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Following the great success of this yearÕs National Motorsport Week, the Motor Sports Association (MSA) and Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) have today (Wednesday 6 July) confirmed that next yearÕs National Motorsport Week will run from Saturday 30 June to Sunday 8 July 2012.
This yearÕs initiative generated a massive increase in activities and events ranging from open days at M-Sport in Cumbria and fund raising cycle rides around Silverstone to a plethora of novice taster days organised by motor clubs throughout the country.
National Motorsport Week 2011 also achieved widespread exposure across TV, radio, print and online media. David Coulthard`s first experiences of grassroots motorsport aired to more than three million viewers as part of the BBCÕs coverage of the European GP at the start of the week. Other national media carried dedicated National Motorsport Week stories including BBC Radio 5 Live, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mirror and The Sun, as well as specialist publications Autosport and Autocar.
Almost 10,000 enthusiasts entered a series of online competitions to win factory tours at the eight UK-based Formula One teams. These competitions were hosted on the MSAÕs www.GoMotorsport.net website which enjoyed a ten fold increase in visitor numbers during National Motorsport Week.
It is hoped that National Motorsport Week 2012 will again coincide with the Goodwood Festival of Speed and take place during the immediate build up to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, provisionally scheduled for Sunday 15 July.
"This yearÕs National Motorsport Week has exceeded everyoneÕs expectations," says Colin Hilton, MSA Chief Executive.
"We have celebrated the UKÕs world-leading motorsport industry, we have drawn attention to less well-publicised parts of the sport and we have helped to attract new recruits to our clubs and events. We now need to build on this and we believe that the early announcement of next yearÕs dates will give everyone a better chance of getting involved.
"I always believed that there was great potential in National Motorsport Week and I am delighted that, with the MSAÕs support, we are now starting to build the momentum that both the sport and the industry deserve,Ó says Chris Aylett, MIA Chief Executive. ÒMotor sport is a great British success story; not only does it deliver £6 billion of sales each year and underpin 40,000 jobs, but the high-performance engineering sector can also inspire the next generation of world-class engineers and that has to be good news for the future of British industry.Ó
Those businesses supporting 2011 National Motorsport Week included: Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, AT&T Williams, Brands Hatch Circuit, Cadwell Park Circuit, Club MSV, Cranfield University, Croft Circuit, Daytona Milton Keynes and Sandown, Dunlop Tyres UK, Force India F1 Team, Goodwood Motorsport, Knockhill Racing Circuit, Lotus Renault GP, Marussia Virgin Racing, Mercedes GP Petronas, Mercedes World, MG Car Club, M-Sport, Oulton Park Circuit, Prodrive, Red Bull Racing, Rockingham Motor Speedway, Silverstone Circuits Ltd, Shelsley Walsh, Speedhillclimb.com, Team ES Racing, Team Lotus, and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes.
More than 25 MSA registered clubs also staged special activities during National Motorsport Week.
EditorsÕ notes: National Motorsport Week is a special celebration of UK motor sport jointly promoted by the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) and the Motor Sports Association (MSA). National Motorsport Week 2011 featured a wide range of initiatives and activities ranging from novice taster events run by local motor clubs to a series of high-profile factory visits to all eight UK-based F1 teams.
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