ERS 2016 SEASON MEDIA PACK. THE Endurance Racing Series. In Association With

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1 2016 SEASON MEDIA PACK In Association With

2 CONTENTS Welcome Season In Numbers Season Classes Partners9 Contact10

3 Welcome 2015 saw the dawn of a new era in National Endurance Racing The new series launched to competitor and critical acclaim with 4 rounds held over the cream of UK circuits As a new series, the success was shown with growing grids as the season progressed and lots of happy competitors vowing to comeback to future events with teams and drivers already planning and committing to their 2016 season We look forward to welcoming you onto the grid and giving you the opportunity to experience the best of Endurance motor racing in the UK with our friendly, inclusive and competitive paddock We strive to give you the best customer experience and will do all we can to work with you, your partners and supporters to enable you to enjoy the We look forward to welcoming you onboard for our second season Best regards David Hornsey Founder and Director of the Endurance Racing Series

4 2015 Season The first season of the Endurance Racing Series proved to be a succesful mixture of races with some excellent wheel to wheel combat, some inspired strategy and a fantastic atmosphere to all the races The first round at Rockingham saw Pole winner Zac Chapman in his Radical SR8 lead to the midway point of the 3 hour encounter before retiring with overheating issues before the eventual winners, Raw Motorsport in the Radical SR8 was hunted down by a dramatically closing BMW Z4 GT3 of ING Sport in the closing stages Guillaume Gruchet claimed Class 2 with a lone drive swapping positions throughout the race with the Intersport Racing Lamborghini Supertrofeo, while Moss Motorsport wrapped up Class 4 and debutants Team BRIT secured Class 5 after the Lohen Mini dropped by the wayside with mechanical maladies Round 2 saw a return to Rockingham for another 3 hour race, this time the Rollcentre Racing BMW M3 GTR taking the top slot from the Gruchet Porsche, the Moss Motorsport BMW claiming the last step on the overall podium with a win in Class 4 beating the G-Cat Seat Supercopa into second place Forth overall, Tracktime Solutions rounded out the Class 2 honours in their Radical SR3 after being delayed with overheating issues while Class 5 fell to the Tracktoys Racing BMW M3 The Atom Cup teams made their first foray into Endurance racing with the Lydell/Munns/Newman entry claiming the win

5 2015 Season Round 3 saw the series decamp to Donington Park for the 3 hour race on the National Circuit After a nailbiting qualifying the overall and Class 1 win went the way of Wessex Vehicles in their Riley Daytona Prototype Class 2 was wrapped up by the Intersport Racing Porsche GT3 Daytona ahead of the Audaex Ferrari 430 Challenge An epic duel in Class 5 finally went the way of the Team BRIT guys ahead of the Tracktoys Racing BMW Mini while the Atom contingent were really finding their feet in the, battling amongst the Class 2 podium runners early on before settling their Class with a win for the Donkin/Drinkwater/Newman entry Round 4 moved to the home of British Motorsport for a 2 hour 30 minute race on the Silverstone GP circuit The Atom Cup competitors really came into their own at this race claiming the overall win with the Donkin/Drewell partnership Pole sitter and early leader Tracktime Solutions succumbed to a clutch issue in their Radical SR3 while it looked like series newcomers PDS Racing might steal the show where it not for a late race drive shaft failure Class 5 again provided action with the Lohen Mini claiming the honors over the Tracktoys BMW M3 The coming season promisies to be an even more exciting and drama filled year with growing grids and a friendly paddock making the the place to race in 2016

6 2015 IN NUMB IN 2015 THE SAW ENTRIES FROM 68 DRIV FROM 10 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES MAJORITY OF ENTRANTS ARE BUSINESS OWN GATHERED OVER 1600 FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER AND OVER 1000 VIDEO VIEWS ON YOUTUBE With the database of contacts within the series and the reach of social media platforms that are able to expand into 2016 the series is a prime host for B2B, direct marketing and focused sales efforts

7 2016 SEASON 2016 sees the growth of the into the established market leader in Endurance Racing in the UK The calendar consists of four races in the UK all of six hour duration in addition to a three hour race on the legendary Nurburgring Nordschleife We aim to host live web-streaming of a minimum of two of the season s races with highlights shows on a major sports platform on UK television Teams, sponsors and partners will have free use of all images taken by the official Endurance Racing Series photographer, PictureSports Photography, for use in their own PR, media and advertising Calendar 23rd April 14th May 24th July 16th October 4th-5th November Rockingham 6hr Anglesey 6hr Into The Night Snetterton 300 6hr Nurburgring Nordschleife 3hr Snetterton 200 6hr Into The Night

8 2016 Class Structure For 2016 we will be amending the class structure to allow for more logical divisions and closer, more competitive racing Class 1: Prototype, split into 2 sub classes split by minimum number of stops and stop duration Catering for anything from Daytona Prototypes and LMP s in Class 1a to smaller Radicals and CN cars in Class 1b Class 2: Super GT, GT cars with no restriction on weight, aero or bhp Class 3: GT, Porsche 991 Cup, Ferrari 458 Challenge, Lamborghini Huracan Supertrofeo and cars of a similar performance Class 4: GTB, Porsche 997 Cup, Ferrari 430/360 Challenge, Ginetta Supercup and cars of a similar performance Class 5: Supersport, saloons/gt upto 4ltr NA or 2ltr Forced Induction also FIA GT4 specification cars and Porsche 996 Cup Class 6: Sport, saloons/gt upto 3ltrNA or 16ltr Forced Induction

9 2016 Partners We welcome onboard our 2016 Partners to the Pirelli: Official Tyre Supplier to the Atom Cup: Series and Hospitality Partner Picturesports Photography: Official Photographer MI Promotions: Trophy and Clothing Partner Eunoia Fine Art: Sponsor and Brand Partner 360 Motor Racing Club: Host Club for the

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