Stena Line
moves into top gear with Rally Ireland sponsorship
Released
on: October 18, 2007, 7:17 am
Press
Release Author: Richard Rigby
Industry:
Automotive
Press
Release Summary: Stena Line, Europe’s leading ferry company,
have announced that the company will be the Official Ferry Partner
of Rally Ireland 2007
Press
Release Body: Stena Line, Europe’s leading ferry company,
is firmly in the driving seat with the announcement that the company
will be the Official Ferry Partner of Rally Ireland which will be
staged this November
As one of the key sponsors of Rally Ireland, Stena
Line will be transporting works teams over to Ireland from Great
Britain, including the BP Ford team, ‘Flying Finn’ Marcus
Grönholm, who is currently leading the World Championship,
and the Citroën WRC team which is lead by reigning champion
Sebastien Loeb. Other teams competing include Subaru and Mitsubishi.
Rally Ireland is round 15 of the 2007 FIA World Rally Championships
(WRC) and will take place over the weekend of 15 to 18 November
2007. The event will open with a Super Special Stage at Stormont,
Northern Ireland’s Parliament Buildings, on the Thursday evening
before competitors will tackle stages in eight Irish counties, throughout
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Stena Line’s Head of Travel Marketing Paul Grant stated that
he was thrilled to work alongside the organisers of this year’s
WRC round in Ireland. He said: “Stena Line is delighted to
be involved with Rally
Ireland as the WRC comes to Irish shores for the first time.
This world-class sporting event provides an excellent opportunity
for us to showcase Ireland as a top destination for tourists as
well as an extremely important area within Stena Line’s extensive
freight network.”
He added, “With the competition too close to call between
Marcus Grönholm and Citroën’s Sebastien Loeb, Rally
Ireland will prove to be an exciting penultimate round of the 2007
season and, who knows, the new world champion may be crowned in
Ireland.”
Event Promoter Ronan Morgan has welcomed Stena Line on board for
this year’s Rally Ireland and he believes that the ferry company’s
logistical support will help the rally run smoothly.
He said, "Rally Ireland’s partnership with Stena Line
means that competitors and visitors to the event in November are
assured of a hearty welcome from the moment their journey begins.
“We want to see Rally Ireland as a long-term fixture on the
World Rally Championship calendar and with the support of Stena
Line in making this a memorable event for all concerned, we are
on course to achieve this objective."
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Notes to editors:
Every year more than 17 million people travel with Stena Line, the
largest ferry operator in Europe and one of the largest in the world.
The company operates Europe’s most comprehensive route network,
with 34 vessels on 18 strategically located routes in Scandinavia
and the UK.
In the UK alone, Stena Line offers over 30 daily crossings on its
five different routes to Ireland - Stranraer
to Belfast, Fleetwood
to Larne, Holyhead to Dublin, Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire and
Fishguard to Rosslare - as well as two daily crossings on its Harwich
to Hook of Holland route providing fast and efficient crossings
with excellent onboard services and facilities.
For further press information please contact:
Richard Rigby
Senior Account Executive
bgb communications
5th Floor
Capital Tower
91 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8RT
020 7902 2990
http://www.stenaline.co.uk/
Web
Site: http://www.stenaline.co.uk/
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