The presentation of the Tenerife Motor Circuit in the Auditorium of the chicharrera capital was received with two simultaneous concentrations, only separated by a road, one promoted by the environmental groups against the construction of the project and another proposed by the car racing fans of Tenerife. the islands, in favor of the plan.
The environmental concentration was promoted by the groups Salvar la Tejita and ATAN (Tinerfeña Association of Friends of Nature) and in the manifesto that has circulated through social networks hand in hand with both entities, the environmental impacts that the macro-project can cause in the community are criticized. Atogo area, in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona.
With casseroles and posters and under the motto Tenerife does not need a motor circuit, Hundreds of people occupied the avenue of the Avenida de la Constitución located in front of the Auditorium.
For its part, the defense of the project has met on the same façade as the Auditorium due to the notice of the social network profiles Canariasemotor.com and We want a motor circuit in Tenerife with the answer Tenerife does need this circuit.
Police officers have controlled the two concentrations, to prevent incidents from occurring. However, it was inevitable that there would be moments of tension during the concentrations in which the caceroladas and the roar of the motorcycles did not stop. Even a motorist got out of his vehicle when he was driving on the road and in a threatening tone defended the circuit, tensing the atmosphere.
Less gasoline, more education.
This is how the defenders of the corruption circuit provoke those of us who demonstrate for the future of an island that can no longer stand it. pic.twitter.com/G9VyxVnZ8Q
— Romen G. Arteaga (@Romen_Arteaga) July 19, 2022
The presentation was attended by the Formula 1 driver, Carlos Sainz, the former Moto GP driver, Carlos Checa, and the rally and off-road driver, Christine Giampaoli.
