Press Release From IFMAR:
www.ifmar.org
IFMAR has introduced up to now week that the 1/tenth scale nitro on-road worlds in Costa Rica have been cancelled resulting from venue restrictions, and the 1/fifth scale on-road worlds in Australia have been cancelled resulting from attendance.
Cancellation of Costa Rica IFMAR 1/tenth worlds occasion.
We have been simply knowledgeable by FAMAR that the Costa Rica occasion must be cancelled resulting from noise points with a neighbor celebration. Despite affords from the membership to construct a wall the native authorities is just not prepared to cooperate. To keep away from late minute cancelling resulting from not having the required permits the organizing membership determined to cancel now with about 5 months to go. We perceive this isn’t the NEWS we need to submit, however that is power majeure and past IFMAR and the organizer.
We are trying into the chance to maneuver to a different location
It is with disappointment that for the primary time in IFMAR historical past we’re pressured to cancel an occasion resulting from lack of rivals.
The 2024 1/fifth Scale IFMAR Worlds in Sydney is not going to be continuing.
With simply over 3 months to go we solely have the formal dedication of 9 drivers to attend the race, with such low numbers of drivers it isn’t viable nor accountable to decide to run a World Championship.
This was a joint, unanimous resolution, between IFMAR, FEMCA, EFRA, RCRA (who the dedicated racers represented) and the organizing membership NSWRCRCC.
With 3 months till the occasion, sure there might have been final minute entries, nonetheless, even with the variety of racers at double or triple it’s nonetheless not sufficient for a viable occasion and it isn’t accountable or honest to permit the organizing membership to tackle such threat.
IFMAR and the BLOCS will talk about the additional operating of Large Scale occasions sooner or later and attempt to discover a answer.
The Host Club remains to be dedicated to operating an occasion throughout the identical date schedule because the cancelled World Championship and are working with FEMCA for an alternate occasion. We encourage all giant scale racers to look out for these particulars and assist the membership if you’ll be able to.