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Report for Bidding to Host 2017 IFMAR World Model Auto Championship Dear IFMAR Officer 厦门三圈电池有限公司市场部 Marketing Department of Xiamen 3-Circles Battery Co., Ltd. Report for Bidding to Host 2017 IFMAR World Model Auto Championship Dear IFMAR Officer, IFMAR World Model Auto Championship is an event that has a great international influence in the model auto field and is popular among model auto hobbyists. Recently, model auto races have developed rapidly and are becoming more and more popular in China. We are having large growing number of hobbyists and professional players of model auto races in China. After the success running of 2016 IFMAR World Championship in Beijing, Car Modeling Association of China (CMAC) is ready to bid for another IFMAR World Championship in 2017. Xiamen, located at the southeastern end of Fujian Province, China, is a modern international tourist seaport. Here is a well-known enterprise that is keen on promoting model auto races, Xiamen Light Industry Group Co., Ltd. The company has constructed Xiamen 3-Circles Model Technology Experience Base covering an area of more than 80,000 square meters by investing over RMB 20 million. It boasts professional remotely operated model auto racing tracks and top-ranking supporting facilities. Since 2009, Xiamen Light Industry Group Co., Ltd. and Aeronautical Radio-controlled Model Racing Administration Center of General Administration of Sport of China have jointly hosted the National Teenagers Model Education Competition every year. Two sessions of National Model Sport Culture Festival and National Model Ship Race were successively held in Xiamen in 2012 and 2013. The National Model Auto Championship and Cross-strait Model Auto Elite (Off Road) Race were held in Xiamen in 2015 and 2016. Nearly 200 sportsmen from 12 countries and regions participated in the “Guankou · Sunpadow Cup” Cross-strait Model Auto (Off Road) Race” held in March 2016. Xiamen Light Industry Group Co., Ltd. has now possessed the experience and conditions for holding large-scale international races. Xiamen, long known as Sea Garden, has a long history and deep culture and boasts abundant special tourist attractions and all kinds of hotels and shopping places. So it can provide racers and audience with diversified choices. Xiamen is fully qualified to undertake 2017 IFMAR World Model Auto Championship and we are fully confident that we can host an incomparable session of IFMAR World Model Auto Championship. We sincerely hope that IFMAR will approve our Company to undertake the race on Xiamen 3-Circles Model Technology Experience Base. Sincerely Yours, Car Modeling Association of China Xiamen Light Industry Group Co., Ltd. 1 厦门三圈电池有限公司市场部 Marketing Department of Xiamen 3-Circles Battery Co., Ltd. I. Basic Information for Bidding to Host 2017 IFMAR World Model Auto Championship Event name: 2017 IFMAR World Model Auto Championship Competition event: 1:10 Electric Off Road Race Competition time: November 7-12, 2017 Bidding organization: Car Modeling Association of China Competition venue: Xiamen Light Industry Group Co., Ltd Xiamen 3-Circles Model Technology Experience Base of Fujian Province, China, Jimei North Avenue No. 519, Jimei District, Xiamen City The website of the Competition venue: www.xmqinggong.cn Contacts：Mr.YiFeng Liao Contact number:13906058611 Email: [email protected] II. Information of the Venue 1. Location of the venue Xiamen 3-Circles Model Technology Experience Base is located at Jimei North Avenue No. 519, Jimei District, Xiamen City. 2 厦门三圈电池有限公司市场部 Marketing Department of Xiamen 3-Circles Battery Co., Ltd. 3 厦门三圈电池有限公司市场部 Marketing Department of Xiamen 3-Circles Battery Co., Ltd. 2. Introduction to the venue (1) Introduction to the base Xiamen 3-Circles Model Technology Experience Base is constructed with the investment of Xiamen Light Industry Group Co., Ltd. The base covers a total area of 82,000 square meters and the total investment in it amounts to over RMB 25 million. The whole base consists of three parts such as the international remotely operated model auto racing circuit, model technology exhibition hall and dynamic model experience pavilion. (Panorama of Xiamen 3-Circles Model Technology Experience Base) (The international remotely operated model auto racing circuit) 4 厦门三圈电池有限公司市场部 Marketing Department of Xiamen 3-Circles Battery Co., Ltd. (2) Introduction to the off road circuit (40*70-meter model auto off road circuit) The total length of the off road racing track is about 380 meters and the soil of the track is good. In order to enhance the drainage function, we have all the racing tracks inclined to the control platform so that no water accumulates on the racing tracks. There are catchpits and underground pipelines between tracks and there is a drainage system across the venue. The venue is equipped with tarpaulins, which ensures that the race can be conducted right after the rain stops. On the left-most is the up gradient and on the right-most is the down gradient. The race runs clockwise. The induction line of the computer is buried in the front of the refueling area. It takes about 35 seconds to cover one single loop of the venue. There is a spraying system for dust suppression around the off road racing course to reduce the influence of dust on the flat racing tracks. 5 厦门三圈电池有限公司市场部 Marketing Department of Xiamen 3-Circles Battery Co., Ltd. 3. Introduction to the supporting facilities of the racing course The reinforced concrete control platform and the auditorium are integrated as a whole but strictly separated by handrails. 6 厦门三圈电池有限公司市场部 Marketing Department of Xiamen 3-Circles Battery Co., Ltd. (The control platform and the auditorium) The racing drivers’ control platform can hold 30 racing drivers at the same time. They enjoy wide field of vision and no blind-zone. There are auditoria on the 2nd and 3rd floors, which can hold thousands of spectators at the same time. The maintenance area for drivers on the ground floor covers 900 square meters and more than 200 spaces for repairing cars are available at the same time. The utility power is installed in place. The referees’ work room and the press room respectively cover more than 100 square meters. 7 厦门三圈电池有限公司市场部 Marketing Department of Xiamen 3-Circles Battery Co., Ltd. (Maintenance area) There are instant result displays and auto result query screens both in the maintenance area and on the Start region. 8 厦门三圈电池有限公司市场部 Marketing Department of Xiamen 3-Circles Battery Co., Ltd. (Auto result query screen) Behind the maintenance area is the car cleaning area, where the dry-cleaning part and the wet-cleaning part are separate while the air and water are integrated. The ultra-large type air compressor and the air tank can be used at the same time by 10 to 15 people. (Car cleaning area) Timekeeping: Every block has an independent timing control room, which is equipped with two timing systems such as AMB and Livetime. LiveRc system is used on the racing course, so the race can be broadcast live to the whole world on American LiveRc network. In the VIP viewing room, spectators are provided with comfortable viewing conditions. 9 厦门三圈电池有限公司市场部 Marketing Department of Xiamen 3-Circles Battery Co., Ltd. (Referees’ room) (Live broadcast on line) 10 厦门三圈电池有限公司市场部 Marketing Department of Xiamen 3-Circles Battery Co., Ltd. The venue is equipped with night lights, so races can be held at night. (Night lights on the racing venue） Behind the maintenance area is the food and beverage outlet, which serves coffee and meals and lets drivers have leisure. The star-rated toilets here can be rarely seen on other racing venues. (Food and beverage outlet) 11 厦门三圈电池有限公司市场部 Marketing Department of Xiamen 3-Circles Battery Co., Ltd. The venue is equipped with a parking lot where more than 200 cars can be parked at the same time. III. Traffic Information The traffic around the venue of the event is speedy. The venue is 19 kilometers from Xiamen International Airport, which is 36 minutes’ ride; 11.7 kilometers from Xiamen North Railway Station, 20 minutes’ ride; and 2.1 kilometers from the freeway exit. (Map) The hotel zone where racers, referees, and the staff stay is 15 kilometers from the racing venue. (The roadmap of the hotel zone and the racing venue) The whole viaduct is 20 minutes’ drive, around which are numerous 3-star to 5-star hotels and the coffee shop street and the bar street. 12 厦门三圈电池有限公司市场部 Marketing Department of Xiamen 3-Circles Battery Co., Ltd. (The coffee street in Xiamen) 13 厦门三圈电池有限公司市场部 Marketing Department of Xiamen 3-Circles Battery Co., Ltd. (The bar street in Xiamen Haiwan Park) Five kilometers away is the First Street of China—Zhongshan Road, Xiamen. Along this road are bustling shopping areas, a variety of commodities, delicious and precious food, and romantic dining environment, and there are just too many for you to window shop, to see, and to buy. Zhongshan Road, Xiamen 14 厦门三圈电池有限公司市场部 Marketing Department of Xiamen 3-Circles Battery Co., Ltd. During the event, the Central Kitchen of Xiamen Gulong Catering Co., Ltd., a subordinate of the bidding organization, will serve nutrition lunch. (The Central Kitchen of Gulong) Note: There will be pickup between the racing venue and the hotels. 15 厦门三圈电池有限公司市场部 Marketing Department of Xiamen 3-Circles Battery Co., Ltd. IV. Event Service – Hotels (1) Hotels: Accommodation Hotels recommended 1. Marco Polo Xiamen Hotel Room rate: RMB 720 per day (luxury room) Address: Jianye Road No. 8, Hubin North Road, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China Tel: 0592-5091888 Website: http://www.marcopolohotels.com/ Traffic information: It is only 15 minutes drive to and from the international airport; only 30 minutes’ bus ride. The hotel offers free shuttle service to and from the airport and will provide transfer by limousine as required by guests. 2. Bailuzhou Hotel - Xiamen Room rate: Luxury room RMB 488 per day, lake view room RMB 498 per day, superior room 530 16 厦门三圈电池有限公司市场部 Marketing Department of Xiamen 3-Circles Battery Co., Ltd.
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