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Gran Turismo Gotland 2016

In the Baltic sea off the swedish coast lies the island of Gotland. This picturesque island is mostly a peaceful place, its humble inhabitants busy with growing carrots and herding sheep.

During the summer, though, it is a completely different story. Almost a million tourists from northern europe turn the island into a summer paradise, with lots of sunshine and warm water. During the last weeks of July things really go bananas. Some 200'000 of the scandinavian party elite invade the medieval city of Visby for the most decadent partying since the age of vikings.

Gotland and Visby

Gotland is the largest island in the Baltic Sea and has a population of roughly 60'000 with 22'000 living in Visby, the main town. The medieval town of Visby has been entered as a site of the UNESCO world heritage programme. An impressive feature of Visby is the fortress wall that surrounds the old city, dating from the time of the Hanseatic League.

During the summer, Gotland, with its warm weather with lots of sunshine and sandy beaches, becomes a very popular tourist destination for people from both Scandinavia and northern europe. Visby is also famous for its non-stop partying during the last weeks of July, attracting the cream of the in-crowd from mainland Sweden.

The track - Gotland Ring

Gotland is also home to the arguably best track in Sweden - Gotland Ring. With three kilometres of twists, turns and hills it is a lot of fun. Located northeast of Visby it is roughly half an hour drive from our hotel. We have two full days on the track, with instruction and catered lunch.

The hotel - Clarion Hotel Wisby

The best hotel in town, by far, is Clarion Hotel Wisby. A host of features of the building still bear witness to its history, which goes right back to medieval times, including the compulsory pool and spa area in the basement.

It is located near the boat harbor in the oldest part of Visby, putting us right in the middle of all the action. Everyone who has been to Visby, knows that it is extremely hard to get lodging during the most busy time of the summer - the last weeks of July. It is also extremely expensive, as prices skyrocket for high season.

Booking nine months in advance we have secured almost the entire hotel for the participants during the event. Wisby Hotel will be Gran Turismo Hotel.

Bring your little 80 foot boat

Bringing your boat or yacht? No worries, we have booked some of the best spaces for your boat next to the After Beach area. Bringing your helicopter? No worries, we have a designated parking for this, too.

Queues to popular clubs can be ridicolusly long during this week in Visby. But not for us. Our badges will provide easy access to a select number of clubs and their VIP areas.

Traveling to Gotland

The recommended way to get to Gotland is by Ferry. Especially if you are bringing your car. Ferries leave the mainland from the ports of Nynäshamn and Oskarshamn, and both are operated by Destination Gotland. Please book your ferry as soon as possible, as this week is extremely popular.
(Ferry schedule for next summer will be released in January 2016. You will receive a discount code for the ferry when registering for this event).

Event schedule

Please note that the schedule is preliminary and subject to additions or changes at a later stage.

Thursday 21 July - Arrival

14.00 Event check-in in hotel lobby

19.00 Briefing-dinner in hotel banqueting area (Spegelsalen)

22.00 Opening party at Gutekällaren

Friday 22 July - Gotland Ring

10.00-17.00 Gotland Ring, catered lunch

13.00 White Party After Beach at Kallis

19.00 Gran Turismo dinner at Burmeister

22.00 Party at Burmeister

Saturday 23 July - Gotland Ring

10.00-17.00 Gotland Ring, catered lunch

13.00 Pink Party After Beach at Kallis

20.00 VIP Banquet and closing party at Strand

Sunday 24 July - Departure

12.00 Check-out from hotel

Registration is 1800 EUR (+ VAT) and includes two days on the race track Gotland Ring, three nights in Clarion Hotel Wisby **** with safe parking for your car, catered lunches on track, world class instruction, welcome and closing dinners and some great nights out with your friends. You also get all images taken on the event e-mailed to you after the event.

The price is for one car with driver + passenger. Both are allowed to drive on the track, sharing the same car.

For questions regarding registration, please contact us on registry@granturismo.org.

Hotel room

Optional message to the organisers

1. General Information

This is an event and not a race. Participants must not compete at any level with other participants and must not place any bets relating to this event. Anyone found doing this will be removed immediately from the event with immediate effect and the remainder of your trip canceled without refund. You must drive with care and attention for your own safety and the safety of others.

2. Entry Fee

All entry fees must be paid according to your invoices due date, any failure to do so will result in the team being removed from the event and a charge of EUR 250 will be charged for late payment. If a participants is removed then the first person on the reserve list will be asked to join the event.

3. Age restrictions

All participants must be over 18 years of age in order to enter the event.

4. Comply

All participants must adhere to all applicable laws and regulations of each and every country you travel in, this includes without exception all speed regulations, laws of the road, laws relating to the safety of your vehicle and laws relating to the possession or use of alcohol, drugs or other prohibited substances. You cannot participate in any other vehicle than the one you are registered with unless specifically authorised by the organisers. Participants involved in this event must participate fully, if for any reason you decide to withdraw from the event your fee is neither transferable nor refundable under any circumstance.

5. Responsibility

Gran Turismo Events accepts no responsibility for the consequences of you being refused entrance or exit in to or out of any country or city during the event including any cost incurred, this is all the participant’s responsibility and in particular any additional costs incurred are solely the participants responsibility.

6. Code of conduct

All participants must conduct themselves sensibly at all times and act responsibly at each of the venues on route. All participants must provide a credit card as a security deposit when entering the accommodation provided and will be charged for any extras or damages before leaving the venue.

You must NOT:

* Consume alcohol whilst driving nor drive under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicating substance at any time during the event.

* Drive if your ability to do so safely and properly is in any way compromised by illness, lack of adequate rest, or any other condition.

7. Indemnify

You will indemnify the organiser, its directors, officers, employees and consultants against any and all claims, lawsuits and causes of action whatsoever or howsoever arising and brought against them by any third party as a result of your action or participation in the event, including without limitation, your violation of any laws or regulations or your breach of these Terms and Conditions of entry.

8. License and Insurance

All drivers must hold a full valid and unrestricted driver’s licence.

9. Foreign Compliance

Each team is responsible to prepare their car and know, understand, and comply with any applicable driving laws of any country they visit during the event.

10. Branding

You agree to have the Gran Turismo Events- and all official event sponsors’ stickers placed on your vehicle at all times during the event. You are responsible to keep all stickers’ clean and visible at all times. All stickers are non-permanent and are easy to remove and will not leave any damage to your vehicle. The organisers are therefore not responsible for any claims of damage to your vehicle as a result of applying or removing of such stickers. If you do not display all Gran Turismo stickers at all times during the event you will be removed from the event with immediate effect and the remainder of your trip canceled without refund.

11. Team Sponsorship

All sponsorship has to be authorised by the organiser and you will need to receive written consent from the organiser to place any sponsor(s) logos on your vehicle or clothing. The organiser reserves the right to refuse any unauthorised sponsored vehicles or individual participants entry to the event.

If your team arrives at or attempts to participate in the event displaying any branding of a sponsor that has not been authorised by the organiser, you will be required to remove it immediately. Any failure to do so will result in refusal to the event and loss of any participation in the Event and you shall not be entitled to a refund of your entry fee.

12. Refunds

NO refunds of any kind including the entry fee will be made under any circumstances (including, without limitation, if at any point after you have entered the Event (i.e. after paying any sum towards taking part in the Event) you are unable to participate for any reason.

There will not be any refunds during the whole period of the event. If you are unable to continue in the event for any reason whatsoever the Organiser will NOT make any refunds of the entry fee or pay compensation to you. The Organisers reserve the right to change the event schedule without prior notice if and when they wish to do so. Any participant dropping out of any part of the event for any reason will not be entitled to any compensation.

13. Violation of terms

If any participators violate any of the above terms and conditions or refuse to follow the instructions given to you prior or during the event by the organiser, you may be prohibited from any or further participation in the event.

14. Refusal

The Organiser reserves the right to refuse participation in or to cancel the Event at any time for any reason whatsoever (without being obliged to disclose the reason).

15. Image rights

All participants acknowledge and consent to be photographed and to be included in any filming of footage documenting the event. You hereby waive any and all rights of publicity or privacy and grant the organiser full and complete permission to utilise and exploit your appearance in the event in any and all manner and media throughout the world in perpetuity.

You also agree that the Organiser have the sole discretion to use or refuse to use any photographs or footage in which you appear, and that if the Organiser does use such photographs or footage, it may be edited at the Organiser’s  sole discretion. You consent to the use of your name, image, likeness, voice and biographical material about you in connection with any and all footage, publicity and related promotional material and for any and all publicity and promotional purposes. You expressly release the Organiser and all its employees, consultants, licensees and assigns from and against any and all claims which you have or may have for invasion of privacy, defamation or any other cause of action arising out of the production, distribution, broadcast or exhibition of photographs, footage or any promotional materials.

All participants are only entitled to take photographs and film footage of your participation in the event for NON-commercial purposes and only for personal and private use only. You are not entitled to reproduce or use photographs or footage of the event on any website, in any printed media or in any television programme without first obtaining the prior written consent of the organiser. You hereby agree to assign (by way of present assignment of future copyright) all your right, title and interest in the world-wide copyright and all intellectual property rights in such photographs or footage in perpetuity together with exclusive world-wide rights of exploitation thereof to Gran Turismo Events. You shall deliver to Gran Turismo Events within 30 days of the end of the Event, at no cost to Gran Turismo Events, a tape in DigiBeta (PAL) or in DV (PAL) format of all the footage originated by you at the Event and copies of all photographs taken at the Event.

16. Gran Turismo Events branding

You are not permitted to use the "Gran Turismo Events" logos or branding under any circumstance other than placing stickers on your vehicle. This includes any printed material or websites.

17. Terms and Conditions changes

The organiser reserves the right to change these terms and conditions from time to time subject to notifying participants of the changes. You shall be deemed to have accepted the amended terms and conditions by participating in the Event.

18. Law

These terms and conditions and your participation in the event are governed by Swedish law, and you submit to the jurisdiction of the Courts of Sweden.