New title sponsor for top TT team TAS Racing
Wednesday 23 November 2011
TT
Top Isle of Man TT team TAS Racing has announced Tyco Security Products as title sponsor for 2012.
The official team name for the international road race season, including the 2012 TT, and British Superbike Championship will be Tyco Suzuki.
New partners Norbain, WOT Security, First City Care and UBM join long-term backers Beacon Security, Motul, Leo Vince, Pirelli and Red Torpedo for 2012.
Team Manager Philip Neill said:
“It’s obviously great to have a new title partner in place, but even better to have a group of people as enthusiastic as the guys from Tyco. We’ve known each other for a while now and when the opportunity arose, it was very easy for both parties to reach a decision.”
“At TAS Racing nothing changes: we are the same team that has operated in the BSB paddock since 2004, albeit now under the Tyco Suzuki banner. The icing on the cake for us is being able to return to our favoured blue and white colour scheme – a livery we have used since our first association with Suzuki many years ago.”
Tyco Security Products General Manager and Vice President Phil Dashey added:
“Tyco is thrilled to partner with TAS Racing and Suzuki GB for the 2012 BSB season. The team has shown unrivalled levels of professionalism and a pure passion for the sport, and having spent time with Philip, the team and Suzuki – I believe they are a perfect match for Tyco, our products and our partners.”
“If you didn’t know, Tyco’s global R&D site for our cutting edge security systems is actually based not too far from TAS in Belfast, where we have almost 200 brilliant people. Our participation in BSB, so far, has been exciting enough, but it’s time to make our assault on the championship.
“Of course it’s not just in BSB where you can look out for Tyco. We are partnering TAS and Suzuki for the 2012 International Road Racing season and we are very excited about the TT and the North West 200.”
“Finally I’d like to thank our ‘co-pilots’ Barry Shakespeare from Norbain, Paul Morris from WOT Security, Ian Glen from Beacon Security, Chris Richards from First City Care and Charlie Cracknell from UBM, and, of course, Stuart Higgs and his team from MSVR who really surpassed themselves in creating the most exciting BSB season ever in 2011.”