Porsche Carrera Cup GB Championship racer Daniel Lloyd is delighted to welcome onboard a brand new local backer for the 2013 season, Huddersfield-based Continental Wine and Food, which will promote its Silver Bay Point wine through its association with the Scammonden sportsman.CWF, which has been a leading wine and alcoholic drinks importer, producer, bottler and distributor since 1960, is embarking on motorsport sponsorship for the first time as part of a strategy to try and attract more male consumers to purchase Silver Bay Pointthe number one British wine brand.Figures gathered by the British Beer and Pub Association show a fall of 7.5% in sales of beer year on year in the off trade as more and more men opt to drink wine, meaning now is the perfect time for CWF to try and make the most of a growing target market.Daniels Porsche 911 GT3 race car will feature Silver Bay Point livery on the bonnet throughout the 2013 season, affording the brand exceptional marketing presence in-front of an average of 30,000 trackside spectators each race weekend. Additionally, there will be millions more watching the Porsche Carrera Cup action live on Freeview, cable and digital satellite channel ITV4 during the year.Silver Bay Point, the number one brand in the British Wine category, is looking to extend its target market from women aged 18-35 years to also include men, commented CWF marketing manager Julie Ingham.As part of this strategy, we are delighted to announce our sponsorship of Daniel Lloyd Racing as Daniel competes to win the prestigious Porsche Carrera Cup GB title. We are very much looking forward to a very exciting season of racing and to seeing our hugely successful Silver Bay Point branding zooming around the race circuits of Britain.Daniel, who was recently named a British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) Rising Star and who will be the Porsche Carrera Cup GB Scholar this season for an unprecedented second time, is determined to help make it a successful year for the new partnership.With that in mind, hes already made a fantastic start to 2013. During the official pre-season test at Silverstone National Circuit yesterday, Thursday, 14th March, Daniel was second fastest overall and had been at the top of the times for much of the day until he was marginally shaded by defending Porsche Carrera Cup GB Champion Michael Meadows.Its fantastic to have attracted the support of Continental Wine and Food for my second season in Porsche Carrera Cup GB, said the 20-year-old, Im really looking forward to working with Julie [Ingham] and her team at CWF and, hopefully, its going to be a great year for all of us.Three variants of Silver Bay Point are currently available to purchase, a soft juicy red, medium fragrant white and light refreshing ros. All three are only 8% volume as a 75cl bottle, the lower alcohol level being one of the key selling points of Silver Bay Point. For more information about the brand visit www.silverbaypoint.co.uk

Brands Hatch Indy Circuit in Kent will host the first two rounds of the 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Championship season on 30th/31st March.