Abu Dhabi is Being Prepared to Race

The seventeenth and last leg of the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship season takes place this Sunday at the Yas Marina Circuit. Preparations for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix are in full swing as the largest army of volunteers to ever be put to task at a Formula One Grand Prix are at work getting the track and facilities ready for the race. 800 individuals went to work today to complete the task of getting the venue ready for the thousands of Formula One fans that are about to show up for the race. The race organizers recently combined with the Emirates Foundation for Philanthropy volunteer program, Takatof, to work with them on getting the volunteers for the work that had to be done. Race officials have stated that the race is sold out and they expect it to be a fantastic weekend for all who attend.

It should be a nice warm weekend on the track since the venue is in the Middle East as forecasters are calling for intermittent clouds and warm temperatures in the neighbourhood of 37 degrees Celsius for the race. This will make for a pleasant weekend for all involved, the fans and the racers, who obviously love to race out of the rain.

The first reaction of the racers to the new Yas Island Circuit has been excellent and they’re all impressed with the facilities and the way they have been treated, which has been first rate. The track will be new for all the racers, so they’ll be even on those grounds and they certainly won’t have any way to simulate the track. They’ll be out on the track tomorrow and over the next few days as much as they can to get a feel for the track but it will definitely be an adventure for all involved this weekend, the organizers, fans and racers.

Just because the world championship is settled, don’t expect these gentlemen to let off the accelerator for this affair; they just aren’t that kind of competitor. These gentlemen only know one way to complete and that’s to hold nothing back and let it all fly.

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