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Fish88
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 Post subject: GP2 Asia Dubai cancelled
PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:36 am 
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All races cancelled, Dubai is overflooded!!! GP2 Asia, Speedcar Series and FIA-GT3 can pack their bags :lol:

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EDIT: just now I received the official press release the races are cancelled :lol:

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6 December 2008
Race Day 2: Grand Racing at Dubai Autodrome
Heavy rains force officials to cancel the second day of racing at the circuit
Overnight torrential rains in Dubai served to flood many areas in and around Dubai Autodrome forcing officials to cancel the final day of the two day Grand Racing event. Several corners and the pitlane of the circuit were submerged under water, at some points the water level was over 1 meter deep.

The Federation International Automobile (FIA) Stewards of the meeting released this statement at 11.15am on Saturday: “Following a track inspection by the race directors of the FIA GT3 Championship, GP2 Asia and the Speedcar Series it is their collective view that the volume of water on the track, and the likelihood of there being any improvement during the day, would make it impossible to run any races safely. The Stewards of the Meeting therefore in accordance with Article 141 of the 2008 FIA International Sporting Code have accepted their advice and cancel all races today.”


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Wow thats what i call rain!!!
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And another press release, this time from the GP2 organisation

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The GP2 Series Organisation will decide on a later date how this cancelation will affect the Championship in the near future.
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what? I was going to complain here that eurosport had dropped GP2 from their schedule today, then I read that :P

Bad luck for D'Ambrosio, he had a good chance to win today.
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That's insane :lol: imagine if the rains hit during the race
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Most ridiculous event ever. How can it even rain in Dubai? :lol:
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Where's the water?
Oh well, time to do some homework.
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If you would listen to the commentators, you would hear that they say that it are images from YESTERDAY
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Ah, ok. I can't post pictures and listen simultaneously. :oops:
Would have been nice to have some images from the flood though.
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72362

Couple of pictures there.
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ppfff, just drive around it
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Give them Monsoon tyres. That is driveable.
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Man, this truly sucks! :( I was looking forward to today's race only to hear this. Jeez.

And why can't they just run the race tomorrow? It's Sunday tomorrow after all...
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Slyder wrote:
Man, this truly sucks! :( I was looking forward to today's race only to hear this. Jeez.

And why can't they just run the race tomorrow? It's Sunday tomorrow after all...


arabs think saturday is sunday for some reason. and Sunday is monday I think.
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They will have 3 races in Bahrain.
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lol :lol:

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Holy shit, Dubai overflooded?! :lol:
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The Dubai track is prone to flooding. Remember they had to use the short version last season as turn 5 was under water.
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Speedworx wrote:
The Dubai track is prone to flooding. Remember they had to use the short version last season as turn 5 was under water.


Flooding's a problem in a lot of ares in the United Arab Emirates, cos it rains so rarely most roads don't have proper drainage systems. There isn't really a need most of the time, as any time it does flood, the heat the next day will evaporate the rain very rapidly.

Did the organisers even have wet tyres with them?
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