Press release
31.07.2012 - Melbourne, Australia
Ric Shaw/Sennheiser Racing Team Purchase Mazda Mostosport RX8-SP
July 2012: Ric Shaw/Sennheiser Racing Team Purchase Mazda Mostorsport RX8-SP
Well-known racing car driver and rotary race car developer Ric Shaw, along with assistance from Michael Sloss from Sennheiser Australia are pleased to announce the purchase of one of two racing Mazda RX8-SP's delveloped by Mazda Motorsport Australia.
The Mazda Motorsport RX8-SP's running in the recent Tarmac Rally Series being; Targa Tasmania, Wrest Point and High Country. Whilst a win had yet to be achieved the results have continued to improve under the development and refinment of Mazda Motorsport Manager Alan Horsley.
Ric Shaw is delighted with the purchase of the car and the opportunity to continue the development of the RX8-SP from his workshop located in Five Dock, Sydney. Shaw has had over 30 years of experience under the hood working on both performance and racing rotaries; in addition considering his accomplished driving career he will be more than up to the task of taking the RX8-SP into a new era of racing.
Ric Shaw working with sponsor Sennheiser Australia, have had many great results running the Mazda RX7 in local and international circuit and tarmac events including The Australian Tarmac Rally Series, Bathurst 12hr and Nurnberg Ring 24hr races.
The Ric Shaw/Sennheiser team are currently planning the future for the Mazda RX8-SP to include;
| Event | Location |
Date |
| Eastern Creek Raceway | August 10-12, 2012 | |
| Mount Panorama | February 8-10, 2013 |
About Ric Shaw
Since the early 80's Ric Shaw has been involved in motor racing. Ric owns and operates a specialist motor vehicle tuning, service and enhancement business in Sydney's inner west building and running his own race vehicles.
In the prior three years alone he has achieved:
The Sennheiser Group, with its headquarters in Wedemark near Hanover, Germany, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of microphones, headphones and wireless transmission systems. The family-owned company, which was established in 1945, recorded sales of around €468 million in 2010. Sennheiser employs more than 2,100 people worldwide, and has manufacturing plants in Germany, Ireland and the USA. The company is represented worldwide by subsidiaries in France, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark (Nordic), Russia, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Japan, China, Canada, Mexico and the USA, as well as by long-term trading partners in many other countries. Also part of the Sennheiser Group are Georg Neumann GmbH, Berlin (studio microphones and monitor loudspeakers), and the joint venture Sennheiser Communications A/S (headsets for PCs, offices and call centres).
You can find all the latest information on Sennheiser by visiting our website at www.sennheiser.com.au.
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