BSI SPEEDWAY & PARKEN ANNOUNCE FIVE YEAR DEAL
BSI SPEEDWAY & PARKEN ANNOUNCE FIVE YEAR DEAL
BSI Speedway, an IMG company and rights holders of the world championship FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series (SGP), today announced a new five year contract with PARKEN Sport and Entertainment to host the FIM Danish Speedway Grand Prix until 2013.
Following signature of the contract, BSI Speedway and PARKEN Sports and Entertainment confirmed next year's FIM Dansk Metal Danish Speedway Grand Prix will take place on Saturday 13th June 2009. Tickets are now on sale and fans that purchase their tickets before 31st December 2008 will be able to buy their Grand Prix tickets for PARKEN at 2008 prices.
Commenting on the new deal, Paul Bellamy, Managing Director, BSI Speedway, said: "This new deal is another milestone for the SGP Series and guarantees the future of world championship speedway in Copenhagen for the next five years. The Grand Prix in Copenhagen has developed into one of our biggest events and we are looking forward to working with PARKEN, Wonderful Copenhagen, Dansk Metal and our Danish suppliers to ensure each year the event gets bigger and better for the fans.
"The supporters, who come from across Denmark, Europe and the world year after year, make this event very special for everyone involved and to reward their loyalty we are holding ticket prices for a limited period."
One man who has been integral to the continued success of the Grand Prix at PARKEN is current FIM Race Director, Ole Olsen. All six speedway tracks at PARKEN have been constructed under Olsen's watchful eye and he, more than many, knows what it means to the riders to take part in such a big event under the floodlights of a national stadium.
"PARKEN creates its own unique atmosphere," the former three times world champion explains, "As the stadium fills up with spectators you can feel the excitement and anticipation building. As a rider, you feed off the fans, when a stadium is full you can hear them from inside your helmet and you automatically respond to that reception. It is a very special occasion for both riders and supporters and I'm looking forward to being part of that experience in PARKEN over the next five years."
Flemming Østergaard, Chairman of the Board, PARKEN Sport and Entertainment, said:
"After long and hard negotiations with BSI Speedway, we are now extremely happy to present world class speedway at PARKEN for the next five years. The FIM Danish Speedway Grand Prix is the largest single sporting event in the country, together with the biggest football games, and it has developed into a genuine Copenhagen event. It would therefore have been a great shame if this event could not again have been held in the nation's capital city. Fortunately both BSI Speedway and PARKEN were willing to go far to ensure the future of the Grand Prix at the National Stadium, where it attracts nearly 30,000 spectators and is sent to over 100 countries on TV. I am already looking forward to the 13th June 2009."
Paul Bellamy, Managing Director BSI and Flemming Østergaard, Chairman of PARKEN, sign the new deal...
FIM DANSK METAL DANISH SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX 2009
13 June 2009, PARKEN, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
TICKET INFORMATION
Ticket Prices (before 31st December 2008):
340DKK (U16/OAPs 180DKK); 470DKK (U16/OAPs 235DKK); 660DKK; 700DKK; 850DKK
Local Ticketline: 70 263 267. International Ticketline: +45 70 263 267
Online: www.billetlugen.dk www.speedwayworld.tv
