CENTRAL METROPOLIS OF WUHAN HOLDS AUTOMOBILE AND MOTORCYCLE SPORTS CONVENTION

WUHAN, China, Oct 8 (Bernama) --

Fancy motorcycles and monster trucks were performing acrobatics at the opening ceremony of the first motor sports convention on the night of Oct. 2 in the development zone in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, according to the Publicity Department of Wuhan Development Zone Working Committee (Hannan District Committee). It is another major international game that Wuhan has created in the city, in addition to a marathon, a horse race, a water marathon and the world fly-in expo. It is jointly hosted by the Federation of Automobile and Motorcycle Sports (FAMS) and the city government of Wuhan. The convention is consisted of seven competitions, three performances, one show and interaction activities for the public. The competitions included the World Touring Car Race (WTCR), China Touring Car Championship (CTCC), FIA F4 China Championship, China GT, China Truck Racing Championship, Car Endurance Championship (CEC) and Car Drifting Championship (CDC), with several of them authorized by the FIA. Six of the competitions were held in the downtown areas instead of traditional race tracks, with over 360 top racers belonging to more than 80 teams from 30 plus countries including the US, the UK, France, New Zealand, Australia, Italy, Japan, Belgium, Czech and Switzerland. There were 697 judges and 37 special purpose vehicles to provide all kinds of professional services. During the 6-day event, contestants competed with one another sometimes just within milliseconds. Many citizens recorded the games and posted them on WeChat, which gained instant thumbs-up. A music festival, a classic cars and sports auto show and a food festival were also held in the meantime. Zhan Guojun, the FAMS chairman, said it was the largest comprehensive game for automobiles and motorcycles so far in China. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=32896