Nine Telecom Group's first ever PalmerSport Day, 25 June 2009, was rated a roaring success by Nine's dealers and resellers.
Held at the PalmerSport purpose built racing track, the Bedford Autodrome, the Race Day started with a welcome breakfast and a chance to mingle with others. The wannabe racing champions then watched a driving video presented by Formula 1 legend, Martin Bundle, before taking to the track with expert PalmerSport racing advisors and battling it out for pole position.
The day was made up of several heats in varying performance vehicle. With heat champions crossing the chequered flag first were:
Palmer Jaguar JP1 - Craig Summers, Nine Telecom
Jaguar XKR - Dean Burgin, Blue Cherry
Renault Clio Cup - Adam Lowe, Nine Telecom
Porsche 911 JP3 - James Carroll, Admiral Voice & Data
Caterham 7 Sprint - Ed Cole, CRC
Caterham Challenge - James Palmer, Nine Telecom
Land Rover Defender - James Green, Blue Cherry
Caterham Pursuit - Phil Lasenby, Optimum Calls
Karts - Darren Weston, Weston Communications
The ‘Driver of the Day' Winner was Phil Lasenby from Optimum Calls (pictured centre with James Palmer, Managing Director of Nine Telecom, right).
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