Thu, Jul 08, 2010
Unable To Reach Host City Agreement By Deadline
The final round of the 2010 The Red
Bull Air Race World Championship, which was to be held in Portugal
on the 4th and 5th of September, will be cancelled due to
unexpected delays in reaching a revised host city agreement.
The negotiation process with Tourism Portugal and the associated
cities of Lisbon, Porto and Gaia was positive, however time ran out
to execute a race of this size, complexity and of the quality
expected of the strong fan base in Portugal.
The 2010 race was originally announced on December
21st, 2009 to take place in Portugal's capital city,
Lisbon. Earlier this year the City of Lisbon, in an effort to
secure a longer term agreement for Portugal, approached the Cities
of Porto and Gaia to develop a joint proposal which would have seen
the race alternate between the north and south of Portugal over the
next four years.
"The Red Bull Air Race is committed to keeping Portugal on the
race calendar, however, due to the delays in finalising the
agreement, we were faced with making a tough decision to cancel the
race for 2010 due to the time available to plan and execute a
quality event." said Mr Bernd Loidl, CEO Red Bull Air Race
GmbH.
"Making such a decision is not easy and I would like to take
this opportunity to thank our valued sponsors, broadcast partners
and fans around the world for their support and
understanding. I would also like to thank the Cities of
Lisbon, Porto and Gaia, along with Tourism of Portugal and Tourism
of Lisbon, as every effort was made from all sides to reach a
revised agreement; however, time simply ran out. We hope to
continue discussions to see the race return to Portugal again in
the near future," Loidl said.
Just five years since it was officially launched, the Red Bull
Air Race World Championship has evolved to become the most
exhilarating and fastest growing motor sport on the planet and has
touched down in spectacular locations around the world from the
beaches of Rio de Janeiro to the West Coast of Australia, and most
recently its debut in New York on the Hudson River.
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