Faro Motorcycling Concentration Ends Without Incident – Company

Six people jailed for driving under the influence of alcohol and a seventh for not having a license. To which are added nine accidents, with four minor injuries. It was the balance, at the end of the Sunday afternoon, of the security operation that the GNR was riding around the 37th Faro Motorcycles Concentration.

The reinforcement of the means, especially the men's group intervention and public order, "was not necessary," said Lieutenant Carvalho Afonso of GNR Faro Command at CM , adding that incidents. "

Authorities set up a special security operation for the meeting, which ended yesterday after the clash between biker groups – elements of the Hells Angels have attacked members of Los Bandidos at Prior Velho de Loures – and the arrest of 58 Hells Angels this month There was fear a possible confrontation between groups of the Faro Concentration.

The edition of this year has turned out to be one of the most peaceful of which is one of the biggest biker gatherings in Europe.The organization of the Moto Clube de Faro, had about 20 000 registered In the main scene, the main highlights were Jorge Palma and Xutos & Pontapés – a group with a strong connection to the Moto Clube de Faro and who first played in the Valley of Souls without Zé Pedro.

Farewell parade and thanks
There were thousands of bikers who on Sunday morning walked the streets of Faro in the parade of farewells and thanks to the city and also to many people on tour to attend the parade. In the sky, a plane with a track reinforces the bikers thanks to farenses. After the parade, the bikers returned to the field in the Valley of the Souls, where the meeting takes place and they participated in the final lunch, before the award ceremony for motorcycles that won the various competitions

DETAILS
80 thousand liters of beer
Throughout the meeting, the Moto Clube de Faro estimates about 80 thousand liters of beer in the state of intoxication. The same amount is consumed in water and other non-alcoholic drinks.

Volunteer Work
Much of the work around the Faro Concentration is done by volunteers who join the Faro Motor Club for celebration
In the words he addressed to the bikers , at the end of the meeting Jose Amaro, president of the Moto Clube de Faro, pointed out that the concentration of this year was a "white glove", referring to those who considered the event as potentially dangerous . From the very first hour, José Amaro assured that there would be no problems and made sure that no improvement in safety had been made at the time. inside the enclosure. "It was exactly the same as the other years," he said before the beginning of the 37th edition of the International Motorcycle Concentration of Faro