Cobra, a leader in the provision of security, safety and
telematics solutions for the automotive and insurance industries,
is sending two teams on this year's Banger Run to raise funds for
Help For Heroes, the charity helping injured Armed Forces
personnel. Funds raised, to date, stand at £5,271.
The two Cobra teams; The Tigers and The Spanners and their
bangers, which cost less than £250 each, will depart from
Silverstone on Saturday 3rd September and travel through Europe,
stopping off at seven Formula 1 circuits along the route, before
arriving at the Catalunya Circuit in Barcelona on Tuesday 6th
September. All teams taking part in the Help For Heroes Banger Run
must complete the challenge in four days.
The Cobra Spanners team is made up of Miles Garner, Nigel Grove
and Jason Parsons. The team's banger is an S-registration
Mitsubishi Carisma, with over 109,000 miles on the clock.
The Cobra Tigers are Ian Ross, Alex Elvidge and Anthony Chorlton
and their banger is a 117,000 mile,16 year-old Audi Coupé.
Andrew Smith, Managing Director at Cobra UK commented, "Both
teams will have their bangers kitted out with one of our vehicle
tracking products; CobraTrak Plus with web monitoring. This will
enable Cobra colleagues and supporters to track the teams' progress
and location using the latest GPS/GSM technology and the Vehicle
Location on Demand facility."
"We will also be fitting both cars with our new Global Live
technology, a live CCTV monitoring system, designed to protect
commercial vehicles and their loads, with on board cameras allowing
our Secure Operating Centre personnel to monitor vehicles audibly
and visually, 24/7. The bangers will be fitted with forward facing
CCTV cameras and we will be sharing footage of the teams covering
the seven Formula 1 circuits, via our online platforms, once the
challenge is complete!"
"The teams and their bangers will have their work cut out
reaching Barcelona on 6 September and we all wish them the best of
luck! I would like to thank all our generous sponsors including
Mitsubishi Motors, Integrated Visual Protection, Joe Macari
Service, Global Vehicle Systems, Prestige Auto Repairs and Digital
Revolution for vehicle graphics. We have been overwhelmed by their
generosity and support and I'm confident we will reach our £10,000
target."
More information can be found on the website:
www.cobravehiclesecurity.co.uk or follow the Cobra teams' progress
on Twitter @CobraUKLtd
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