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Oct 19, 2009

Gold Coast Loses A1GP event

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Next week's Gold Coast Super GP has lost its showcase event, with organisers confirming on Saturday that the A1GP race will be scrapped.

The A1GP cars are reportedly in the United Kingdom, forcing Gold Coast organisers to abandon the category and turn the event into a V8 Supercars-only event.

Instead of the planned two 200 kilmometre V8 races, the V8 series will instead stage four 150km races - two on Saturday and two on Sunday.

The Gold Coast event was to have been the first race of the 2009/2010 A1GP series. Instead the first race of a shortened series will be at Zhuhai, China on 15th November.

Acting Premier Andrew Fraser said on Friday the Queensland Government would take legal action against the A1GP organisers for "tarnishing the event".

The $11 million taxpayer contribution towards staging the 22nd to 25th October event would remain committed.

The much maligned A1GP series hit a fresh snag when reports emerged on Thursday that their international teams had been delayed in London due to urgent safety modifications required on the cars.

In August, the New Zealand round of the A1GP was scrapped after the governing body was unable to find a commercial backer.

1st December 2008 - A1GP TO RACE ON GOLD COAST

12th November 2008 - GOLD COAST’S INDY CAR RACE AXED

24th April 2008 - F1 GRAND PRIX - THE WORLD’S MOST VALUABLE ANNUAL SPORTING EVENTS

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