Faro concentration : The history

For the first time, in 1982, an important event for the life of the entire region and especially for the city of Faro was promoted, the 1st Faro Motorcycle Concentration, which brought about two hundred motorcyclists, with only four Portuguese, with the exception of the organization's elements.  Since that date, the organization of the concentration has never been interrupted, and there has always been a significant increase in attendance, and a greater diversity of countries represented. All the effort developed each year has been rewarded with the massive participation of motorcyclists and with the unanimous recognition of the quality of the organization, by the national and foreign press. The importance of the Moto Clube de Faro and its Concentration can be seen in the transition to the "International Motorcycle Concentration" in 1991, the only one in Portugal to be included in the International Meetings Calendar of the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM).

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There is currently an evolution in the number of participants, with around 11,000 participants registered in 1995, and 29,000 in 2002. However, in order to reach these levels of quality, many efforts are needed, normally barely visible to the eyes of the least attentive to the phenomenon.

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Since it is a place where there are no infrastructures, the organization has to implement and maintain the basic structures before and during the days of the concentration, with the highest degree of professionalism, all the immense and indispensable structures inherent to the concentration are carefully assembled well in advance, currently involving around 1000 people.