A1 TEAM MALAYSIA CONTINUES TO PURSUE MOTORSPORTS INTERESTS
2009-12-15 19:30:29 Author: admin Source:
As the A1 Grand Prix of Motorsport takes a back seat in the 2009/10 season with no immediate announcement of a possible continuation, A1 Team Malaysia has made a decision to continue its sabbatical from Motor racing until pending reenactment of the A1 GP.
The Team have decided to allow a trio of mechanics to get valuable race car building experience at the world’s leading manufacturer of customer racing cars, Lola Cars. The trio are; Shanker Ramachandran, Hairul Ezwan and Mickey Webb, who would join the assembly department of Lola’s sportscar division, assisting with the build program of new cars ordered by customers for the 2010 season.
"A1 Team Malaysia's CEO Jack Cunningham commented, "“In the absence of A1GP we wanted to be able to maintain a continuity of training for our personnel." The Team have decided to allow a trio of mechanics to get valuable race car building experience at the world’s leading manufacturer of customer racing cars, Lola Cars. The trio are; Shanker Ramachandran, Hairul Ezwan and Mickey Webb, who would join the assembly department of Lola’s sportscar division, assisting with the build program of new cars ordered by customers for the 2010 season.
"I would like to thank Lola for giving our three guys the opportunity to be part of the build team for their range of customer racing cars. I know that they are enjoying every minute of the experience, and I hope that they are proving as valuable to Lola as they are to us,” he added.
During the next three months, these mechanics will get an opportunity to expand their knowledge of race car manufacturing with their hands-on experience of working at one of the best chassis builders in the sport.
Lola Cars Managing Director Robin Brundle ensured the trio were offered a warm welcome at Huntingdon and quoted, “This collaboration between Lola and A1 Team Malaysia has seen a beneficial partnership on a practical level for both parties. The guys have integrated superbly with our engineers here and have quickly become popular team members.”
The current project for the mechanics is an LMP1 Coupe with the three based in the assembly shop alongside the Lola staff, working on the build of this highly successful model, the 16th example of the Coupe version to be produced by the company.
Lola Cars Managing Director Robin Brundle ensured the trio were offered a warm welcome at Huntingdon and quoted, “This collaboration between Lola and A1 Team Malaysia has seen a beneficial partnership on a practical level for both parties. The guys have integrated superbly with our engineers here and have quickly become popular team members.”
The current project for the mechanics is an LMP1 Coupe with the three based in the assembly shop alongside the Lola staff, working on the build of this highly successful model, the 16th example of the Coupe version to be produced by the company.
