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Rudd to defend Focus Cup title.
29/03/2022
After taking a record equalling 5 wins and 6 poles last season, Simon will be back to defend his Focus Cup title after confirming he will be returning to the championship for 2022.
After successful seasons in VW Cup, Britcar and Ginetta Supercup before covid halted any racing in 2020, Simon and his team have been working hard to get back on track. After a championship winning 2021 their persistence is paying off with another season in 2022.
This season sees the team welcome title sponsor GRD Lifts and Engineering to support Simon.
After taking a record equalling 5 wins and 6 poles last season, Simon will be back to defend his Focus Cup title after confirming he will be returning to the championship for 2022.
GRD Lifts and Engineering services offer an extensive service covering all aspects of lift finishes from customer concept, design, material procurement, fabrication, installation and final handover.
Their collective experience in this field proves invaluable when ascertaining feasibility and compliance to current regulations. The team is flexible, highly skilled and versatile ensuring they adhere as closely as possible to your clients requirements.
They have developed a long standing working relationship with many of our clients and pride ourselves on the fact that our quality of work makes us their primary choice for lift refurbishment.
On the new partnership, Simon said ‘I am absolutely delighted to be working with the guys at GRD for 2022. From our first meeting, we knew this partnership could work and it’s been great fun so far. These guys have a passion for racing and are as excited as I am to get going!’
Darren and Ryan from GRD commented “We’re really excited for the up and coming season and new partnership between us, Simon Rudd racing and all of the other sponsors involved. Good luck and let’s bring this home.”
In addition to the new title sponsor, Simon continues to have the backing of long terms partners:
Jackson Lift Group
The Vertical Transportation Studio
Momentum Consultancy Group
Lester Controls
DJMotorsport
The Focus Cup Championship is going from strength to strength and the 2022 season will be contested over 20 rounds at 7 circuits in the UK. The first round kicks off on Saturday 2nd April at Donington Park. Coverage can be found on Facebook, YouTube and Amazon Prime.
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