MAZDA MX 5

BARC MAX 5 CHAMPIONSHIP 2016

In February 1989 at the Chicago Motor Show, Mazda launched a lightweight, affordable sports car that would become the biggest selling two seater convertible world-wide in history. The Mazda MX 5.

From the beginning the Mazda MX 5 has proved to be a very popular car to convert for racing and there are more Mazda MX5’S racing around the world compared with any other make of sports car. An easy car to develop and drive the original MK1 has proved popular as an entry level sports racing car.

In 2005 the MK3 MX-5 was introduced with a 2 litre engine replacing the original 1.6 litre in the MK1.Once again this car proved to be very popular amongst the racing fraternity and the MK3 became the most raced 2 litre sports car in the world.

Having started racing a Mazda MX5 MK1 in 2014 and continuing to race the car in 2015 Davie will be moving up to the MK3 for 2016.

MAZDA MX5 THE CAR AND THE PEDIGREE

THE BARC MAX 5 CHAMPIONSHIP

MaX5 Racing was formed in the summer of 2003, running a successful race series in 2004, and gaining championship status for the 2005 season. The MaX5 Racing championship is based upon the original MX5 Championship run by Mazda in the UK in 1990/91 & the American spec Miata MX5 Championship, which is hugelysuccessful and is the fastest growing form of motorsportin the USA.

Like a lot of young lads Davie always wanted to be a racing driver but not ever being in a financial position to go motor racing his career took a different path.Davie joined the Army and ever the sportsman he took up boxing, which he was very successful at, representing his Regiment on many occasions.At the time the UK was involved in helping the Afghanistan people keep control of their country and Davie’s regiment was posted out to Helmond Province. This was the main area of fighting against the Taliban and Davie was constantly out on patrol.It was during one such patrol that Davie’s life was changed for ever when he was blown up by an IED resulting in him losing both his legs and spending many weeks in hospital.It was now that Davie’s real character came to the fore and with the help of Mission Motorsport he finally got a chance to take up his dream of being able to go motor racing. As a double amputee, Davie is one of a very few drivers that races a normally set up race car (no hand controls) with his two prosthetic legs. This is the harder way to drive but Davie wanted to show he could race this way and be successful.After two years racing in the Mazda MK 1 championships with much success, Davie is now ready to move into the more powerful Mazda MK3

Race Car. As they say, the past is history but this is just the beginning of a new chapter for Davie.

DAVIE BIRRELL

RACE CALENDER 2016 BARC MAX 5

CHAMPIONSHIP

Rounds 1-2 19 March 2016 Oulton Park, Cheshire

Rounds 3-4 23/24 April 2016 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire

Rounds 5-6 14/15 May 2016 Pembrey Circuit, Carmarthenshire

Rounds 7-8 28/29 May 2016 Mallory Park, Leicestershire

Rounds 9-10 19 June 2016 Donington Park, Derbyshire

Rounds 11-12 30/31 July 2016 Brands Hatch, Kent

Rounds 13-14 24 September 2016 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire

Rounds 15-16 8/9 October 2016 Silverstone Circuit, Northants

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

A number of sponsorship packages will be made available depending on your own

personal requirements.

Are you interested in title sponsorship with the full package of benefits this entails or

are you interested in a lower investment which in turn gives the potential client less

exposure?

Packages range from £1,000 for the basic entry level offer up to £30,000 for full car

branding, entry title, a number of passes/tickets to each event (amount by negotiation)

and a number of other benefits to suit your own requirements.

The aim is to be as flexible as possible and to tailor your requirements to all the

different opportunities that are available.

Please Contact: Davie Birrell for any additional information or to discuss this proposal.

Tel: +447946685873

Email: daviesquirrell@yahoo.co.uk

A big thank you to Jonathan Elsey Motorsport Photography for supplying the pictures