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[Relaxin Mood]

hi Mr Gow. Hope you enjoyed the break, To quick questions if I may. 1) why do we have this long break, some people said all motorsport have this break in the summer for there development and for TV due to the high number of sporting events covered over the summer. 2) And just seen on the home page that TH Motorsport wants to run some Skoda's in the BTCC next year, is there a start date for teams to register there interest in joining the BTCC and how do you choice if you have alot of teams wanting to race in the championship?

[Alan Gow]

1. TV scheduling requirements - obviously ITV have other live sporting commitments (e.g. Tour de France) which have traditional fixed dates on the calendar that we need to work around. Also there are other major events, such as the British GP etc., that we have to avoid clashing with. Next year's calendar is even more of a challenge to us, as we must also take into consideration the Olympics, EUEFA Euro 2012 and etc.

2. Entries open around 6 weeks before the season starts and it's on a 'first-come-first-served' basis.