MONEY MATTERS Ian Williams, the reigning and three-time ISAF Match
focussed on the season ahead – it’s just a shame I can’t drive my Lotus Evora to all the regattas!”
“We’re now fully
Racing World Champion has taken delivery of a new Lotus Evora S/IPS, a prize he is awarded with for winning the 2011 Alpari World Match Racing Tour. Williams fought off intense pressure from his nearest
rivals to capture the World Championship on the penultimate day of the 2011 season and looked just as eager to get behind the wheel of his new Lotus as he does to get behind the steering of a match racing boat. After being handed the keys, he promptly took the car for some practice laps around Lotus’ test circuit before heading onto the open road. Sat proudly on the bonnet of his new Lotus at Lotus
Cars Global Headquarters in Hethel, UK, Williams said: “Te World Championship title is what every sailor strives for but this is certainly some welcome icing on the cake. It was an incredibly tough season when no single team, all of them world class, dominated so to come out on top and claim our third title was a defining moment in our sailing careers.” “We’re now fully focussed on the season ahead – it’s just
a shame I can’t drive my Lotus Evora to all the regattas!” Lotus is the new Performance Automotive Partner to
the Alpari World Match Racing Tour, and the Lotus Evora S/IPS collected by Williams is one of the marquee models in a new line of performance cars being launched by the iconic car brand. As the world’s leading professional sailing series with
events in Asia, North America and Europe, the deal with Lotus adds yet more spice to the race to claim the ISAF Match Racing World Championship. James Pleasance, Executive Director of the Alpari
World Match Racing Tour, commented: “Lotus represents outstanding performance, prestige, leading-edge technology and design and a touch of glamour which are all ingrained in the Tour and the wider sport of sailing. Tis agreement is a further clear indication that the Alpari World Match Racing Tour and its development plan appeals to major global brands and the Tour looks forward to working closely with Lotus to integrate the brand across all the events.”
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