MEDIA RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MAY 15, 2006

FORMULA VEE TO MAKE CAMS NATIONAL RACING SERIES DEBUT AT PHILLIP ISLAND

At Victoria’s Phillip Island Raceway this weekend, May 19-21, Australian Formula Vee racing will join the card of the CAMS National Racing Series for the first time.

The weekend will be the first of two CAMS National Racing Series rounds to include Formula Vee racing in 2006, providing a boost for the already growing class. In July, Formula Vee will again be an invited category, at Eastern Creek Raceway in Sydney.

Currently in its 41st year of providing cost-effective, entry level motorsport, Formula Vee has experienced tremendous growth in recent times, following the introduction of the 1600cc engine.

Running on a national platform is another step in this growth, and an opportunity to showcase Formula Vee to a larger audience.

“To race at Phillip Island and Eastern Creek with the CAMS National Series is a great opportunity for Formula Vee,” says Category Manager Ian Chivas.

“It really shows how strong Formula Vee has become, with the growth experienced in recent years. Formula Vee is growing at an amazing rate, with large fields of cars which keep on increasing and lots of interest Australia wide.

“With the move to 1600cc, the cars produce excellent racing, are modern in appearance and are also a lot more technically advanced than what was remembered from the old days, yet have remained very cost-effective.”

Both Phillip Island and Eastern Creek are set to be big weekends for the class, with 37 cars entered for Phillip Island, and even more expected at Eastern Creek.

This weekends field contains some of the best Vee drivers from around the country, including Queenslanders Shane Hart and Grant Bromley, New South Wales’ Ryan Simpson and Adam Proctor, and Victorians Drew Beacham and David Frith.

“At every Formula Vee race meeting, there is close competition and exciting racing, and Phillip Island will be no different. We have 37 top-line competitors all champing at the bit to get on track,” said Chivas.

“Support from within the Formula Vee community for these two events has been overwhelming. It really stems from the support competitors have given the State series’. The big grids and presentation of the cars in the class is a credit to the competitors.”

Helping make the weekend possible, civil engineering firm CityWide and recruitment giant Challenge Recruitment will sponsor the Phillip Island outing.

“It’s great to have Citywide and Challenge Recruitment onboard for first weekend with the CAMS National Racing Series,” says Chivas.

“We are very grateful for their support which, again, shows that the class is growing, to be able to attract commercial backing from two large and successful Australian companies.”

Phillip Island will feature three six-lap races around the fast and flowing 4.45km circuit, one on Saturday and two on Sunday.

The races will be broadcast in the following weeks on SBS’ long-running Speedweek program, and Inside Speed on Fox Sports.

About Formula Vee Australia

Formula Vee racing in Australia is a cost-effective, entry-level form of motorsport. Having celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2005, the class continues to grow, following the introduction of the 1600cc engine to the New South Wales series in 2003. Each state has a Championship which are always hotly contested, featuring large grids and frenetic racing.

Website - www.fvee.org.au

About CityWide

Melbourne-based CityWide is a provider of environmental, civil infrastructure, engineering and maintenance services including; civil contracting, asphalt supply & paving, waste collection, recycling, horticulture, arboriculture, street cleaning and parking meter maintenance.

Website - www.citywide.com.au

About Challenge Recruitment

Australian owned Challenge Recruitment specialise in temporary and permanent positions within the areas of clerical, hospitality, call centre, customer service, labour hire and trades personnel.

Website - www.challengerecruitment.com.au

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