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DATATAG IN THE FAST LANE
Datatag, the market leading security products provider, and the power behind the official UK plant security and registration scheme CESAR, has entered the exciting world of motor sport as a sponsor of Michael Caine (car number 2) in the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB.
Caine, runner up in the championship in 2008 and 2010, is a proven front-runner. Michael will drive a Motorbase Performance prepared Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car this year. The Porsche Carrera Cup GB is at the very pinnacle of British motor racing. The championship comprises 2 races at each of 10 rounds, from Thruxton in the South West to Knockhill in Scotland, as part of the British Touring Car Championship tour. The televised (live on ITV4) series is watched by over 1 million people with up to 50,000 people attending the races on a Sunday. The 2011 Cup has a new departure in that the fifth round will be held at the world famous Nurburgring (Nordschleife circuit) in Germany.
supply sophisticated multi-level security system for cars, bikes, quad-bikes, jet-skis, and construction and agricultural equipment. CESAR is the most successful and widely used machinery security and registration scheme in the world with over 50,000 registrations.
Kevin Howells MD of Datatag had this to say at the unveiling of the new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car at Brand Hatch: "We're delighted to sponsor Michael in the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB. Michel has an excellent record in the series having finished in the top 4 in the last 4 seasons. We're hoping that Michael, driving the fastest CESAR registered machine in the world, will continue to be a strong competitor and a championship contender."
The new partnership was 'in the thick of the action' at Brands Hatch for rounds 1 & 2 of the 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup GB with Caine leaving the Kent circuit in 6th place in the drivers standings.
Rounds 3 & 4 of the PCC will be held at Donington Park on April 16th & 17th.
