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By EWAN
KENNEDY
20 July 2009
The
2009 Nitro SuperGP, to be held on the streets of Surfers Paradise
over October 22-25, has been confirmed as the host of the 2009/10
A1GP World Cup of Motorsport season-opener. The SuperGP will be
the first in a proposed 10-round calendar for the international
series, which sees about 23 nations competing for a hard-fought
championship in races held across the world.
Pitting nation against nation in the World Cup of Motorsport, A1GP
unites countries in a competition where human bravery, skill and
excellence determine victory.
Racing identical single-seat cars, the deliberately equalised
technology allows countries as diverse as Australia, the USA,
Lebanon, France, China and South Africa to compete on a level
playing field. The cars all use the same 4.5-litre V8 Ferrari
engine, a glorious sounding powerplant that should echo sounds off
the high rises of Surfers and bring smiles to the faces of all
Aussie revheads.
To date, Australia hasn't been particularly successful in the A1GP
series, but the Queensland promoters of the Gold Coast event hope
that support from local supporters could change all that.
From 2009 the Nitro SuperGP replaces the IndyCar 300 event which
proved very popular during its 18-year stint on the Gold Coast.
Following the re-uniting of the two branches of American
open-wheel motoring racing, the IndyCar calendar has reverted to
racing mainly in the USA from this season onwards.
The A1GP will be joined by the Australian V8 Supercars as the
co-headline act of the four-day, four-night motorsport festival
that seems sure to bring tens of thousands of interstate and
overseas visitors to the streets of Surfers Paradise.
Tickets for this year’s event are on sale now through Ticketek
on 1300 303 103, or visit www.supergp.com/
for information on the event and you can take part in this
four-day feast of Australian motorsport.
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Marque Publishing Company
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