Rally Abu Dhabi to debut in 2010
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16 December 2009 (TravMedia.com): Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has announced that a new international motorsport event – Rally Abu Dhabi – will debut in the emirate next year as a World Rally Championship (WRC) candidature event with the aim of becoming an official WRC event in 2011 subject to the inaugural rally’s success.
The announcement follows the registration of Rally Abu Dhabi as a WRC candidate event on the 2010 FIA international calendar. The bid has been initiated and sponsored by ADTA, and officially tabled by the Automobile Touring Club UAE (ATCUAE), the UAE’s national sporting authority on motorsports.
“This is a major leap forward in Abu Dhabi’s motor sport ambitions,” said His Excellency Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman, ADTA. “We are confident we have the right experience, pedigree, determination and skills to deliver a unique and highly successful round of the WRC championship and that our 2011 ambitions can be fully realized.”
The introduction of Rally Abu Dhabi charts another significant milestone for motorsports in Abu Dhabi, coming shortly after the successful inauguration of the Formula 1
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