Promoters of the world championship FIM Speedway Grand Prix series (SGP) BSI Speedway, an IMG company, has joined forces with the Royal Navy for the series’ flagship event, the FIM British Speedway Grand Prix that will take place at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on 10 July 2010.
The Royal Navy will play an integral role at the three hour spectacular with a Field Gun Run and the Royal Marines Commando Display Team part of the 10th anniversary event’s entertainment programme. The Royal Navy will use the Grand Prix to raise awareness of the work that the Navy and Royal Marines are involved in around the world.
Paul Bellamy, Managing Director of BSI Speedway says: “We are delighted to welcome the Royal Navy on-board as a sponsor of the FIM British Speedway Grand Prix. They have been a licensing client of IMG for a number of years and we see this as a great way to broaden this existing relationship. Commander Steve Pearson attended the Grand Prix last year and we are very pleased that under his guidance the Navy has chosen to partner with us in this way. I'm sure our audience will be thrilled to watch the spectacular displays that the Navy excels at.”
Commander Pearson added: “Having seen the Grand Prix in Cardiff last year, we feel it is a great event to be associated with; The atmosphere was electric and passionate, and we hope the display by the Field Gun Crews and the Royal Marines will excite and entertain the thousands of fans before the meeting creating the same atmosphere before this year’s anniversary meeting. Our messages about service careers “Life without limits” and “State of Mind” encapsulated in our display teams has a real read across to Speedway which is all about skill, discipline and bravery from the first heat to the last and we are all very much looking forward to the event and seeing the riders in action out on the track.”
The FIM Speedway Grand Prix series is an 11 round individual world championship that features the best 15 speedway riders in the world. The 2010 FIM British Speedway Grand Prix will be round six of the eleven round individual world championship.
