Dorna Sport Appoints Strong to MotoGP Board
Motorcycling -
03 Jul 2001
James Strong has been appointed to the board of Dorna Sports, the Spanish company that organises the MotoGP World Championship.
Mr Strong is a member of the Board of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation and was previously the Chief Executive of Qantas, major sponsor of the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix held at Victoria's Phillip Island circuit each October.
A motorcycle and racing enthusiast, Mr Strong said he was looking forward to his involvement with Dorna as the sport entered a new era under rule changes to take effect next year. ‘The next few years are going to be very exciting for MotoGP, with new manufacturers entering the sport,’ Mr.Strong said.
‘Motorcycle racing has had many great champions - and Australia in particular, especially with the successes of Mick Doohan and Wayne Gardner in the past 15 years - and there is an exciting new group of riders coming through now. I very much look forward to participating, through Dorna, in the very interesting future for world motorcycle racing.’
For further information, please contact:
Dorna Sport, Communications Manager
Tel: +34 934 738 494
E-mail: info@dorna.es
Mr Strong is a member of the Board of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation and was previously the Chief Executive of Qantas, major sponsor of the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix held at Victoria's Phillip Island circuit each October.
A motorcycle and racing enthusiast, Mr Strong said he was looking forward to his involvement with Dorna as the sport entered a new era under rule changes to take effect next year. ‘The next few years are going to be very exciting for MotoGP, with new manufacturers entering the sport,’ Mr.Strong said.
‘Motorcycle racing has had many great champions - and Australia in particular, especially with the successes of Mick Doohan and Wayne Gardner in the past 15 years - and there is an exciting new group of riders coming through now. I very much look forward to participating, through Dorna, in the very interesting future for world motorcycle racing.’
For further information, please contact:
Dorna Sport, Communications Manager
Tel: +34 934 738 494
E-mail: info@dorna.es