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PLANS are expected to be submitted to the China Motorsports Association by the end of the month for a US$100 million development which will incorporate a purpose-built motor racing circuit up to Formula One standard.

 The track, on a four square kilometre area north of Zhuhai, will also feature a 36-hole golf course, two five star hotels offering up to 500 rooms plus a condominium development which may include as many 4,000 units.

 The unprecedented development is a joint venture between the Malaysian-based Lamdeal Investments Ltd and the Agriculture and Fisheries Department of the Zhuhai City Council.

 Under the planned development, the Agriculture and Fisheries Department will provide the land and Lamdeal the development capital.

 Lamdeal's technical director, Laurence Loh, said yesterday work would start in June on the project providing the CMSA approved the proposal and formally submitted the application to FISA, motorsport's governing body.

 ''The project hinges on the CMSA approving the project and formally recommending it to FISA,'' Loh explained.

 If approval is forthcoming Lamdeal will be aiming to host a leg of the Formula One world championship as soon after construction is completed in about June, 1995.

 Plans and technical specifications have already been drawn up for the 4.8-kilometre circuit which, when completed, will provide seating for between 120 and 150,000 spectators.

 Apart from seeking approval to host a leg of the Formula One world championship, Lamdeal will also actively lobby to stage a leg of the world 500cc motorcycle championship.

 Lamdeal have wide experience in motorsport and manage the Shah Alam track in Malaysia which currently hosts a leg of the 500cc world motorcycle championship.

 ''Our company has the technical expertise and experience to build and promote a world-class track in Zhuhai,'' Loh said.

 He said talks with officials of the Zhuhai City Council began 12 months ago and reached fruition through what he described as the city's ''progressive and aggressive'' approach to the project.

 Loh said that if the scheme were given the green light, all the projects earmarked for the development would be completed within the two-year time frame.

 He said the commitment of the Zhuhai City Council to stage a street circuit meeting this weekend was a clear indication of its determination to back the multi-million dollar project.

 ''We just hope they continue with running street circuit meetings until the project is completed to keep a high profile,'' Loh said.

 Lamdeal will retain a 50-year lease on the site with returns calculated on a profit-sharing basis.



US$100 million Formula One circuit planned for Zhuhai