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9/27/2016 10:05am
9/27/2016 10:05am
The rumors in the other thread proved to be true. This PR just landed in my in box.
MONSTER ENERGY FIM MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS IN GLEN HELEN CANCELLED
MONACO (Principality of Monaco), 27 September 2016 - Mr Giuseppe Luongo, Youthstream President, and Mr Bud Felkamp, President of the Glen Helen Raceway, had a meeting at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in Maggiora and in common agreement they have decided to not organize the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in Glen Helen in 2017.
Glen Helen Raceway and Youthstream have worked in close cooperation over the last 2 years and both entities have invested serious funds for the organization of the MXGP of USA but despite the quality of the organization, the excellent racing and the massive media coverage the fan attendance was much lower than expected and also much lower than what this event deserves.
For such a prestigious event which deserves and needs an outstanding fan participation the risk is too high, and this is the main reason why it has been decided in common agreement to not organize the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in 2017 in Glen Helen. If the situation changes in the future both parties would be keen to work together again.
MONSTER ENERGY FIM MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS IN GLEN HELEN CANCELLED
MONACO (Principality of Monaco), 27 September 2016 - Mr Giuseppe Luongo, Youthstream President, and Mr Bud Felkamp, President of the Glen Helen Raceway, had a meeting at the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in Maggiora and in common agreement they have decided to not organize the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in Glen Helen in 2017.
Glen Helen Raceway and Youthstream have worked in close cooperation over the last 2 years and both entities have invested serious funds for the organization of the MXGP of USA but despite the quality of the organization, the excellent racing and the massive media coverage the fan attendance was much lower than expected and also much lower than what this event deserves.
For such a prestigious event which deserves and needs an outstanding fan participation the risk is too high, and this is the main reason why it has been decided in common agreement to not organize the Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations in 2017 in Glen Helen. If the situation changes in the future both parties would be keen to work together again.
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Also, if Luongo and his cronies would deliver what they promise, people might speak better of them. $400.00 for VIP access/passes at the MXdN in Colorado back in 2010 and they way under delivered for what was sold to us. An ill fated attempt after the fact of mailing out a defective DVD of the races didn't do much to smooth things over.
But, in the end this is a bummer. The MXdN was on my list of things to do next year.
It has to be George Bush's fault!
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You have to be crazy nowadays to organise such an event under said circumstances, and preferably get some support from the government or you're done for.
30-pager?
A tumultuous two-day torrent of MXdN developments and drama.
It would seem US fans don't much care for anything beyond their borders, something I feel permeates far beyond just MX. Slowly become more alienated from the rest of the world.
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