HAMPSHIRE motor race fans won't have long to wait for the main action in 2003.

The Thruxton circuit near Andover stages round three of the British Superbike Championship over the Easter weekend on April 20 while the British Touring Car Championship heads back to Hampshire for round two on Bank Holiday Monday, May 5.

Provisional Motorsport dates for your 2003 diary:

MSA British Touring Car Championship:

April 21: Mondello Park, May 5: Thruxton, May 26: Silverstone, June 8 Brands Hatch Indy, June 22: TBA, July 23: TBA, August 9: Snetterton, August 25: Brands Hatch Indy, Sept 7: Donington Park, Sept 21: Oulton Park.

British Superbike Championship:

March 30: Silverstone, April 13: Snetterton, April 20: Thruxton, May 5: Oulton Park, May 18: TBA, June 22: Brands Hatch GP, July 6: Rockingham. July 20: TBA, August 10: Oulton Park, August 25: Cadwell Park, Sept 14: Brands Hatch Indy, Sept 28: Donington Park.