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Successful
British GT motor racing team Team Trimite Brookspeed is revving up to officially
launch its Ducati British Superbike team at Festival Place Shopping Centre,
Basingstoke,
on Wednesday 16 April. The Southampton-based outfit will unveil a Ducati 1098R, to be ridden by British Star Leon
Morris in the Daily Star Cup, within the 2008 Bennetts British Superbike
Championship.
The
hugely-successful motorsport team established in 1997 is already well-known in the ranks of the Avon Tyres British GT
Championship, this year running a mighty Dodge Viper Competition Coupe for James
Gornall and Southampton’s
Jon Barnes. Both drivers and the
stunning GT car will join the two riders and bikes plus key team personnel
before heading for the opening rounds of the
UK's
biggest domestic racing championship, the Bennetts British Superbike
Championship at Thruxton
circuit, near Andover.
Festival
Place visitors will have the rare chance to get up close to the racing bike and
car as well as two road-going versions of the Ducati 1098R, the fastest road
bike, in Porchester
Square.
In addition, the mouth-watering Dodge Viper Competition Coupe, which makes its
next race appearance at Knockhill, in
Scotland
later this month, will enable shoppers to marvel at over half a million pounds
worth of racing car.
The
Team Trimite Brookspeed pitstop at Festival
Place
not only offers the opportunity to drool over these fantastic racing machines
but also the chance to rub shoulders with some of the best riders and drivers in
the country. Local British GT ace, Jon Barnes from Southampton,
will be in attendance to meet his fans at Festival
Place
alongside team-mate James Gornall.
Leon
Morris, facing the challenge of his first full season contesting the Bennetts
British Superbike Championship for the fledgling team, will also be available
throughout the day at Festival
Place
to pose for photographs and sign autographs.
Team
Trimite Brookspeed Team Principal, Martin Braybrook, commented: “We have chosen
to launch our 2008 British Superbike campaign at Basingstoke’s
Festival
Place
because of its central position to our local supporters. Thruxton is our home
track so a pre-season event at Festival
Place
also presents the perfect opportunity to meet some of the enthusiasts who will
no doubt be travelling to see us in action at Thruxton, whether racing bikes or
cars.
“When
we visited Thruxton last year with the Avon Tyres British GT Championship, we
enjoyed brilliant sunshine and immense local support, so we are hoping for more
of the same. I hope everyone will enjoy getting up close to the car and bikes
while chatting to the drivers and riders.”
Steven
Connolly, Festival Place Centre Director, added: “We are delighted to welcome
Team Trimite Brookspeed to Festival
Place,
Hampshire’s regional shopping destination, for the first time and wish the team
all the best in their 2008 endeavours. This high-powered showcase will be of
interest for all motorsport enthusiasts, regardless of whether you prefer two
wheels or four.”
To
add to the adrenalin rush at Festival
Place,
Team Trimite Brookspeed has teamed up with Thruxton circuit to offer shoppers
the chance to join the thousands of spectators sure to flock to the Hampshire
circuit for free. First prize in the Festival Place free prize draw not only
includes a pair of tickets to watch the Bennetts British Superbike action at
Thruxton on Sunday 20 April but also a VIP behind-the-scenes visit to the Team
Trimite Brookspeed Ducati pit garage to meet the team and riders.
Two
additional pairs of tickets to attend the Bennetts British Superbike
Championship at Thruxton on Sunday 20 April are also up for grabs. All entries
must be received by 8pm on
Thursday 17 April and the winners will be drawn and contacted on Friday 18
April. Simply pick up your entry form in-centre and post it in the entry box on
the Information Desk or in Porchester
Square on Wednesday
16 April.
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