Japanese MotoGP Postponed Due To Icelandic Volcano Ash

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EyjFjallajoekull Volcano, Iceland.

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By Charles Oladeji.

The fallout from Iceland’s’ Eyjafjallajoekull  Volcamo continues to wreck havoc to the travel plans of individual s, and upset business schedules of planned events having very far reaching consequences. The latest event to fall victim to the  threat of volcanic ash thrown into the air from Europe’s northern outpost  is the second  MotoGP event of the 2010 season initially  set to place between the 24th and 25th of this month in Tokyo.  

On Monday, The operators of the TwinRing Motegi Race Circuit Mobilityland Corporation  announced that flight chaos has caused the race to be postponed form this Sunday to October 3rd. Company President Hitoshi Oshima  said  "although the situation is beyond our control, we sincerely apologise to fans who have been eagerly waiting for the world's top-level race." The push back of this week’s MotoGP event to October means it will get sandwich squeezed in between scheduled events set for Spain and Malaysia.  

Thus far approximately 6 million passengers have had their travel plans pushed back due to volcanic ash over Europe including Formula One teams struck in China after a fabulous race this weekend. The cost in Britain has been suggested to be in the region of 130 million pounds per day. However, restriction are set to remain in place till at least 13.00hrs on Tuesday  in Britain.