Huge media interest at the Bucharest City Challenge

The second edition of the Bucharest City Challenge is widely covered by national and international media. Among the 400 representatives of the media, 150 of which are from TV stations, many have come a long way to report on this very special event. The global motorsport federation FIA has issued accreditations to journalists from France, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, Austria, Greece and Sweden, to name but a few. There is even someone representing the Mexican press. Of course a great number of representatives of the Romanian media are also on site.

The media centre located in the impressive Palace of the Parliament provides working space for 120 journalists. "This is no ordinary press room", explains Michiel Willebrands, editor of Dutch Magazine "Auto Week". He is on double duty: next to reporting about the event, he is also a guest driver taking part in the two races of the Dacia Logan Cup. "I like working here a lot. Everything is very well organized and the people here are cooperative. The circuit setting is very special."

Jacquie Groom, SRO Media Manager, is quite pleased with the media interest and stresses that an exceptional variety of international media is present. This means that there are not only representatives from specialised magazines but also from general media. "I think that this is due to the special nature of the event, it is just very popular with the people here."

Some journalists do complain about the very strict safety regulations concerning access to the Parliament building, however they appreciate the charm of this very special setting of their workplace, which makes up for the inconvenience the security checks sometimes cause.

"I am a big fan of city circuits, they have a very long tradition in the US and I am sure that over the years they can be established also over here and reach an even bigger number of people. This race is very well organized and the location is just great," says Marcus Schurig from German monthly "Sport Auto".

Marco Ragazzoni, editor of Italian magazine ‚"Autosprint" is here for the first time and quite impressed by the perfect organization. "The organizer made a great effort to stage this event and the scenery is wonderful."

A journalist writing for the "Daily Telegraph", Andrew Cotton from Great Britain is convinced that compared to last year the organization of the race has improved a lot: "The first year is always a learning year, now everything is running smoothly. I would like to see even more side events but other than that I really think that this is a great event."