Going It Alone



12:38 PM Fri 24 Dec 2010 GMT
'27/01/2010 - Valencia (ESP) - 33rd America’s Cup - BMW ORACLE Racing -' BMW Oracle Racing &copy Photo Gilles Martin-Raget Click Here to view large photo
As the world has sat poised, waiting, waiting, waiting for the Defender, the Golden Gate Yacht Club and BMW/Oracle Racing to announce the location of AC34, something else happened. BMW left the party. Yes, you read that correctly: BMW left the party. On Thursday, BMW/Oracle announced on their website that the German luxury-car manufacturer will be leaving the Cup campaign as of year?s end (that would be a week from today), leaving Oracle to defend the Cup alone. BMW/Oracle?s press release: 'This is by mutual agreement of both partners. Both parties set ambitious goals and achieved the ultimate objective: winning ...


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by David Schmidt





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