RML
AD Group Unveils 2011 Plans
Just
a week after collecting the Team and Driver
LMP2 trophies for the 2010 Le Mans Series,
RML AD Group is pleased to confirm the team’s
intention to defend these titles in 2011 with
an HPD ARX-01d chassis, powered by the new
HPD 2.8 litre twin turbo V6. In addition, the
team is delighted to confirm that the driver-line
up for the new season remains unchanged, with
Mike Newton and Thomas Erdos joined for the
full season by Ben Collins.
The
team will be contesting this year’s Le
Mans 24 Hours with the same car and driver
package, and believes this combination offers
RML AD Group the best possible platform for
retaining the Le Mans Series titles and regaining
LMP2 honours at Le Mans.
 Ben
Collins Returns
Ben
Collins, the former BBC Top Gear’s Stig,
joined RML AD Group in 2010 for the final three
races of the season, and shared in the squad’s
run to victory in Round 3 of the Le Mans Series
in the Algarve.
“I’m
delighted to be returning to RML AD Group for
a second season, and it means a lot to me personally
to be driving with Mike Newton and Tommy Erdos,” said
Ben “Racing in the Le Mans Series and
the 24 Hours with RML, and in the stunning
HPD ARX, will be a defining moment in my career.
We saw how good the HPD was last season in
the hands of our competitors, and it was a
credit to RML that we beat them to the title.
Honda Performance Development has a stellar
racing spirit and I’m sure the new V6
turbo engine will be as fast and reliable as
anything else out there. The 24-hour race tests
everyone’s resolve to the limit and I
believe the team has the right partner. I just
can’t wait to whistle along Mulsanne
and feel the breeze, bugs, rain and everything
else that Le Mans throws at you in an open-top
car.”
“Ben
achieved exceptional things with very limited
track time last season,” comments Mike
Newton. “He is a great addition to the
team, and we are delighted to have him back
with us for the full campaign, and to build
on what was achieved last year.”
“Ben
fits into the team exceptionally well,” suggests
Tommy Erdos. “It was about time he hung
up that white suit and got back to his racing
career. He has proven his worth in several
different disciplines and is an unquestioned
winner. He did a great job for RML last year
and it is just reward that he now joins us
for the full season in 2011. He’s a top
class driver and I’m looking forward
to working with him again this year.”
RML
AD Group selects HPD chassis/engine package
for 2011
Please see separate news item here
The
AD Group Perspective
“We
are delighted that Ben will be joining
the long-standing driver team of Mike Newton
and Tommy Erdos. Ben's performance, when he
joined us in the latter half of the 2010 season,
established him in our eyes as a highly skilled
driver with great potential. His contribution
helped RML AD Group to the trophy, and we hope
to repeat that in 2011.”
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Please note - the photo-realistic visualisation of the RML AD Group HPD ARX-01d
is not necessarily an accurate representation of how the car may appear on track.
About
RML
The
RML Group comprises six divisions; Motorsport, Automotive, Engines, Historic,
Events and X-Pro. Based in Northamptonshire, England the company’s
4,300 square metre facility includes design, development, manufacturing
and operational support for international race/rally programmes and automotive
engineering projects including performance engine development.
Since its formation in
1984 RML has achieved success in a diverse range of motorsport categories
including GT/sportscars, touring cars, rally cars, single seaters and oval
speedway cars. RML currently holds the LMP2 team and drivers titles in the
Le Mans Series with Mike Newton and Thomas Erdos. RML also secured the 2010
British Touring Car Championship drivers title with Chevrolet and Jason Plato
and the World Touring Car Championship manufacturers and drivers titles with
Chevrolet and Yvan Muller.
More information on RML
is available at www.rmlmallock.co.uk
RML Contact: Rupert
Manwaring,
Sponsorship & Marketing Director
Telephone: +44 (0)1933 402440
About
AD Group
Global
Video Specialist, AD Group with its 30,000ft headquarters in Warrington,
England, was established in 1997, its primary objective being to create
and bring to market leading edge CCTV solutions. The pioneering nature
of the Group’s products,
with the emphasis very much on R&D, has undoubtedly been a critical element
in AD’s success to date. The principal shareholder of AD is Mike Newton
who founded UK CCTV giant Dedicated Micros in 1982 which ranks No1 globally
for multi channel digital video recorders.
In 2001 Dedicated Micros
became an integral part of AD Group. Since that time all AD companies have
been able to take advantage of a shared technology and development base,
with all products designed and manufactured in-house at facilities in Malta,
UK and USA - offering security specifiers, integrators and users the potential
for flexible, seamlessly integrated CCTV solutions on the ground, in the
air and on the move. AD Group Companies worldwide include: AD Aerospace,
AD Aviation, AD Mobile, AD Network Video, ChipWrights, Dedicated Micros,
D-Tec, ISD, RemGuard and TSS.
More information on AD
Group is available at www.ad-group.co.uk
AD Group: Pauline
Norstrom, Director of Worldwide Marketing. Telephone: +44 (0)1928 706
449
About Ben Collins
Ben has recently launched a new website: Ben
Collins
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