"Week of Fun" event cancelled (well, technically postponed until next year).

The official reason is that, in the organizers' opinion, the weather will be too cold (there is a large cold front forecast to be moving into Beijing in a few days). The cold weather could result in somewhat dangerous conditions, according to the advice of a few racing-riders-associations. Further, the selected route has high mountain passes (yes, it does) that will exacerbate the "coldness."

I was a little surprised by the list of sponsors: BMW, MV Augusta, Victory, Bombardier, various large dealers (including Qili and TP China), Beijing TV, Motorcycle magazine, several other media outlets, various levels of government in both Beijing and Hebei, several motorcycle clubs, and many others. It seems this was going to be an attempt at the real deal. Good for them - it is needed.

Here is the public announcement:

http://www.weifengtang.com/bbs/forum...extra=page%3D1