What is VERVA Street Racing?
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What is VERVA Street Racing?
Street race in the heart of the city! 5 million television viewers 85 thousand 110 vehicles fot. Lukas Nazdraczew / LIVE spectators along the track fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE What is VERVA Street Racing? str. 3 PKN ORLEN – title sponsor str. 4 Poland – a European Leader str. 5 Warsaw is also the automotive capital of Poland str. 6 Loop-shaped track str. 7 Infrastructure – a racing town str. 8 Safety comes first str. 9 VERVA Street Racing Programme str. 10 Pit Party str. 11 Television str. 12 VERVA Street Racing w mediach str. 13 World stars at VERVA Street Racing str. 14 Selected participants of VERVA Street Racing (2010 and 2011) str. 15 Teams hospitality str. 16 VIP zones str. 17 Merchendaising str. 18 Partners of VERVA Street Racing str. 19 References str. 20 LIVE str. 28 VERVA Street Racing 1 2 VE VE .com / LI fot. Phot osynteza fot. Phot osynteza .com / LI What is VERVA Street Racing? The idea of the VERVA Street Racing project is to create a spectacular festival of cars in the heart of the Polish capital, which combines the formula of leading motor car races (e.g. F1, GP2, F3, Porsche Supercup, GT1 and GT3) with an automotive show (e.g. Stunt, Drift, NASCAR and Dragsters exhibitions). The selection of teams participating in VERVA Street Racing is not incidental and is aimed at showing the variety of motor sports. VERVA Street Racing is a one-day regular event dating back to 2010, when the main sponsor of the project, PKN ORLEN, decided to show to all motor sport fans the emotions they could have experienced only in television before. In its consecutive editions, the VERVA Street Racing is getting close to such leading projects as e.g. Goodwood Festival of Speed, Bavaria City Racing or Race of Champions. Warsaw is visited by leading world racing and really teams, legendary drivers and motorcyclists every year, making VERVA Street Racing a highlight on the map of most important automotive events, which you cannot miss. Admissions are free, with tickets sold only for the Pit Party and seats in the stands. fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE fot. Luka s Nazdr aczew / LIVE The last edition of VERVA Street Racing featured 110 cars and motorbikes and the competition of the fastest cars in the world was watched directly by more than 85 thousand spectators and millions TV viewers. See more at www.vervastreetracing.pl VERVA Street Racing 3 PKN ORLEN – title sponsor PKN ORLEN is a leader of the oil sector and a leading producer and distributor of refinery and petrochemical products in the region. The core business of the concern is oil processing into gasoline, diesel oil, fuel oil, aviation fuel, plastics and petrochemicals. The Company operates seven refining plants in Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania, including the refining and petrochemical complex in Płock, Poland, recognised as one of the state-of-the-art plants of the sector in Europe. PKN ORLEN has the largest chain of fuel stations in the Central Europe (2 601 points) located in Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic and Lithuania. As of the end of 2010, Grupa ORLEN employed about 22,040 persons and its income on sales in 2010 amounted to PLN 84 billion, i.e. about EUR 20 billion. PKN ORLEN has been supporting the Polish motor sport on the international arena for more than a decade. In 1999, the ORLEN Team debuted in the Dakar Race and its members have been in the lead of the competition ever since, both in the motorcycle and car categories. In 2010, the concern extended its involvement in motor sports, by creating the first Polish racing team, VERVA Racing Team, competing in the prestigious Porsche Supercup competitions. VERVA is a brand of high generation fuels; its exclusive producer is PKN ORLEN. 4 Poland – a European Leader A very important element of the project is the social and economic environment. Poland has been the most dynamically developing country out of all new EU members. Poland is distinguished primarily by the large internal market (the population of 38 million) and a stable economic development (in terms of GNP, Poland is the 8th economy in Europe and 21st globally). In 2009, i.e. during the deepest world recession, the Polish economy was unique by recording positive growth of GNP (1.8% – 2009, 3.8% – 2010, 4% – 2011), and developing at the fastest pace in Europe! Poland is also the largest market of the Central and Eastern Europe and the sixth market on the continent. It is noteworthy that in the report of Ernst & Young European Attractiveness Survey 2010, Poland is most often indicated by managers of foreign companies as the potential location for new investment projects in Europe. In 2012, Poland will host the EURO2012 Cup together with Ukraine. Poland has been a member of NATO since 1999 and of the European Union since 2004. VERVA Street Racing 5 Warsaw is also the automotive capital of Poland Alike only few other motor sport events in the world, VERVA Street Racing takes place in the very centre of one of the European capitals – Warsaw. As a result, the project takes advantage of the demographic potential of the city (about 3 million inhabitants) and the fact that Warsaw is the political, economic and media centre of Polish life. The most important element of this location is a temporary racing track located in the heart of the city, which is delineated by narrow streets among tall buildings. Some of them date back to the 19th century. This is also the most historic and prestigious quarter of the Warsaw metropolitan area, next to the Old City, entered in the UNESCO global heritage list. The arena of VERVA Street Racing is only a two-minute walk away from the main tourist attraction of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście, which features the Royal Castle and the Presidential Palace. The most representative street of Warsaw (Nowy Świat) is also nearby, as well as the most exclusive clubs and restaurants in the capital of Poland. The largest Polish airport is situated in Warsaw, only 10 km from the city centre. The location so close to the developments makes it sometimes called the ‘Airport city’. fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE fot. Lukas Nazdraczew / LIVE The capital of Poland has the best developed hotel network with the highest quality service in Poland. Numerous chains have their hotels in Warsaw, such as: Hilton, Hyatt, InterContinental, Marriott, Radisson SAS, Sheraton, Sofitel and Westin. 6 VERVA Street Racing CK DO PAD Loop-shaped track VERVA Street Racing takes place on a temporary street track, which runs among the buildings located in the very centre of Warsaw. Several days before the event the streets get closed for the city traffic and are adapted to the race. l Vic Sofite toria The track is about 1200 m long and comprises a loop with 7 curves. The paddock is directly adjacent to the track and they communicate very well. in several places. Alike in professional urban racing tracks, the track in Warsaw is separated with concrete rails that do not tolerate even the smallest errors of drivers. Despite its length, the track is demanding. The greatest challenge for drivers is its width, which hinders overtaking The surface is even and made of asphalt along the whole length, but its grip is moderate due to the urban conditions. In the coming years, an additional hard surface track (cobbled road surface) is planned next to the present racing track, to become a special show section for rally cars. Circuit length: 1200 m Number of turns: 7 Surface: asphalt Infrastructure – a racing town A fragment of the very city centre is converted into the VERVA Street Racing track. Obviously, the area where the race takes place is not adapted to the organization of motor sport events on such a scale. fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE Therefore, in addition to the construction of the motor track, the following technical infrastructure necessary for the event is installed: 8 • a power network (6.5 km long) and an IT network • a television network • a public address system tower (20) and large screens (70) • mobile stands (4) for about 8 thousand spectators • footbridges above the track (4) • the stage structure directly above the start / finish • mobile production offices (15) • a paddock • a catering zone (2) • commercial zones • VIP zones (2) The construction of the infrastructure is a major logistic challenge and continues for about 10 days non-stop. It involves about 200 experts in different areas. Safety comes first Already since the first edition of VERVA Street Racing the issues of safety, both of spectators and drivers, have been of utmost importance for the organisers of the event. A multi-level protection system has been developed especially for VERVA Street Racing. Already since the first edition of VERVA Street Racing the issues of safety, both of spectators and drivers, have been of utmost importance for the organisers of the event. A multi-level protection system has been developed especially for VERVA Street Racing The basic element that provides safety includes mobile concrete barriers set up in crucial fragments of the track. More than 700 such barriers are used to protect the competitors and the public. An additional protection element are several hundred tyres that shelter special crash columns located at the edge of road as well as plastic boards filled with water. The track and the spectators are constantly monitored and protected on the event day by 700 qualified security officers. The communication is digital with advanced systems, the same as applied in the Formula 1 races. The last safety element is the medical aid services of almost 60 physicians and paramedics and several dozen ambulances and fire brigade trucks, which keep monitoring the site of the event. fot. Sebastian Wolny / LIVE fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE The area of the event is fenced with more than 6.5 km of various barriers and fences. 4 special communication footbridges are constructed above the track, to prevent spectators from running across the car route. VERVA Street Racing 9 VERVA Street Racing Programme The scenario of VERVA Street Racing is aimed at getting most out of a single day of the event and at creating an exciting and lively atmosphere. An important part of the programme is the Pit Party, i.e. visits to the machine park, as well as the inter-disciplinary final race, which arouses most emotions. The sport content is divided into thematic blocks. An example framework programme of the last edition of VERVA Street Racing 2011: fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE 9.00 - 12.00 13.30 13.50 15.30 17.00 18.00 18.30 Pit Party Official opening ceremony and a car parade Racing block: Formula 1 series, Formula 3 series, Porsche Supercup, DTM and Le Mans Sport block: Drifting, Stunt, GT Cars, and Dragsters Rally block: cars, motorcycles, quads, and Dakar trucks Grand final: an interdisciplinary race Autograph session An inherent part of the VERVA Street Racing programme is the motor competition (e.g. a carting race or a team pit stop race), where celebrities compete. The competitions are very popular among the spectators and the media. fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE The programme of the event is planned in detail also in terms of television production and live broadcasts. 10 VERVA Street Racing fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE fot. Rafał Wielgus / LIVE fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE Every team or event partner may arrange its space at its discretion. Many teams build special promotional stands for the event, which are a great attraction for the spectators. fot. Rafał Wielgus / LIVE fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE VERVA Street Racing means more than a race – it gives a unique opportunity to visit the pit zone, which is not accessible to the public during the actual competition. Everyone who buys a special ticket in advance can see the fastest vehicles in the world, the exciting work of mechanics and get an autograph of a favourite driver. The Pit Party zone is adjacent to the event area, being also the technical zone during the race. fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE fot. Rafał Wielgus / LIVE fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE Pit Party VERVA Street Racing 11 Television The television material is recorded in the HD format. The coverage is broadcast in almost all channels of the TVN Group, including: • TVN – the second most popular television channel in Poland (14.92% market share) • TVN24 – the most popular information station and theme channel in Poland • TVN Turbo – the first Polish automotive theme channel TVN is the most dynamically developing television station in • TVN Style – the channel dedicated to modern women Europe, which is particularly popular among advertisers who • TVN Meteo – the first Polish weather channel want to reach out to city dwellers aged 16-49, with aboveaverage incomes and education. During the second edition of VERVA Street Racing, the TVN Group stations had 17 live broadcasts from the site of the event. TVN provides gigantic technical and personnel resources for VERVA Street Racing, such as: The audience ratings of all TVN programmes dedicated to VERVA Street Racing increase every year. • 28 television cameras (including on-board and boom cameras) • 6 transmission and satellite trucks • 3.3 million viewers (2010) • 80 personnel members • 5.0 million viewers (2011) fot. Paweł Nałęcz / LIVE VERVA Street Racing is an event that is organised in cooperation with the largest national private television, TVN. 12 VERVA Street Racing in media The following media coverage has appeared within the two editions of VERVA Street Racing: Press: About 100 press articles Internet: About 450 internet articles Radio: About 150 radio broadcasts Television: 4591 + 2579 television broadcasts The estimated value of the logo exposition of all brands in television during the two editions of VERVA Street Racing (including brands not related to the titular sponsor) amounted to about EUR 1.3 million. The estimated media value of the broadcasts involving the name of the titular sponsor within the two editions of VERVA Street Racing amounted to about EUR 1.5 million. fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE The competition of the fastest vehicles in the world has been the largest regular automotive event in Poland in recent years. It attracts great interest of leading media specialising in news, sport, the automotive industry and lifestyle. 200 carefully selected journalists from the most important media receive credentials to cover the event every year. Only half of the applications are granted. VERVA Street Racing 13 World stars at VERVA Street Racing The organisers of VERVA Street Racing invite the greatest starts of motor sports and pop culture to join the event, which builds up its reputation. So far, the following persons have participated in VERVA Street Racing: fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE Jay Kay – a big star of funk music (a leader of Jamiroquai), known for his love for sport cars. During a special Porsche Legends parade, the artist drove a unique 914/6GT model from 1970. Ben Collins – an icon and a famous Stig performer in the most popular motor programme, Top Gear; he participated in the second edition of VERVA Street Racing in the parade of legendary Porsche, driving Shelby GT500, as a part of promoting his newly published book. David Piper – 79-year-old veteran of racing; at VERVA Street Racing he drove Porsche 917k of a slightly futuristic design. In this car ‘Pipes’ (together with Richard Attwood) won the South-African rally Kyalami 9 Hour in 1969. The car started also in the classic Le Mas and Nürburgring 1000 km. fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE Marc Coma – a prize-winning Spanish motor rider in off-road rallies; a three-time winner of the Dakar Rally and a four-time winner of the Cross Country World Championship. Stéphane Peterhansel – a French motorcyclist and rally driver, at present a member of the X-raid team; he has won the Dakar Rally six times in the motorcycling category and three times in the car category. Cyril Despres – a French rally motor rider specialising in off-road rallies, considered to be the successor of Peterhansel in desert rallies; a three-time winner of the Dakar Rally. Augusto Farfus – a racing driver of Brazilian descent, second in the all-time WTCC classification in the number of wins; at present in the BMW Team RBM. fot. Monika Wiąckiewicz / LIVE Jörg Müller – a German racing driver and a winner of a great many racing series such as WTCC, American Le Mans Series and GT class. Heinz Kinigardner – an Austrian motocross and rally champion, well-known for his charity programmes for motorcyclists injured in accidents. Chris Pfeiffer – a German motorcyclist, a four-time World and Europe Champion in motorcycling stunt. 14 fot. Lukas Nazdraczew / LIVE Selected participants of VERVA Street Racing (2010 and 2011) VERVA Racing Team Kuba Giermaziak and Stefan Rosina, the drivers of the first Polish team starting in the Porsche Supercup, race on the Warsaw’s streets in their 911 GT3 Cup. Since the 2010 season, the Team has been competing in international races held during the Grand Prix Formula 1. The team are the hosts of VERVA Street Racing. ORLEN Team The first Polish professional rally team, created at the turn of 1999 and 2000 and competing regularly in the Cross Country Cup and the legendary Dakar Rally. Its members are motor riders – Jacek Czachor, Marek Dąbrowski and Kuba Przygoński, and car drivers – Krzysztof Hołowczyc and Szymon Ruta. Classic Team Lotus During the 2011 edition, the spectators had a unique opportunity to see 6 historic racing cars of the queen of all races, Formula 1, at the Warsaw track. Copies of the Lotus make, the stable that won the constructor’s cup 7 times, came from 1925, 1949, 1976, 1979, 1991 and 1992. NASCAR The roaring sound of the Toyota Camry engine aroused extraordinary emotions. Tomasz Kuchar, a guest driver of this American demon of speed from the most popular racing series in America, did his utmost, making the back tyres explode during the show. The NASCAR representative (in the colours of the Red Bull brand) came to Poland for the first time for VERVA Street Racing 2011. BMW Motorsport BMW Z4 GT3, the winner of the 24h Dubai race in 2010, was designed especially to start in long-distance events. Jörg Müller, a multi-champion of the series such as WTCC, American Le Mans Series and GT class, sat behind its wheel during VSR. BMW Team RBM The team established in 1974 in Belgium (Mechelen) enjoys the status of a private stable, but has always been related strongly to BMW. The team started to compete in the WTCC series since the first season. The team was represented in Warsaw by Augusto Farfusa. Formula 3 (Motopark Academy) Formula 3 is the second motor sport discipline where Kuba Giermaziak, a young Polish driver supported by PKN ORLEN, has been so successful. Motopark Academy is famous for the education of young racing drivers, as shown by as many as 8 titles won in the junior series of Formula Renault 2.0. F3 racing cars of the Motopark Academy team have started in the Warsaw race twice. Legendary Porsche In this block of the event spectators admired 5 historic cars of the motor aristocracy, i.e. the Porsche make. The oldest model was 356 SL from 1953. The event featured also 914/GT (1970) driven by Jay Kay (a vocalist and leader of Jamiroquai) and the futuristic 917k, with 79-year-old David Piper, a racing legend, behind its wheel. Red Bull KTM / MRW KTM The motor riding stars of the Dakar Rally graced Warsaw with their presence. In their excellent drives and time contests in the Supermoto competition, the Polish representatives of the ORLEN Team competed against Cyril Despres and Ruben Faria from Red Bull KTM, Marc Coma from MRW KTM and Helder Rodrigues. It is noteworthy that Despres and Coma are the winners of the Dakar Rally! The first edition of VERVA Street Racing hosted also other leading motor riders, such as Pal Anders Ullevalseter, with Heinz Kinigardner as a special guest. X-raid One of the two strongest teams in the cross country rally cars. The climax of the Dakar Spirit 2011 block was the fratricidal duel between Krzysztof Hołowczyc and the threetime winner of the Dakar Rally, his colleague from the X-raid team, Stephan Peterhansel from France. One year earlier ‘Hołek’ competed against famous Guerlain Chicherit. VERVA Street Racing 15 fot. Lukas Nazdraczew / LIVE Teams hospitality The organiser of VERVA Street Racing makes sure that the stay of drivers and team members should be on the highest level. We provide assistance since the arrival of teams to Warsaw. Pick up & drop off Teams that come to the Fryderyk Chopin Warsaw Airport are picked up by a special shuttle bus of VERVA Street Racing and dropped off at their accommodation sites. The journey is short and takes about 20 minutes, as the airport is conveniently located near the city centre of Warsaw (only 10 km). After the event, the teams are taken back to the Airport. The pick-up and drop-off service is rendered exclusively for registered teams. Accommodation The teams stay at the Sofitel Warsaw Victoria **** hotel, located only 400 m from the paddock and the VERVA Street Racing track! The hotel, famous for the highest quality of its services, is located in the most representative part of Warsaw, very close 16 VERVA Street Racing to the Old City and the best clubs and restaurants in the capital of Poland. At the site A special separate zone for drivers and all members of the team is arranged at the site. The zone is the resting place during the event, with catering facilities as well. Assistant An assistant is designated for every team. The job of the assistants is to provide an optimum stay during the VERVA Street Racing. The assistant, who speaks fluent English, is also responsible for coordinating the performance of the team during the event. fot. Paweł Nałęcz / LIVE VIP zones fot. Sebastian Wolny / LIVE VERVA Street Racing is an ideal opportunity to have informal business talks, make valuable contacts or just watch the races in a distinguished company. All that is possible in the exclusive VIP zones near the event area (e.g. the Grand Theatre, Hotel Sofitel Victoria). Guests of the VIP zones include leading representatives of Polish business, art and sport as well as top politicians. A special zone design that refers to the sport nature of the event • Art performance and shows • Advance multimedia back-up facilities • A separate stand for VIP guests • All-day catering and an open bar • An after party 17 fot. Sebastian Wolny / LIVE fot. Rafał Wielgus / LIVE VERVA Street Racing gives the opportunity to promote a brand by installing stands at an event site. To this purpose, a special zone is designated every year, where shops are located and the spectators can buy brand gadgets and souvenirs related to the event. The kids’ zone and the catering area are also located nearby. A partner interested in preparing its own sale or exhibition zone receives a specific area with a power connection from the organiser. fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE Merchandising fot. Rafał Wielgus / LIVE fot. Photosynteza.com / LIVE • BMW • Brenda • Mercedes – Benz • Monster Jam • Phillip Morris • Rajd Polski • Sony • Stig (promotion and sales of book) • Transformers (Hasbro) • Vitay Team Shop (PKN ORLEN) fot. Dawid Dybol / LIVE The merchandising stands at VERVA Street Racing have been used by: 18 fot. Lukas Nazdraczew / LIVE Partners of VERVA Street Racing (2011) Mercedes – Benz Citroën BMW Red Bull Mattel Brenda Anwil Star VERVA Street Racing 19 20 VERVA Street Racing 21 22 VERVA Street Racing 23 Second Floor, Earls Court Exhibition Centre Warwick Road London SW5 9TA tel 020 7471 1080 fax 020 7471 1090 www.topgear.com/live Bartosz Bieszynski LIVE Ltd. Ul. Wielicka 36 02-657 Warsaw Poland Organiser of the Verva Street Racing event Date: 20th July 2011 Dear Bartosz It was really great to travel to your country and witness such an extremely impressive event, Verva Street Racing was truly an event the team should be proud of. As an organizer of the Top Gear World Tour events, I would like to ofer my congratulatons on what I felt was a thoroughly impressive event the organizaton, the layout, (the car content was superb), handling the build and break down in such a tght tmeline all looked seamless. In additon, the passion for motorsport in your country is very prominent, felt through the atmosphere, the vast numbers that atended and the media presence. As organizers of Top Gear Live & Festvals, I look forward to hearing your plans for Verva Street 2012 and seeing if we can assist with your grand plans next year. Well Done. Kind regards Bas Bungish Editorial Director Sub-Zero Events Limited Registered in the UK, number 06499361 VAT Registration number 928 0428 22 Registered Office: Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, SW5 9TA 1 24 Tinnease House 67 Friars Street Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2AJ Tel: +44 (0) 1787 88 2 060 Mob: +44 (0) 7711 956 526 Email: [email protected] To Whom it May Concern 11th July 2011 2011 VERVA STREET RACING – WARSAW We were delighted to be asked to provide content for the second edition of the Verva Street Racing event in Warsaw. This included Sir Stirling’s Porsche RS 61, a collection of classic Porsche racing cars, including a Porsche 917 driven by David Piper and a Porsche 914GT/6 driven by Jay Kay and facilitated the six Classic Team Lotus Formula 1 cars. The organisation and logistical support provided prior to the event date was excellent with no problems encountered with travel for the teams, the transport of the cars and documentation required to allow the content supplied above to take part. All the team members from the UK who took part, all of whom have attended many motoring events around the world, were very impressed by the individuals who made up the Live team that ran the event, given the size and location. The circuit lay out, branding, live TV broadcasts, safety, marshals, event management, logistics, support staff, catering and hospitality all contributed to create an event that can happily rival any of the established global motoring events, with the Verva sponsor message clearly communicated. Verva Street Racing also portrayed Warsaw, and indeed Poland, as an excellent tourist destination, with the Polish people making us all feel very welcome. We would all happily attend the next edition of the Verva Street Racing event and recommend the event to fellow professionals in the motorsport and automotive industries. Best Regards Patrick Crew Brand & Marketing Manager Sir Stirling Moss OBE VERVA Street Racing 25 Bartosz Bieszynski Live Sp z.o.o ul Wielicka 36 02-657 Warszawa Poland 20 June 2011 Dear Bartek Verva Street Racing I wanted to thank you and your team for a great weekend. We all very much enjoyed ourselves, and very much hope that our cars added something to the spectacle. Verva Street Racing is an interesting concept but one that seems to work very well indeed. The crowd was enormous and everyone that we talked to said that they were really enjoying it. We were also surprised by how knowledgeable and well-informed people were about the historic cars. One man even had some original period pictures of David Piper, which he wanted autographed. Jay Key also asked me to pass on his thanks and application he really enjoyed the race and the event. Thank you again for all of your hard work and hospitality. For many of us it was our first trip to Poland and I am sure that it won't be our last. Best Regards Andy Prill X-raid GmbH Adam-Opel-Str. 4 65468 Trebur LIVE Ltd. Ul. Wielicka 36 02-657 Warsaw Poland Unser Zeichen ThQ Durchwahl 2046-74 Datum 15.07.2011 Organization of the Verva Street Race 2011 Dear Sir or Madam, On the behalf of X-raid team I would like to thank you as the organizer of the Verva Street Racing for a fantastic cooperation regarding the participation of our team in this event. In 2011, we joined for the second time and we are very glad to have been part in such an amazing event with two drivers, Krzysztof Holowczyc and Stephane Peterhansel and the BMW X3 CC. We are astonished by the amount of spectators and very high quality of the organization of the event event. All aspects of event ranging from arranging the paddock, race track safety, communication onsite, hospitality to media coverage were provided in a very professional way. We are looking forward for the next year edition and we can recommend this event to anyone who loves motorsport. It is a great event for fans and as well for the teams. Best regards Thomas Quandt Head of Marketing and Sponsoring at X-raid X-raid GmbH Geschäftsführer: Adam-Opel-Str. 4 65468 Trebur Sven Quandt Tel.: +49 6147 2046-70 Fax: +49 6147 2046-79 HRB Darmstadt 54802 E-mail: [email protected] www.x-raid.de 28 UST. ID.-Nr.: DE 129 311 375 Bankverbindung: Konto-Nr.: 1430 3502 Groß-Gerauer Volksbank BLZ: 50892500 IBAN DE40508925000014303502 SWIFT GENO DE51GG1 fot. Tomasz Sikora / LIVE LIVE Agency – the producer of VERVA Street Racing The LIVE Agency was established in 2002 and it specializes in the production of mass sport and music events as well as in team-spirit building events and business conferences. The Agency’s staff of 25 work from two offices in Gdańsk and Warsaw, Poland. During 10 years of its operation on the Polish market, the LIVE Agency has succeeded in organising more than 500 events, for clients such as: 2010 competition in the category ‘Experiential Marketing – Event Marketing’. In the latter competition, also the VERVA Street Racing 2010 was recognised. Bank BPH S.A. - One of the ten largest banks in Poland Energa S.A. - The largest producer of renewable energy in Poland Ernst & Young Polska - A leading auditing firm on the Polish market Etos S.A. – DIVERSE POLSKA - A popular clothes producer for young and middle-aged customers Grupa Żywiec S.A. - A part of the global Heineken Group, one of the three largest beer producers in Poland Kulczyk Tradex Sp. z o.o. - The main importer of Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche cars to Poland Phillip Morris S.A. - A leading cigarette producer in Poland PKN ORLEN S.A. - The largest petrochemical concern in the Central Europe Red Bull Sp. z o.o. - A leading producer of energy drinks in Poland Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. - The largest traditional telephone operator in Poland, a part of France Telecom; organising events mostly for the mobile brand – Orange Monster Jam, Męskie Granie and VERVA Street Racing were continued successfully in 2011. In 2009, the LIVE Agency was the producer of the first edition of the ORLEN Monster Jam in Poland. The event was awarded in the Golden Arrow competition in the ‘Experiential Marketing – Event Marketing’ category. The production of the famous concert tour ‘Męskie Granie’ received the first award in the Media Trendy 2010 competition in the ‘Special actions and events’ category as well as the main award in the Golden Arrow Competition Manager: Bartosz Bieszynski, LIVE tel.: +48 600 800 924, e-mail: [email protected] See more at www.live.com.pl. Contact company name: LIVE Ltd. street: ul. Wielicka 36 zip code: 02-657 city: Warsaw country: Poland tel.: 0048 22 852 24 13 e-mail: [email protected] The Chief Manager of the Event Production: Maciej Brzozowski, LIVE tel.: +48 602 670 719, e-mail: [email protected] Media Manager: Tomasz Ignatowicz, LIVE tel.: +48 600 384 484, e-mail: [email protected] VERVA Street Racing 29