P1 Cowes - Torquay - Cowes CANCELLED!

[Powerboatracing]

Grmblllll........



" PRESS RELEASE

LOW ENTRY FIGURE FORCES CANCELLATION OF COWES-TORQUAY-COWES RACE

London, Tuesday 29th July, 2008: Powerboat P1, the commercial rights holder to the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes race, has announced with sadness its decision to cancel the event as a result of insufficient entries.

The race organisers – the British Powerboat Racing Club, the Royal Yachting Association and Powerboat P1 - had hoped to resurrect the historic race after a three year break in response to requests from British powerboat racers. However, the number of entries received has made the event economically unviable and would fail to deliver a genuine and competitive sporting spectacle.

Powerboat P1 Chief Executive, Jim O’Toole said: “A race of this nature requires significant investment and at least 40 entries were needed to justify the six-figure event costs. Despite extending the deadline for entries by one week, we have not reached this figure and the race will not go ahead on 23 August. This decision was not taken lightly and we know that the powerboat community will share in our disappointment, but will understand the reasons.”

The first Cowes-Torquay-Cowes powerboat race took place in 1961 and it is regarded as one of British offshore racing’s most celebrated and demanding events. "

[Nicolasticity]

Not quite yet ----it seems

[cookee]

If any interested parties would like more news you can find it at boatmad.com

[liam]

GP of Bahrain is also cancelled

while Cowes - Torquay - Cowes was an important loss, this is more so, as it was part of the championship
I think P1 management should have replaced this venue with another race somewhere else, for the correct progress of the championship and a fair gesture to the teams
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[SHARKEY-IMAGES]

Originally Posted by liam

GP of Bahrain is also cancelled

while Cowes - Torquay - Cowes was an important loss, this is more so, as it was part of the championship
I think P1 management should have replaced this venue with another race somewhere else, for the correct progress of the championship and a fair gesture to the teams
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I agree !
Even if they need to run double races at another site.

[liam]

Originally Posted by sharkeymarine

I agree !
Even if they need to run double races at another site.

yep also like that should be good

this is very unpro for a management who wants this sport at a level of F1 or Moto GP in a couple years time

[DriverofDonzi]

Only 6 races this year?!?!?!? Need more than that for next year

Chris

[jim O'Toole]

Originally Posted by liam

yep also like that should be good

this is very unpro for a management who wants this sport at a level of F1 or Moto GP in a couple years time

Liam my young friend if you new anything at all about running international events in different sporting and business cultures you'd realise that you're typing out of your arse


also had you read our website you'd have realised and understood that CTC was never a p1 chamapionship race.


keep up

Jim

[jim O'Toole]

Originally Posted by sharkeymarine

I agree !
Even if they need to run double races at another site.

sharkey

i though you could read and had more sense


ctc....non championship race.....no need to run extras to replace it....doh)

[fortwo]

Originally Posted by liam

while Cowes - Torquay - Cowes was an important loss, this is more so, as it was part of the championship

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