motorsports venue in Bermuda have been made by the head of the Island's Motorcycle Racing Club.

David Jones, President of the BMRC, hit out after a midweek meeting with Director of Youth and Sport, Tony Roberts.

Jones, whose club was made to leave the Southside Racetrack for a temporary venue at Clearwater Beach, said he was told months ago that a permanent venue at Kindley Field would be made available in the near future.

However, Jones alleges an architect's plan of the area in Roberts' office differs wildly from what the club had had in mind.

"If motorsport is supposed to take priority out there why is it that they have two tennis courts, two basketball courts, a running track around the soccer field, netball court, a softball pitch and then a go-kart track in the far corner tucked out the way?,'' Jones said.

"If motorsport is supposed to take priority down there why isn't it a specific track with bleachers and whatever.

"He (Roberts) did say that it was a diagram that was made up months ago or even years ago but why would he keep it on his door?'' Jones went on: "If it's supposed to be a motorsports facility make it a motorsports facility, not with soccer and basketball or any other sport.

"We have got a lot of other groups such as the radio-controlled cars, motocross -- we could put all these in one venue. Give us some priority. We have countless soccer fields, netball courts, track and field areas -- we have got plenty of that. Give some priority and give some respect to motorsport here on the Island.'' Jones said he believed the club was being given a raw deal.

"We are being taken for granted. With everybody else it's `fine, we will do this for you or you'. Just the other day in the paper there was an article about hockey possibly going to go to National Sports Centre. All these other people have a place to call home. We have no place to call home.'' Jones said if the plan he saw was correct, the proposed area was inadequate for motorcycle racing.

"From what I saw on the plan and from what we know the track is only a quarter of a mile around -- that is totally unsuitable, we need at least a mile,'' he said.

Jones said in terms of rider interest the sport was booming and a proper venue would help attract more overseas competitors.

"We have international riders coming down here,'' he said. "I just finished talking on the phone last night to a fella in Chicago. He is ready to bring a mini-bike down here. He is a professional and he wants to come down here and race. These people want to come but we don't want to bring them to anywhere shoddy.

"Bermuda is a rich country, let's show the world that we do have something, that we can respond to motorsports and make it happen.'' Jones said if the club could not come to an agreement with Government, direct action might be called for.

"We did make a threat to hit the streets, and hey, if nothing is happening within a couple of weeks that threat might come true,'' he said.