
Fax +358-2-7669921
email: circuit@alastarocircuit.fi

Location:
Alastaro Circuit is located in Virttaa, along the roads 41 (Tampere - Nokia - Aura - Turku) and 213 (Loimaa - Alastaro - Virttaa - Säkylä).
To drive to Alastaro Circuit it takes 45 minutes from Turku, one hour from Tampere and two hours and 15 minutes from Helsinki.
The location of the Circuit is marked on Finnish traffic road maps.
If you come from Helsinki you can use road number 2 or you can drive first to Forssa, then turn to Turku and Loimaa (road 213).

The nearest ferry terminal: Turku
The nearest airports: Turku, Tampere (Pirkkala)

Bus connections: www.satakunnanliikenne.fi tai www.expressbus.com
Train connections: www.vr.fi

Grocery stores:
The nearest grocery store is located few kilometers from the Circuit in Virttaa village.
If you drive app. 16 km to Loimaa, you will find bigger supermarkets such as S-market and K-kauppa. In loimaa you also find Alko, the Finnish liquer store chain's shop.
Alastaro is located app. 10km from the Circuit and there you can find smaller shops to buy groceries.

Petrol stations:
There are two large petrol stations near the Circuit. One is located along the road 41 to Turku (app. 15 min. drive) and the other one along the road 41 to Tampere (app. 10 min. drive).
There are petrol stations in Loimaa and Alastaro as well.

Restaurants:
Restaurant Paddock is located at the Circuit.
There are restaurants in Loimaa (www.loimaa.fi) and Alastaro (www.alastaro.fi) as well.


Accommodation:
Hotel Seurahuone is located in Loimaa. The nearest motel, Mommola, is located along the road 41 to Tampere.
Local farms offer accommodation near the Circuit as well. More information on:
Loimaan Seudun Matkailu (www.vihreakolmio.com)
There are cottages for rent near the Ciscuit. More information on:
Alastaron Urheiluautoilijat (www.aua.fi) and Kyrönseudun Urheiluautoilijat (www.kysua.net).

Other things:
If you have any leasure time while preparing for racing, you can relax at the Alastaro Golf close to the Circuit (www.alastarogolf.com).
There are also saunas for women and men at the Circuit. There is a small fee to enter the saunas. There are many toilets, and also rooms for baby care in two locations at the Circuit.

 

Motopark Circuit:
 

        

  

Motopark Motomajat
Motoparkintie 62
77330 PIEKSÄNMAA

Tel. +358-15-622195
Fax. +358-15-622104
 www.motopark.fi

Location:
Motopark is located in Pieksänmaa county in a village called Virtasalmi. Distance to Mikkeli is 65 km, to Pieksänmäki 35 km and to Varkaus 35 km.
Distance between Helsinki (road E75) and Motopark is app. 290 km, and distance to Tampere is app. 317 km


The nearest ferry terminals: Helsinki and Kotka
The nearest airports: Mikkeli and Varkaus

Bus connections:  www.expressbus.com
Train connections: www.vr.fi

Petrol stations:
When you drive toward the main road from the Circuit, you will find several petrol stations along the road. The largest one is ABC which also has a small grocery story.


Restaurants:
There is a restaurant at the Circuit.
The petrol stations also have restaurants that provide sevaral alternaive meals.


Accommodation:
There are several alternatives for accommodaion near the Circuit:
www.pieksamaki.fi/kaupunki/matkailu/majoituspalvelut/mokki_ja_maatilamajoitus
There is also a camping area near by. The camping has cottages for rent www.pieksamaki.fi
The nearest hotels are located in Pieksämäki e.g. Savon Solmu. The distance to Pieksämäki is app. 35 km from the Circuit. www.savonsolmu.fi and Hotel Sweet Home www.hotel-sweethome.com


Other things:
There are toilets at the Circuit but no showers. At the Motomajat there is a possibility to go to sauna. There is a sauna fee.

 

Kalajoki Airstrip:
 

           

  

 
Airfield pictures: www.lentopaikat.net/efko.shtml

Lentokenttä
85100 KALAJOKI

Location:
Kalajoki airstrip is located near Kalajoen Hiekkasärkkät (a popular holiday destination in Finland). 
Distance from Helsinki is app. 550 km, from Tampere app. 370 km and from Turku app. 500 km.

Bus connections:  www.expressbus.com
Train connections: www.vr.fi

Petrol stations:
Right next to the Strip there is a big ABC petrol stations, which also has a lot of space for large trucks.

Grocery stores:
The nearest is at the ABC petrol station. Bigger stores are located in Kalajoki not too far from the Strip (app. 10 min. drive).

Restaurants:
There are several restaurants at Kalajoen Hiekkasärkät as well as in Kalajoki.

Accommodation:
Hotels, cottages, campings, farms that offer accommodation are all near by. More info on: www.kalajokimatkailu.fi

Other things:
There is no electricity at the strip. Toilets are removable type. There are no showers at the strip.
 

 

 


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