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The new RADIO LE MANS TRAVEL CLUB will be launched today at the Autosport Show at the NEC in Birmingham, UK. Radio commentator and Le Mans expert John Hindhaugh, will announce the launch of the Travel Club during the celebrity endurance karting event at the show. The RADIO LE MANS TRAVEL CLUB will be offering exclsuive offers and tickets for events such as the Le Mans 24hrs, Le Mans Classic, ALMS races such as Sebring and the Rolex 24hrs at Daytona.
The Radio Le Mans Travel Club will begin with an exclusive offer for the Le Mans 24 hours 2010. The offer will include trackside camping at the circuit, a radio to listen to the commentary and visits from John and the guests and crew from Radio Le Mans.
Further details of this and other events will be available on this website and via www.radiolemans.com very shortly. alternatively to reserve your place please call the Travel Destinations team on (0844) 873 0203.
“From Lexington to Snetterton is not, as you may think, a long awaited comeback Prefab Sprout album, but a story of success for the foremost name in live endurance race coverage. Despite the current economic climate, Radio Show Limited, the team behind Radio Le Mans, continues to add live events to their Internet coverage. “As we expand our portfolio of events we have been finding it increasingly difficult to avoid events clashing,” explains Managing Director Eve Hewitt. “We have come up with a simple answer, add another channel! So this weekend sees the debut of RLM Extra, the companion service to our live stream at www.radiolemans.com.”
RLM Extra will hit the Internet airwaves with full, live and exclusive coverage of the 24 – Hour Citroen 2CV race from Snetterton on Saturday 8th and Sunday 8th August. “This event is a perfect way to launch our new channel,” says Technical Director Carl Landsbert. “The main channel is unaffected; it’s Mid Ohio ALMS this weekend and listeners will hear live coverage and replays of all the sessions from America on our substantive stream.”
Radio Show Limited have built up and enviable reputation for broadcasting 24 Hour races. Day-long events from Le Mans, Nurburgring and even Silverstone have all featured on radiolemans.com in the past 3 years. However the Snetterton event is slightly different as Eve Hewitt explains. “Normally RSL has been responsible for the production of the events broadcast on radiolemans.com.
For the 2CV 24 hours, the club already has a respected team in place including talent who have been involved with us in the past. I’m sure we will prove our worth this year and move to even stronger links with the event for 2010 and beyond”
Martin Harrold, a 2CV Racer himself, is the man behind this collaboration. “This is the 19th running of this unique club motor race and, thanks to the expertise of Radio Show Limited, the commentary team of Alan Hyde, Matt James and Lewis Beales, with insight from club stalwart Ainslie Bousefield, will have their words broadcast across the world.”
Fans of the 2CV can get more details of the 24 hour event and log into the stream at www.2cvracing.co.uk and also hear the live stream as “RLM Extra” at www.radiolemans.com from 17.00 UK time on Saturday August 8th.
Although we are not quite into August, the busiest month ever for Radio Show Limited, the people behind Radio Le Mans, has already started. “It’s a jam-packed five weekends for sportscar fans,” says Managing Director Eve Hewitt. “This is a record breaking and logistically challenging month with 5 races in four countries for two different series that just happen to be on two continents.” The schedule is a frantic one for the www.radiolemans.com team with two European races, in Portugal and Germany crammed in between ALMS events at Mid-Ohio, Road America and Mosport.
Portimao, the third round of the Le Mans Series, kicks off the bumper bundle of racing this weekend and the broadcast team have already started to rack-up the mileage. “It’s more than a three thousand mile round trip,” confirms presenter John Hindhaugh, but according to him the drive holds no fears. “Thankfully the Radiolemans.com Audi A6 Avant is a diesel and so we have covered great distances without stopping for fuel. It’s very user friendly for driver, passengers and our radio equipment so we have arrived at the circuit in great shape to start our first ever broadcast from Portugal.”
The team intend to cover the night practice on Thursday, plus all of the LMS sessions, including qualifying, on Friday and warm-up and the race on Saturday and Radio Show Limited is the only broadcaster promising full, live coverage of the Le Mans Series.
Although the broadcast schedule is at www.radiolemans.com pit reporter Nick Daman has a helpful reminder for the fans at home. “Portugal and UK are on the same time zone, not like the rest of Europe and that the race is on Saturday night into Sunday morning and thank goodness for that! The temperature in the middle of the day is around 40 degrees Celsius which is way too hot for closed cockpit cars and reporters in three layer fireproof suits.”
The Le Mans Series coverage is supported by Ginetta, Lola Group, Smoking Dog, Audi UK and Radiomans.com official travel partner, Travel Destinations.
Radio Show Limited, the team behind Radio Le Mans, has extended the reach of the iconic station with a ground-breaking agreement to air Le Mans race coverage, live, on the US satellite platform, Sirius XM Radio. As RSL Managing Director Eve Hewitt explains, the American audience is an important one. “We have always enjoyed great support from US-based enthusiasts, now they can keep up with the race without being tied to their computer. During race week last year, almost half of the 1.92 Million visitors to www.radiolemans.com were from the USA.”
Many listeners are using new technology such as PDAs and Internet equipped telephones to ‘tune in’ to the RSL broadcasts from Le Mans and other motorsports events. However, Carl Landsbert, RSL Technical Director, believes that satellite radio is the perfect partner to the 24 Hours. “Le Mans racing is the pinnacle of technology and the endurance factor means it’s a test for the fans as well as the teams in France. Sirius XM is giving all race fans the chance to take this famous race with them as they head out and about at the weekend. The Sirius XM coverage sets them free from Internet devices.”
So how will the American listeners react to the very British institution that is Radio Le Mans? Eve Hewitt thinks that the audience will appreciate the emotion and insight that the team in France brings to the race. “Passion and enthusiasm are the cornerstones of the Sirius XM listening experience, whether that’s for music, sport or special events, they put listeners right at the heart of the event. This is exactly what Radio Show Limited does at Le Mans and other venues. Our partnership with Sirius XM Radio gives our broadcasts a fantastic platform in the USA.”
The 18.6 million Sirius XM subscribers have been introduced to World-Class sports car racing with the Radio Show Limited coverage of the American Le Mans Series but this will be the first time that the whole 24 Hours of Le Mans will be available to such a large audience in the USA. The Sirius XM Radio coverage, on XM channel 243 and Sirius 113 and 126, begins on Wednesday afternoon CET with a special Le Mans Edition of Midweek Motorsport and will take in the free practice and qualifying for the 24 Hours as well as qualifying for the classic sports car support race. Check www.sirius.com and www.xmradio.com for full programming details.
Radio Le Mans programme Schedules for race week will be available at www.radiolemans.com
For more information and details of sponsorship opportunities on Radio Le Mans and other Radio Show Limited services email info@radiolemans.com
Radio Show Limited is offering spectators at the 2009 Le Mans 24 hours another way to stay up to date with the race action. In a partnership with Kangaroo TV, the world leader in event TV broadcasting, listeners can combine the world renowned Radio Le Mans commentary with live TV coverage, on board cameras and crucially for endurance racing, live timing and scoring data.
“We’ve come up with the term ‘RadioVison’ for this type of broadcasting,” says Eve Hewitt, Managing Director of Radio Show Limited. “We already provide this service for ALMS qualifying and we had a fabulous world-wide response when we added our commentary to pictures from the Race of Champions at Wembley last year. What’s different is that this broadcast is aimed specifically at the spectators at trackside.”
Kangaroo TV Executive Vice-President (Corporate Development) Alain Charette says that the service takes the trackside experience to a new level. “Given the amount of information that can be accessed by armchair enthusiasts at home it seems odd that the real fans at the event were missing out. LMTV Mobile by Kangaroo TV™ is a unique lightweight handheld audio-video device that gives you mobile freedom. It provides you with the means to access leader boards sorted by class and to watch live video coverage including pit feeds and on-board cameras. Whether you are a regular at Le Mans or a first-time spectator, LMTV Mobile by Kangaroo TV™ puts you at the heart of the action.”
Kangaroo TV have been testing out the system for the last two years and Radio Show Limited have been involved form the start with members of the pit team among the first to experience the compact device. “It’s so easy to lose track of the class positions at Le Mans, even when we are working,” say Radio Le Mans Pit reporter Graham Tyler. “With LMTV Mobile by Kangaroo TV™ it takes me just a second to get up to date and make sure I’m at the right garage when the pit stops start.”
The new service is designed to run in conjunction with the ‘normal’ radio transmissions and Radio Le Mans is still available as a free-to-air service on 91.2FM for spectators with radios around the area of the Le Mans circuit. So at Le Mans 2009 there no need to be anything other than completely up to date.
The LMTV Mobile by Kangaroo TV™ units can be reserved online up to June 9th at www.kangaroo.tv but don’t worry as they will also be available to hire in the paddock village at the track.
For more information and details of sponsorship opportunities on Radio Le Mans and other Radio Show Limited services email info@radiolemans.com
Radio Show Limited, the team behind Radio Le Mans is adding more sportscar coverage to the 2009 Le Mans broadcast. “We had a fantastic response to our live Group C coverage on race Saturday last year and then thousands of downloads from the archives in the weeks following the event, “ said Eve Hewitt, RSL Managing Director. “Committing time and extra resources to another event as we are preparing for the 24 Hours is quite an undertaking and sadly we get no support whatsoever from the race organisers. Thank goodness for partners who make the coverage possible.”
Last year’s Group C race sponsor Bluebird Care are back to support the 50s and 60’s sportscar race. Bluebird Care has revolutionised the way care is delivered by concentrating on high quality customer service, whilst at the same time upholding the very best in professional care provision. Simon Dalziel is Franchise Director. “We have built our reputation on good old fashioned service, they might not be real buzz words in marketing but that’s what we deliver. Supporting motor racing has allowed us to get that message out using a dynamic event which has undoubtedly delivered extra media coverage for Bluebird and our franchisees.” Simon believes that the current economic situation is encouraging people to look at alternative sources of income. “Many people are now seeking a new future with the current recession and our Bluebird Care franchise gives people a golden opportunity to run their own business in the dynamic homecare sector”
Dyno-Rod Drain Services (North East London) is a new partner for Radio Le Mans although CKP Director Chris Pizzala is no stranger to Le Mans. “We are just delighted to be in a position to help out the broadcast. I’m not sure anyone really realises what a different experience the race would be without the live radio.”
Last year’s Group C race is still available on the archive at www.radiolemans.com and Radio Le Mans will be broadcasting live coverage of the Classic Sportscar race on Saturday along with a preview programme and coverage of the practice sessions earlier in the week.
For more information and details of sponsorship opportunities on Radio Le Mans and other Radio Show Limited services email info@radiolemans.com
Apparently according to the old saying “an army marches on their stomach.” Radio Show Limited, the team behind Radio Le Mans is taking no chances in the food or foot department thanks to two new partners.
Smoking Dog are well known for their motorsport catering, having graced more paddocks for more years than even Carlo Dioli or ”Commendatore” would like to admit. Away from the track Abbey, Adrian, Carlo and Daniele can be found creating events, from intimate dinner parties in clients’ houses to full scale celebrations at the venue of your choice, and it’s not just about the food. “We can do everything for you” says Abbey, “menu planning, dressing the venue, waiting staff and even clearing up afterward.”
RSL Managing Director Eve Hewitt confirms that Smoking Dog is perfect for the special needs of Radio Le Mans staff. “Some of our broadcast team was looked after at Smoking Dog last year and they are still talking about it. We work all hours and right through the night, I’m not sure there’s anyone else that is flexible enough to cater for our very varied needs.”
It will perhaps be a surprise to many listeners to find out just how many miles the team clock up over race week. “The problem is that even before the race you really can’t drive anywhere, so all the kit is walked around,” says RSL Technical Director Carl Landsbert. “Of course the race itself brings its own difficulties. The pit team is on their feet for long periods of course, the tech staff take batteries to and from the pit lane and most of the commentators stand throughout their shifts too.”
To combat this problem for 2009, Piloti have been appointed as the official footwear of Radio Le Mans. “We founded Piloti on the basis that motorsports footwear could be comfortably worn all day by using advanced footwear biomechanics in its design. Our patented Roll Control™ heel design allows for all day comfort on the street while giving protection and precise pedal feel while racing,” Said Kevin A. Beard, CEO and Founder of Plioti. “We’re honoured to be the official footwear of Radio Le Mans.”
For more information and details of sponsorship opportunities on Radio Le Mans and other Radio Show Limited services email info@radiolemans.com
Hackett the classic British clothing and accessories brand has been announced by Radio Show Limited as the latest quality marque to join forces with Radio Le Mans. As Managing Director, Eve Hewitt, explains, there are more similarities between the two businesses than might seem obvious at first glance. “Hackett and Radio Le Mans share a number of brand values. Both are essential British institutions, forthright, with an independent point of view. Both reflect British style but are known for giving it a distinctive fresh approach.”
Hackett are no strangers to Le Mans, they are the longest serving Aston Martin Racing sponsor, dressing the team since 2005. Hackett founder Jeremy Hackett explains the involvement in the Le Mans event. “Le Mans is steeped in a tradition of performance, excellence and unsurpassed British style. It seemed only natural for Hackett to kit the Aston Martin Racing team out. Radio Le Mans is an integral component of the British experience at Le Mans making our partnership with RLM a perfect fit.”
As part of the partnership, listeners will be given the chance to win an exclusive Hackett Aston Martin Racing prize package including a Team Shirt, signed by the drivers, in a competition to be run by Radio Le Mans during race week. If you aren’t a winner Radio Le Mans will be promoting the limited edition Hackett Aston Martin Racing range with a direct link from www.radiolemans.com to an online shop.
Eve Hewitt recognises the demand for merchandise goes beyond the circuit. “This web presence allows fans to show their support for one of the most popular teams at the race.” All UK-based listeners can order from the online shop but fans from further afield need not miss out as Hackett Sponsorship Manager Neil Bugler points out. “There is a mail order facility for non-UK addresses that we run via our London shop however we will be extending our online shop in the near future.”
Hackett have been confirmed as “Official Apparel” for Radio Le Mans 2009 meaning the team, along with Aston Martin Racing, will be the best dressed in the paddock.
For details of the Hackett Aston Martin Racing clothing line – www.hackett.com
More information on Radio Le Mans and other Radio Show Limited services email info@radiolemans.com
Radio Le Mans 2009 is supported by: Audi UK, Aston Martin Lagonda, Lola Group, Smoking Dog and Alex Reade
Official Travel Partner - Travel Destinations
Despite the current economic climate, Radio Show Limited, the people behind Radio Le Mans can confirm that the remaining four events in the Le Mans Series will have full, live coverage at www.radiolemans.com
Le Mans Series debuted on radiolemans.com last season and immediately proved a hit with the audience, attracting over 105,000 listeners for the opening broadcast. In total over half a million tuned in live on line, and by the end of the season there had been over 50,000 downloads of LMS content.
The 2009 coverage has been made possible by an even closer partnership with the Le Mans Series as RSL Managing Director, Eve Hewitt explains. “Last year was all about a showcase of our coverage. We wanted to prove what we could do and how it could benefit the Series as a whole. The Series have been tremendously supportive and have asked us back for the 2009 season. Whilst that is obviously a great vote of confidence for what Radio Show Limited delivers, it is also a testament to how the Le Mans Series values its sponsors and competitors and is prepared to invest in giving them the best coverage possible.”
The continued importance of sportscar racing and the Le Mans Series is emphasised by a new partner for the RSL coverage. The familiar blue and yellow logo of LOLA is already on the front page of www.radiolemans.com as a Le Mans sponsor. The LMS is a natural extension says LOLA’s Sam Smith. “Lola has its best entry at Le Mans since 1979 and its best ever in the LMS. Assisting the live coverage of these events is a perfect way to expand the support of our customers’ efforts on the international stage. Lola Group is a respected part of the racing community and has a rich tradition in sportscars. Radiolemans.com is our community radio station and we all appreciate and benefit from their professional and passionate approach to the sport, which perfectly mirrors ours.”
Eve Hewitt underlines the importance of industry support. “We are delighted with the endorsement that the LOLA agreement represents. This week we expect to conclude negotiations with other partners for LMS and Le Mans.”
The RSL team will attend Le Mans Series events for the rest of the season, covering the final practice and qualifying sessions plus the whole race live. Depending on the availability of facilities, early practice sessions may be covered live and race day warm-up will normally be delayed and played out just before the live race build up. All broadcast sessions plus bonus interviews and features will be available to listen on demand or as download podcasts from the LMS section the www.radiolemans.com archive.
The broadcasts will begin at Spa, Le Mans Series Round Two, 8-10th May and with no Le Mans test day lead presenter John Hindhaugh thinks that it’s a perfect place to start the 2009 coverage. “The Spa 1000kms, classic circuit, classic distance and the de facto Le Mans test. How can you not be excited about that! Last season the Ardennes conditions were perfect, but I just have a feeling that being earlier in the year the weather may play a part this time around. ”
Additional support for the LMS broadcasts comes from Audi UK, Official Travel Partner Travel Destinations and Dailysportscar.com
Leading American sport Network SPEED is the latest TV broadcaster to take advantage of the specialist commentary provided by Radio Show Limited. Speedtv.com will be broadcasting live video coverage of the ALMS Qualifying session from Sebring this week.
“This is great news for the fans,” said Eve Hewitt, Managing Director of Radio Show Limited, the team behind Radio Le Mans. “As our listeners already know, ALMS qualifying is more exciting than most races in other series.” The coverage will give fans the chance to see, and hear, the ALMS cars at full speed as they battle for pole position. “The format of the session is perfect for a TV show” said Joe Tripp, Director of Interactive Operations at SPEED. “World class drivers on and sometimes over the edge, trying to find fractions of a second in these cars is fantastic viewing.”
Fans first had the opportunity to witness this excitement late last season when SPEEDtv.com aired several qualifying sessions. Although the shows are only seen on the Internet it is important to ensure quality as Joe Tripp explains; “In every respect it is a TV show, using the same cameras, the same facilities and technical expertise that is the trademark of SPEED. We had such a positive response from last year we knew we had to try again for 2009.” Michelin has stepped in to support the live broadcasts which are planned for seven of the ALMS rounds this season.
Credit for the initiative goes to the TV production company Wheeler TV and the SPEEDtv.com team, says radio commentator John Hindhaugh. “The only way we can properly cover qualifying for radio is to have the TV truck feed us pictures which they have been doing for many seasons. The TV production team have always said it would make a great show and when SPEEDtv.com saw what was being produced they provided the outlet. Brilliant!”
This news comes hard on the heels of the announcement of a season-long partnership for race coverage with Motors TV in Europe. Eve Hewitt says that it proves the Radio Show Limited ethos. “Although RSL was only formed in late 2005 and took on Radio Le Mans in 2006, we have managed to expand the brands significantly. Now www.radiolemans.com is a real ’go to’ resource for motorsport fans. Our traditional media partnerships, presence across the Internet and now the relationships with SPEED and Motors deliver a breadth and diversity of coverage and visibility that has never been seen before.”
In addition to the SPEEDtv.com coverage, Radio Show Limited will be providing live audio from qualifying, warm-up and all of the ALMS races this year. Full details and a programme schedule are available at www.radiolemans.com, where there is also an extensive archive of Le Mans, ALMS, LMS and other events.
For more information regarding Radio Show Limited and their portfolio, along with sponsorship opportunities email info@radiolemans.com
Radio Show Limited, the team behind Radio Le Mans, is gearing up for another busy season. On the menu, live coverage of top-class motor racing from the USA and Europe.
First up for the team is the traditional season-opener at Sebring, for the 12-Hours, as part of their commitment to the ALMS. This Wednesday (18th March) at 8pm UK time, the flagship Midweek Motorsport show will be airing an extensive preview to the new series, including the thoughts of Acura P1 Driver David Brabham. “Our ALMS coverage, especially Sebring, is a big hit with fans all over the world,” explains RSL Managing Director Eve Hewitt, “and we have something extra for the fans this year as we are moving into TV.”
Radio Show Limited, with the www.radiolemans.com brand, is sponsoring Motors TV coverage of the ALMS. “It’s much more than just putting our name on the screen,” say Eve, “the RSL trackside team will be providing live commentary for the Motors TV live coverage of the ALMS.”
Motors TV Head of Programming and Acquisitions, Fred Viger, is excited about the partnership. “The radio team is already providing audio podcasts and written content for the new motorstv.co.uk website so it seemed sensible to extend the relationship. There is no substitute for having commentators at the track, at the centre of the action and the RadioLeMans.com team is the best in the business.”
But does that mean that the trademark radio coverage will have to change? Not at all says commentator John Hindhaugh. “We have had a couple of tests with Motors, most notably at Petit Le Mans last year. They are keen to hold on to as much of the style of our radio shows as possible.” Eve Hewitt agrees, “It’s a testament to the strength of the radiolemans.com brand, and our commitment to entertaining and informing the fans, that Motors see our audio as an important addition to their TV coverage.”
Radio Show Limited will be providing live audio from qualifying, warm-up and all of the ALMS races this year. Full details and a programme schedule are available at www.radiolemans.com, where there is also an extensive archive of Le Mans, ALMS, LMS and other events.
For more information regarding Radio Show Limited and their portfolio, along with sponsorship opportunities email info@radiolemans.com
 Radio Show Limited, the organisation behind Radio Le Mans, has teamed up with Peugeot UK to bring listeners even closer to the action at the deciding round of the Le Mans Series, the Autosport 1000km at Silverstone this weekend.
The RadioLeMans.com team will be broadcasting every session of the event live, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. RSL, which also broadcasts live coverage of the American Le Mans Series and other major events including 24 hour races at Le Mans, Silverstone and the Nürburgring, has added the highly competitive Le Mans Series in Europe to its portfolio this year.
The importance of up to the minute information from the pits cannot be underestimated according to RSL’s John Hindhaugh. “In long sportscar races the action in the pits is often just as important as what happens on the track and the support we have from Peugeot UK will ensure that listeners don’t miss any of it.”
The pair of Peugeot ‘Lions’ in the pit lane have impressive credentials: Nick Daman is one of an elite few who have reported live for TV from an F1 pit lane. He spent 6 years working for F1 Digital, Bernie Ecclestone's TV channel. In addition to his duties in the pits he was the disembodied voice asking the questions of the top three drivers in the post qualifying and post race TV press conferences. Nick has been part of the team at the Le Mans 24 Hours for the last two years and, this season, has reported from pit lane on the LMS rounds at Spa and the Nürburgring.
Joe Bradley has been pounding pit lanes for more than 10 years. A regular at the 24 Hours in France, Joe was a founder member of the team that has been covering the American Le Mans Series for over a decade. Joe brings a unique skill set to the reporting team. Currently the Manager for Robertshaw Racing, the Chevrolet BTCC team, he is used to the cut and thrust of tactics and pit lane scrambles. Formerly a Police Officer as you would expect his 'interview' technique is exemplary and thorough.
Peugeot UK have thousands of supporters coming to Silverstone to cheer on the LMS race cars, and there is also an opportunity for them to try out the road-going cousins of the racing cars, as Kevin Jones, Public Relations Manager for Peugeot UK explains: “The clean diesel HDi technology that has been so successful in our race cars is already benefiting the products in our range. We have a special area by Luffield at Silverstone where customers can experience the virtues of our fuel-efficient, high-quality product range.”
The revolutionary, diesel powered, Peugeot 908 HDi racers have dominated the series so far this season and clearly hope to secure the teams’, drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles at Silverstone, but as Kevin points out, it’s still really close. “We lead the manufactures’ battle by 5 points and it’s even tighter in the drivers’ championships where we have a 2 point advantage. It should make for a compelling race.”
According to Ian Sedgwick, Manager – Public Relations for Peugeot UK, with so many Peugeot supporters expected to show up at Silverstone, the partnership with Radio Show Limited was a natural choice. “Radio is the only way to keep up with the action in a long race and in the same way that when you think diesel you think Peugeot, if it is sports car coverage then it has to be the RadioLeMans.com team.”
The radio broadcast can be heard around the Silverstone Circuit on 1602 AM but if you can’t get to the track then you can tune in at www.radiolemans.com where you will also find the broadcast schedule and an extensive free archive of sportscar action including another chance to hear the Peugeot wins at Barcelona, Monza, Spa and the dominating 1-2 finish at the Nürburgring.
This weekend, Radio Show Limited, the people behind Radio Le Mans, will be adding the Le Mans Series to their extensive live coverage of sportscar racing. Starting at the Monza event you'll be able to hear final qualifying and the whole race live at www.radiolemans.com.
This live coverage has been made possible by the support of Embassy Racing who have always been at the forefront of fan-friendly activity. Team Principal Jonathan France initiated Embassy Race Radio at British GT events and sees the Le Mans Series coverage as a natural extension of this commitment to the fans. "With nearly 50 cars and some of the best racing anywhere, Embassy Racing thought it was about time that the LMS was brought to a larger audience."
France floated the idea as long ago as last September at Silverstone, the UK round of the LMS. "When I think of live radio coverage I think of Radio Le Mans so I had a meeting with John Hindhaugh and offered our help to get this up and running."
"The Le Mans Series have kindly offered facilities at the circuits but, put simply, without Embassy Racing's help this would not have happened," said Hindhaugh, who is hopeful that the service will attract more support from the LMS paddock. "I'm slightly suprised that we have been unable to attract other sponsorship, especially from the manufacturers. Hopefully our presence at Monza this weekend will show everyone we are serious about this."
The Le Mans Series coverage is another new feature on the rapily expanding radiolemans.com site. "Since the relaunch of the site on March 11th we have seen impressive increases in visitors, " explains RSL Technical Director Carl Landsbert. "Over 100,000 unique users for the rest of March, nearly 66,000 listeners for our Sebring race coverage plus our archive section attracting thousands of downloads every month, makes radiolemans.com one of the top rated motorsport sites." Hindhaugh agrees "there's a new video section, latest sportscar headlines from DailySportscar.com, new car tests, really there's something for everyone."
Radio Le Mans regular Graham Tyler will be joining Hindhaugh in Italy. "The action in the pits is just as important as what happens on the circuit," said Tyler. "Both on and off the track, there's so much talent and so many characters in this series, so the pitlane is always a great place to be."
In addition to Tyler and Hindhaugh expect to hear DailySportscar.com Deputy Editor Graham Goodwin adding his insight to the broadcast.
The Le Mans Series coverage will be live on www.radiolemans.com, the on air schedule is posted on the LMS portion of the site. For more details of advertising and sponsorhip opportunities contact info@radiolemans.com
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