June 2009
Did You Know?
Did You Know?
Fun Fact
A replica of SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded space craft, hangs in the Meadow's Field Airport terminal lobby. This is the only full scale replica on permanent display in the United States. The original is hanging in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.
The Bakersfield Sports Foundation has submitted a proposal to bring a stage stop of the 2010 Amgen Tour of California bicycle race to Bakersfield. The proposal is currently being reviewed by AEG, the producer of the Amgen Tour of California. It is anticipated AEG will award the stage cities for the 2010 Tour in July of this year.
The largest cycling event in America, the Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race presented by AEG that challenges the world's top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding course. The eight-day race customarily starts in Northern California; making stage starts and finishes throughout California cities before ending in Southern California. The race is broadcast in the United States on the Versus network and international broadcasters televise the race in more than 200 countries.
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The United States Bowling Congress (USBC) California State Association has awarded Bakersfield the 2010 Open Championship Tournament, the organization announced earlier this month. An estimated 10,000 bowlers, spectators, and tournament officials will travel to Bakersfield during a 12-week period between May and July of next summer.
"We've really become a sought after sports destination," said Don Cohen, manager of the Bakersfield Convention & Visitors Bureau. "We have the perfect combination of location, value and venues for these types of state wide events."
Between 400 and 800 bowlers are expected to participate each tournament weekend. AMF Southwest Lanes and Regency Lanes will host the tournament.
For more information on the California State Association of the United States Bowling Congress, please visit www.calusbc.com.
