The BIMBACHE EXTREM CASTILLA Y LEÓN 2010, ADVENTURE RACE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, is very much concerned with the emission of CO2 and climatic change.

After the recent polemics provoked in the meeting of Copenhagen about the climatic change and the CO2 emission to atmosphere, that after several days the main world leaders have not been capable of coming to any effective agreement, the competitors and organizers of competitions of adventure are really worried with this real problem.

For this reason we want to announce that the ARWChampionship 2010 will be one of the first world sports events that will compensate the CO2 emissions.

Though in our sport itself these emissions are not significant, we must think that an organization moving more than 300 people during the week of competition requires a number of transport of engine terrestrial vehicles, helicopter for filming or rescue, engine inflatable craft for safety in the water and consumption of electricity in the hotels of press, center of operations, etc.

As the first measure we are considering the utilization of vehicles of little environmental impact and most ecological performances for the assistance and transport of material during the test. This smaller consumption will be compensated using the compensation tables issued by specialized organizations and the cost of this compensation will be destinated to support some of the environmental projects or to replace in any of the rural areas of Castilla y León the traditional energy by renewable ones as solar, photovoltaic plates or small windmills.

THE COMPETITION

The raid will cross the provinces of Ávila and Salamanca, and we now may confirm that the start will be under the attentive look of the medieval wall of Ávila surrounding this historical city, and the finish line will be placed in the center of Salamanca, with its beautiful and centenary buildings.

The organization is trying to increase the authorities’ permission of participation, which at present has been granted for 50 teams, to 60 or 70 teams, since the demands of participation, even 9 months before the date of the competition, already reach the number of 30 teams that have confirmed their assistance, which is an extraordinary prospect for the test.