World Ice Racing Circuit 2011

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Opportunity Overview

GTP Wind Vehicle The concept behind Grand Touring Prototype Student Competiton is that a fictional manufacturing company has contracted a design team to develop a small formula racing style IceBoat / LandYacht.

The prototype race Ice Boat / Landyacht is to be evaluated for itspotential as a production item. The targetmarketing group for the race car is the nonprofessional weekend iceboat/land yacht racer. Eachstudent team designs, builds and tests a prototypebased on a series of rules whose purpose is both to ensureonsite event operations and promote clever problemsolving..

Overview

• A new spin on the oldest EXTREME SPORT, MADE FOR TV!

• Green – Wind Powered, ICE!• Extreme – Speed & Thin ice

– Man against Nature – Man against Man

• Exotic Locations

Snow and Ice

• Europe• Asia• North America

Almost half the people alive experience winter.

Major Winter Event Cities

• St Paul, Minnesota• Chicago, IL• Montreal, Canada• Toronto, Canada• Moscow, Russia• Harbin, China• Seoul Korea• Sapporo, Japan

Starting point

• DN Class Iceboats– Simple, home buildable, Small, Portable, – High Performance – Extensive engineering data – Low Cost– Entering 4rd season of Short track Racing

GTP Class Racing

• New Concept Class

• Grand Touring Prototype

– 102” Wide

– 13’10 High

– Racing starts at 10:00

– A big design envelope

– Small footprint (lower cost including transport)

What it is…

• Sailing Worth Watching!• STORIES THAT INSPIRE!

– Tight, Fast, Easy To Follow. – ZCE zero carbon emissions– World Class International Field– Riveting Conflict

• Compelling Sport-Adventure Content; Internet & Television

• Develop new wind power solutions.

What it does

• Provides a highly effective development arena for wind innovation. – Transparent– Fast Cycle Time– Effective Innovation

The Race Course – Fire on Ice

• Simple, easy to understand• Reaching (across wind) Course, Max Speed• Tested and Proven~ 400 meter course (1 lap/min)

– Plus robust courses• 5 – 10 Lap Races, 2-8 boats per heat, • Dramatic Axle to Axle Racing• Tight Turns, Passing, Spinouts, Crashes, pit stops• Continuous Camera Coverage• Develop robust wind technology

Events to Educate and Inspire

1. The Great Western Challenge, Best Ice, MN 2. Fire on Ice, St Paul Winter Carnival, White Bear Lake,

MN *3. European WIRC Championships Mikolajki, PL*4. WIRC Series Events;

1. Wayzata – 4 events, 8 total weeks planned2. White Bear Lake 3 events, 6 weeks planned

* = Television Coverage Planned

The Players… Who will win?

The WIRC Boats

• GTP Grand Touring Prototype Iceboat• 12’ Length • 8’ Width• 14’ Height• 60 s.f. Sail/wing for Sponsor Placement• The Racing starts at 10:00

• Stock” DN Class IceBoats basic dimensions– Up to 5x Wind Speed ~ up to 65mph

Why this makes sense for your brand

• Great Spectator sport• Media coverage• International

participation• Support by sailing

enthusiasts worldwide• Recognition of the

event throughout the world

• The newest hottest thing there ever was on ice.

Extraordinary Placement Opportunities

We Seek• World Class Brand Partners/

Sponsors to:– Be involved in a green /

extreme sport, ZCE Racing and wind power development

– Grow to reach a global audience of America’s Cup scale!

– Entertain a large audience with the best sport available on TV or the Web.

We seek

• Design/Racing Competitor Partners– Limited entry, 20 teams maximum– University Affiliation

• Technical assistance from World Class Designers/Builders/suppliers

• Corporate Partners with an interest in Wind / alternative energy solutions.

Contact Information

• World Ice Racing Circuit, LLC.– Mark “The Icemaker” Kiefer

Managing Member, World Ice Racing Circuit, LLC. 612-284-4550 o612-868-7947 mmark@worldiceracingcircuit.comSkype: markkieferTwitter: TheIceMakerhttp://www.worldiceracingcircuit.com

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