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NEWS ARCHIVE
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Project 100 making plans for Le Mans 2009
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06/08
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No sooner has the dust settled and the crowds cleared from Le Mans 2008, Project 100 are making plans for hospitality and accomodation at the 2009 edition of this world renowned event, provisionally set for 13-14 June. Check out our 'Notice Board' for further information on our service for 2009.
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Hawaiian Tropic girls revive a classic! |
06/08
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The Hawaiian Tropic Girls provided a poignant comparison of 'Then' and 'Now' with the Group C 'Spice' car and the current LMP2 'Radical' by donning the famous 1970's crochet bikinis. |
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Project 100 work with Le Mans winner Jan Lammers |
06/08
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Project 100 Chairman, John Harwood-Bee and Managing Director Stuart Radnofsky meet with 1988 Le Mans winner Jan Lammers for Friday Chanpagne brunhc and exclusive private track tour. Jan (plus Ben Devil and Gunnar Jeanette) drove the minibus! |
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VIPs entertained by the voice of 'Radio Le Mans' |
06/08
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John Hindhaugh, the 'Voice of Radio Le Mans', entertains our VIP guests with stories and insights, and had them rolling in the aisles with many anecdotes from his extensive experiences. |
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The 76th Le Mans 24 Hours - 14 - 15 June 2008 |
06/08
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Working closely with Team Modena in GT1, Team Bruichladdich Radical and Barazi-Epsilon in LMP2, plus providing accomodation for numerous teams and other clients, Project 100 and our VIP guests had a very enjoyable and exciting weekend following the highs and lows, and celebrating all three of our teams making it to the finish line! |
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Steve Fossett Memorial Celebration - Chicago |
04/08
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Chairman John Harwood-Bee and Managing Director Stuart Radnofsky attend the memorial celebration for intrepid adventurer and long term Project 100 friend and client, Steve Fossett, whose disappearance in September 2007 shocked and saddened us all deeply. |
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Barazi-Epsilon
win at Interlagos 1000 miles
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11/07
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The ‘Mil Milhas’ of Interlagos in mid-November brought our 2007 Le Mans
Series to an exciting close – and Barazi-Epsilon’s
brilliant LMP2 class win finished the season on a real high for the team.
And provides plenty of motivation to recapture the championship in 2008.
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Gulf Kremer Porsche K8 moves to America |
11/07 |
P.100 Chairman John Harwood-Bee has finally succumbed and has sold his beloved Le Mans Gulf Porsche K8. P100 started Le Mans in 1994 front row with the car - and finished 6th overall.
5 years later John repurchased the car and had it restored to original livery.
In November the beautiful K8 arrived in the USA at Porsche's fabulous 'Rennsport 3' at Daytona, to start a new life in historic racing. |
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Barazi-Epsilon
win at Silverstone 1000 kms
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09/07
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The Le Mans crash and Spa
retirement from 2nd place were all forgotten as Vergers, Barazi and Ojjeh stormed to
an LMP2 win at the only UK
round of the Le Mans Series. Champagne
flowed freely as the team take their first victory of 2007.
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LM 07: Mixed track results, but a great event
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06/07
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Two Barazi-Epsilon Zyteks joined the LMP2 field. The 33 car took 2nd
in class; the 32 car crashed… that’s racing. But even less
than perfect weather did not detract from a fabulous event for the many
VIP guests who enjoyed a spectacular Le Mans weekend with Project 100.
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Faster Cruise in Romano!
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11/06
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Project 100's Robin Donovan took a hard earned podium finish
in the Torquespeed entered BMW M3 24hr special
car in the Vallelunga 6 hours
race in Romano to the delight of new sponsors SeaVision.
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Fossett's 800mph Mission
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10/06
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An assault on the absolute land speed record of 763 mph was
announced by Project 100 client Steve Fossett. The
multiple world-record setting balloonist, aviator and yachtsman plans to
drive the jet-powered racer across a Utah
or Nevada
desert in the second half of 2007.
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Double Championship Winners
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09/06
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Project 100's season-long collaboration with the Barazi Epsilon team came to a spectacular climax in
the final round of the Le Mans Series in Jarama
- snapping up both the LMP2 team AND the drivers championship titles.
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Stirling Moss
& Xerox
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07/06
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Stirling Moss took centre stage for our client Xerox at this
year's Goodwood Festival of Speed celebrations
- Project 100 again arranging first class VIP facilities plus 'living
legend' support as part of the package! Why not book with us now for next
year?
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A very BIG THANK YOU is order of the day for all our many Le
Mans 24 Hours clients who made our largest single annual event such a
great success. From drivers and teams to sponsors and independent VIP
guests to our many accommodation customers.
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Entertainment was the key as our VIP guests looked on at
Project 100 events director Robin Donovan's Le Mans Classic debut - the
650bhp, 7 litre Olympia Dodge Hemi Chargers 1976 brakes and steering not
quite matching up its 180mph straight-line speed!
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Le Mans Celebrity Treatment
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06/06
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"We were treated like celebrities - you really put on
one heck of an experience!" was just one of the many complimentary
messages received from our VIP clients attending this year's Le Mans 24
Hours.
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Le Mans Celebrity Treatment
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06/06
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Superb nearby chateau accommodation, team hospitality, top
seats, helicopter flights, pit passes, circuit crew bus tours - not to
mention the chance to mingle with our beautiful Hawaiian Tropic sponsors
on the pre-race grid - all made for an exceptional and memorable
experience at this legendary event.
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Barazi Epsilon
Win in Instanbul
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04/06
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The Barazi Epsilon team took their
spectacular 200mph+ Courage C65 AER to an outstanding class victory and a
superb second place overall in the first round of this year's Le Mans
Series in Instanbul. The team's trouble-free
run gave them three laps in hand over their nearest class rivals at the
end of the race
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Le Mans Entry
Secured
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03/06
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After a hard fought 4th in class in the famous Sebring 12
hours in Florida - the ACO officially confirm the Barazi
Epsilon team entry for the Le Mans 24 Hours where Project 100 will again
be providing a superb 'back-stage' VIP programme with team involvement,
hospitality and accommodation
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Charger Collaboration
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02/06
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We announce our collaboration with the Olympia Charger team
and their awesome '76 7 litre Dodge Charger for the Le Mans Classic (July
8 & 9). Project 100 puts into place a superb hospitality &
accommodation programme to join the team - our events director being one
of the drivers! http://www.olympia-charger.com
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The Dubai 24 Hours GT / touring car race is the very first
ever 24 hour race to be held in the Middle East.
The race will reach an exciting new target audience for many of Project
100’s clients, and is set to feature Project 100’s own 180
mph BMW M3 E36
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Porsche Star Appearance
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11/05
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Our Le Mans Gulf Kremer Porsche makes a star appearance at
the new Porsche Centre Hatfield. The car is on show throughout Q4 2005 to
help dealer principal Perry Robb and co celebrate the opening of their magnificent
new showrooms - and the launch of the stunning new Porsche Cayman S
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Project 100’s 2005-2006 programme for the new ‘Barazi-Epsilon’ team in the Le Mans Endurance
Series kicks off with a solid 4th in class, 11th overall at the Istanbul 1000 kms
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Spanish Branch for Project 100
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11/05
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Project 100 Director of Sales and Business Development
Christopher Lembke re-locates to Spain to
launch ‘Project 100 Espana’ which
will focus on the development of major 2006-2007 sailing projects -
Americas Cup, Volvo Ocean Race, Velux 5-Oceans
Race
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Crowning Glory for Intersport
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10/05
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The 2005 ‘Petit Le Mans’ 10 hours sportscar race, the jewel in the American Le Mans
series featured a number of Project 100 team and race driver clients.
Well done Intersport for winning the ALMS LMP2
team and drivers championships
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The ‘Goodwood Revival’
- the world’s leading historic motorsport
race event - featured the Vimy Atlantic air display
and Project 100 VIP hospitality on all three days
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Steve Fossett’s ‘Perlan’ stratospheric glider project - with legendary
test pilot Einar Enevoldsen
as co-pilot and NASA spacesuit support - begins its 2005 Argentinean
assault on the long-standing world glider altitude record of 49,009 ft
(14,938 m)
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Project 100 merges its VIP hospitality interests with the
special events assets of UK corporate hospitality and participation event
pioneer RMD Sports International, announcing major new initiatives for
2006 - land, sea and air-based ‘extraordinary events’
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With Project 100 behind the scenes, Steve Fossett and navigator / co-pilot Mark Rebholz manhandle the amazing 1919 Vickers Vimy twin-engined replica
bomber from St.John’s, Newfoundland
to Clifden,
Ireland
in an 18-hour, 1900 mile re-enactment of Alcock
and Brown’s pioneering first ever non-stop TransAtlantic
flight
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Fossett & Bransons Global Flyer
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07/05
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Steve Fossett and Sir Richard Branson
announce plans for the forthcoming (February 2006) ‘Ultimate
Flight’ of ‘Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer’ - a further
round the world (and then some) solo flight of 40,000+ kms
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The 2005 edition of the Le Mans 24 Hours (with our presence
every year since 1986) features no less than 7 Project 100 placed drivers
in the burgeoning LMP2 category, with Rick Sutherland placing 2nd in
class, not to mention iconic sponsor ‘Hawaiian Tropic’ and
Project 100’s 13th Le Mans together
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Scott Dunn Poles ahead
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05/05
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Project 100 Promotions designs and manages all local,
national and international PR and press liaison for the 2005
‘Scott Dunn Polar Challenge’ 47 person / 16-team ski race
to the magnetic North Pole
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World Touring Cars for Rosenblad
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04/05
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Racing driver Carl Rosenblad, a long
time client of Project 100 together with the Elgh
Motorsport BMW team begin their campaign to
achieve top privateer honours in the 2005 FIA World Touring Car
Championship
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Anne Wardil and Project
100’s own Robin Donovan are married and are carried off into the sunset
in style - driving Project 100 Chairman John Harwood-Bee’s Gulf
Kremer Porsche - the same car that led our very own entry at Le Mans 10 years
ago
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Virgin Global Record
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02/05
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Steve Fossett, pictured here being
congratulated by Virgin Chairman Sir Richard Branson, and the
purpose-built, single-engined jet ‘Virgin
Atlantic Global Flyer’ achieve the world’s first solo, non
– stop, RTW aircraft flight, flying un-refuelled from Salina, Kansas,
returning in 65 hours
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