World Ice Racing Circuit 2011

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Opportunity Overview

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GTP Wind Vehicle The concept behind Grand Touring Prototype Student Competiton is that a fictional manufacturing company has contracted a design team to develop a small formula racing style IceBoat / LandYacht.

The prototype race Ice Boat / Landyacht is to be evaluated for itspotential as a production item. The targetmarketing group for the race car is the nonprofessional weekend iceboat/land yacht racer. Eachstudent team designs, builds and tests a prototypebased on a series of rules whose purpose is both to ensureonsite event operations and promote clever problemsolving..

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Overview

• A new spin on the oldest EXTREME SPORT, MADE FOR TV!

• Green – Wind Powered, ICE!• Extreme – Speed & Thin ice

– Man against Nature – Man against Man

• Exotic Locations

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Snow and Ice

• Europe• Asia• North America

Almost half the people alive experience winter.

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Major Winter Event Cities

• St Paul, Minnesota• Chicago, IL• Montreal, Canada• Toronto, Canada• Moscow, Russia• Harbin, China• Seoul Korea• Sapporo, Japan

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Starting point

• DN Class Iceboats– Simple, home buildable, Small, Portable, – High Performance – Extensive engineering data – Low Cost– Entering 4rd season of Short track Racing

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GTP Class Racing

• New Concept Class

• Grand Touring Prototype

– 102” Wide

– 13’10 High

– Racing starts at 10:00

– A big design envelope

– Small footprint (lower cost including transport)

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What it is…

• Sailing Worth Watching!• STORIES THAT INSPIRE!

– Tight, Fast, Easy To Follow. – ZCE zero carbon emissions– World Class International Field– Riveting Conflict

• Compelling Sport-Adventure Content; Internet & Television

• Develop new wind power solutions.

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What it does

• Provides a highly effective development arena for wind innovation. – Transparent– Fast Cycle Time– Effective Innovation

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The Race Course – Fire on Ice

• Simple, easy to understand• Reaching (across wind) Course, Max Speed• Tested and Proven~ 400 meter course (1 lap/min)

– Plus robust courses• 5 – 10 Lap Races, 2-8 boats per heat, • Dramatic Axle to Axle Racing• Tight Turns, Passing, Spinouts, Crashes, pit stops• Continuous Camera Coverage• Develop robust wind technology

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Events to Educate and Inspire

1. The Great Western Challenge, Best Ice, MN 2. Fire on Ice, St Paul Winter Carnival, White Bear Lake,

MN *3. European WIRC Championships Mikolajki, PL*4. WIRC Series Events;

1. Wayzata – 4 events, 8 total weeks planned2. White Bear Lake 3 events, 6 weeks planned

* = Television Coverage Planned

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The Players… Who will win?

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The WIRC Boats

• GTP Grand Touring Prototype Iceboat• 12’ Length • 8’ Width• 14’ Height• 60 s.f. Sail/wing for Sponsor Placement• The Racing starts at 10:00

• Stock” DN Class IceBoats basic dimensions– Up to 5x Wind Speed ~ up to 65mph

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Why this makes sense for your brand

• Great Spectator sport• Media coverage• International

participation• Support by sailing

enthusiasts worldwide• Recognition of the

event throughout the world

• The newest hottest thing there ever was on ice.

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Extraordinary Placement Opportunities

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We Seek• World Class Brand Partners/

Sponsors to:– Be involved in a green /

extreme sport, ZCE Racing and wind power development

– Grow to reach a global audience of America’s Cup scale!

– Entertain a large audience with the best sport available on TV or the Web.

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We seek

• Design/Racing Competitor Partners– Limited entry, 20 teams maximum– University Affiliation

• Technical assistance from World Class Designers/Builders/suppliers

• Corporate Partners with an interest in Wind / alternative energy solutions.

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Contact Information

• World Ice Racing Circuit, LLC.– Mark “The Icemaker” Kiefer

Managing Member, World Ice Racing Circuit, LLC. 612-284-4550 o612-868-7947 [email protected]: markkieferTwitter: TheIceMakerhttp://www.worldiceracingcircuit.com