The 57th Macau Grand Prix will be held in November, and preparation work is continuing apace. The race programme and regulations are complete, and pre-qualifying races for the Macau Grand Prix are underway ahead of entries opening in September. Media accreditation will be open from mid-August. A series of open tenders for public works and logistic services have been completed. Close cooperation and coordination with various government bureaus, teams, the media and TV broadcasters are crucial to the smooth running of all aspects of the event. Training for Race officials, the scrutineering team, track marshals and the rescue team is scheduled from June onwards, with both theoretical instruction and practical exercises to ensure the professionalism of the support team. This year, V.W.M. Motors Limited will be providing Volkswagen Scirocco R as the Official Safety Car, Golf R models as the Official Cars, and Passat Variant R36 models as Rescue Cars for the first time. The Macau Grand Prix Committee is once again cooperating with the Macau Federation of Trade Unions to run an awareness promotion: “The 2010 Macau Grand Prix Carnival Day”, which includes activities such as a “Q & A lucky draw”, a “Secondary Students Essay Contest” and a “Coloring Competition”. The regulations and registration form for “Q & A lucky draw” are available at the Official Website http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo and http://www.faom.org.mo/web/?action-viewnews-itemid-6333. Tickets for the 57th Macau Grand Prix are on sale now, with prices ranging from MOP50.00 for Practice Days, to MOP900.00 for Race Days at the Lisboa Bend Stand. Call the 24 hours ticketing reservation hotline (+853) 2855 5555 in Macau, (+852) 2380 5083 in Hong Kong, and (+86) 13926911111 in Mainland China, or visit the Kong Seng Ticket Network in Macau, Hong Kong and Mainland China for reservations. More details could be found at the Official Website http://www.macau.grandprix.gov.mo or http://www.macauticket.com.
