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World Ice Racing Circuit™World Ice Racing Circuit™2011 World Tour2011 World Tour
Opportunity Overview
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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..
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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
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Snow and Ice
• Europe• Asia• North America
Almost half the people alive experience winter.
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Major Winter Event Cities
• St Paul, Minnesota• Chicago, IL• Montreal, Canada• Toronto, Canada• Moscow, Russia• Harbin, China• Seoul Korea• Sapporo, Japan
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Starting point
• DN Class Iceboats– Simple, home buildable, Small, Portable, – High Performance – Extensive engineering data – Low Cost– Entering 4rd season of Short track Racing
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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)
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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.
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What it does
• Provides a highly effective development arena for wind innovation. – Transparent– Fast Cycle Time– Effective Innovation
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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
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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
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The Players… Who will win?
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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
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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.
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Extraordinary Placement Opportunities
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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.
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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.
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Contact Information
• World Ice Racing Circuit, LLC.– Mark “The Icemaker” Kiefer
Managing Member, World Ice Racing Circuit, LLC. 612-284-4550 o612-868-7947 [email protected]: markkieferTwitter: TheIceMakerhttp://www.worldiceracingcircuit.com