2012 FIA CANDIDATE EVENT WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT BUSINESS PLAN LOCATION OF THE EVENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE • Host City(ies) / Region • Campos do Jordão • Size of the city: 290 km². • Location: 186 km from São Paulo, 90 km from São José dos Campos, 333 km from Rio de Janeiro. • Practicality: 83 km from the São José dos Campos airport. • Interaction with the city(ies), government and local authorities: • The enormous success of the World Rally Championship attracted interest and rendered support from the local authorities at the cities where the events are going to take place. Here are the respective Letters of Support: • City of Campos dos Jordão. • CBA (Brazilian Motor Racing Confederation). • Service Park(s) location(s) • Campos do Jordão: Abernéssia neighborhood • Proximity to city centre: 3 km.
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• Proximity to special stages: • Travel and accommodation • International/national airport(s) within easy reach • São José dos Campos International Airport – 90 km from Campos do Jordão • Guarulhos International Airport – 159 km from Campos do Jordão • Viracopos International Airport – 268 km from Campos do Jordão • Availability and cost of international flights • 42 international airlines fly to and from Brazil. • 130 international flights every day. • 194 weekly flights to USA. • 198 weekly flights to Europe. • 91 international routes. • 45 international destinations (countries of all continents). • Suitability, availability and cost of hotel rooms or other accommodation
• Campos do Jordão – 9,000 rooms. • Services provided by rally travel agent (special deals) • Hotel and flight reservations, ground transportation, extension travelling plans, shows and exposition reservation, ticketing and custom legal support for cargo loading, unloading and handling • Access • Quality of access roads to SS • 90% tarmac roads. • Ease of access to SP(s) • Service Park is strategically located downtown Campos do Jordão and therefore can be easily accessed by foot, car, or tram. Plenty of parking is available on the whereabouts. • Suitability and quantity of parking facilities (Teams, spectators, media) • A reserved area is provided by the organization to attend all of the teams needs. • During the winter season the city receives 500,000 cars – 40 times the local car fleet. • There is a special attention concerning parking and technical accommodation of the media staff. A reserved space is provided. DATES OF THE EVENT May 2012 • Suitable weather conditions • During the months of April and May (autumn in the Southern Hemisphere), Campos do Jordão’s altitude lends to the city an enduring cool temperature throughout days and nights. • April - max temperature average 21°C - min temperature average 9°C - Rain 71mm • May - max temperature average 18°C - min temperature average 6°C - Rain 63mm • Access to hotels
• 85% of the hotels are located downtown next to the Rally Village. • Other major events in the area • The Campos do Jordão classic music festival happens during the month of July and has 80,000 direct spectators. • The vintage car collectors club annual meeting. SERVICE PARK(S) • Design, accessibility and presentation of: • Manufacturer/WRC Teams service areas • Situated inside the Rally Village, the service areas are well proportioned with the right size to keep up with the growth of the modern teams. • Support championship service areas • Separated area is already created for these support championship teams. • Merchandise/trade • This area is designed for an easy access and a fluid circulation and to provide the spectators with any rally related goods they will be looking for. • Press conference and autograph session area • Inside the press area, there will be a specially designed area for the press conferences and for the autograph sessions. • Front/rear entry to service • There are distinctive entrances for the crew and drivers, for press, and public. • Spectator experience in Service Park • Access and viewing • Since the Service Park is downtown, the access is extremely easy. • The linear disposition of the service areas enables a complete viewing experience for the spectator. • PA system and audio animation • Rally radio will be responsible for the public entertaining during the visiting hours.
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