According to today's statement the organizers will hold a 2011 edition of the ASO in South America. The race will be run as usual 1 to 16 January 2011. Of course, immediately followed by a positive reaction in both countries. According to the press statement for the next years organizers continue to seek new projects with the possibility of rally back to Africa.
Below the line about anyone can imagine what is behind this decision. See in particular two aspects - the Libyans earlier this year, virtually impossible to enter the country for EU citizens in response to the evolving situation with Switzerland, which is an issue that stretches from 2008. At that time Switzerland was accused and arrested the son of Libyan leader Hannibal Gaddafi for beating servants in Morocco and Tunisia and were even a few days in custody. Libyie responded by withholding Swiss businessmen in Tripoli and weird judgments probably invented in the case of illegal business. Another response was to withdraw all the money deposited in Swiss banks and end the supply of crude oil for Switzerland and the expulsion of all Swiss companies. Bern responded by introducing restrictions in the issuance of visas to Libyan citizens for countries of the Schengen area, which responded to Libya entry restrictions for citizens from that of the Schengen area, which essentially means the whole of Europe. Because the situation was not a solution in sight, it would be inconceivable for the rally organizers, would even consider a rally in the country in a diplomatic dispute with almost all of Europe. Other North African countries, which would come into consideration as Morocco and Tunisia, but among them is a totally isolated area of \u200b\u200bAlgeria, where rallies are not alone and the desert of Morocco or Tunisia to rally the world's largest format is not enough. Mauritania Unfortunately, currently ranks among the very stable country as security concerns and on the east side, while the great desert from Libya to Egypt, but the surrender of Libya's meaningless. It's just so that we have about three good sites, but they also have to consider useless and other airlift as it once was, is nonsense.
second and I think it is much more important factor - VW.
automaker sponzůrům one of the key leaders of the rally and expressed concern with the sense that for them the sense of Dakar just in case that next year will be in South America, where they opened with Dakar incredibly interesting markets, especially in the field of commercial vehicles. Even when I read this zprávičku, so I thought that 99% is clear where the next year. When we add more to the situation Libyií, so it is quite clear.
For us, who always hope to return to Dakar in Africa, it is obviously disappointing and I believe it will be disappointing for some teams and riders, but also sponsors the race. On the contrary, for others it will be a benefit and are happy.
Below the line about anyone can imagine what is behind this decision. See in particular two aspects - the Libyans earlier this year, virtually impossible to enter the country for EU citizens in response to the evolving situation with Switzerland, which is an issue that stretches from 2008. At that time Switzerland was accused and arrested the son of Libyan leader Hannibal Gaddafi for beating servants in Morocco and Tunisia and were even a few days in custody. Libyie responded by withholding Swiss businessmen in Tripoli and weird judgments probably invented in the case of illegal business. Another response was to withdraw all the money deposited in Swiss banks and end the supply of crude oil for Switzerland and the expulsion of all Swiss companies. Bern responded by introducing restrictions in the issuance of visas to Libyan citizens for countries of the Schengen area, which responded to Libya entry restrictions for citizens from that of the Schengen area, which essentially means the whole of Europe. Because the situation was not a solution in sight, it would be inconceivable for the rally organizers, would even consider a rally in the country in a diplomatic dispute with almost all of Europe. Other North African countries, which would come into consideration as Morocco and Tunisia, but among them is a totally isolated area of \u200b\u200bAlgeria, where rallies are not alone and the desert of Morocco or Tunisia to rally the world's largest format is not enough. Mauritania Unfortunately, currently ranks among the very stable country as security concerns and on the east side, while the great desert from Libya to Egypt, but the surrender of Libya's meaningless. It's just so that we have about three good sites, but they also have to consider useless and other airlift as it once was, is nonsense.
second and I think it is much more important factor - VW.
automaker sponzůrům one of the key leaders of the rally and expressed concern with the sense that for them the sense of Dakar just in case that next year will be in South America, where they opened with Dakar incredibly interesting markets, especially in the field of commercial vehicles. Even when I read this zprávičku, so I thought that 99% is clear where the next year. When we add more to the situation Libyií, so it is quite clear.
For us, who always hope to return to Dakar in Africa, it is obviously disappointing and I believe it will be disappointing for some teams and riders, but also sponsors the race. On the contrary, for others it will be a benefit and are happy.
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