30 May 2022
The organisers of the Air Race World Championship have cancelled the first event due to be held at Goodwood on 10-11 July.
In a statement released on social media, the organisers say, “It is with a heavy heart that we have had to make the difficult decision not to race at Goodwood in July 2022. There are a number of factors that have contributed to this, including significant logistics challenges that have arisen.
“Whilst it’s a disappointing loss for the 2022 race calendar, we very much hope Goodwood Estate will feature as a race venue in 2023.
“With sad news comes some exciting news however – we’re talking with potential strategic multi-national partners in relation to the growing UAM/eVTOL market. As a result, we hope to be adding Korea, Japan and other parts of South East Asia to our race calendar for 2023.”
It means the 2022 world championship will be three events, starting with Malaysia on 10-11 September, followed by Indonesia and Australia. The Goodwood event was announced in March.
It is with a heavy heart that we have had to make the difficult decision not to race at Goodwood in July 2022. There are a number of factors that have contributed to this, including significant logistics challenges that have arisen. pic.twitter.com/LyJDp20wmY
— Air Race (@TheAirRace) May 27, 2022
