CARBON ZERO RACING CAR VISITS BLETCHLEY

Cartridge World Milton Keynes in Bletchley is joining the race to save the planet by sponsoring a carbon-zero racing team – and a replica of one of the team’s racing cars will be visiting the store.

A road-going version of the Cartridge World Carbon Zero Racing track cars will be in front of Cartridge World Milton Keynes, at 115 Queensway, Bletchley, on Saturday, 6th June from 9am to 4pm. Visitors will have the chance to enter a competition to win a pair of VIP tickets to the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) at Silverstone on 30th August. Cartridge World’s yellow-clad secret racing driver will also be on hand for photographs! Cartridge World is the title sponsor of Cartridge World Carbon Zero Racing, the first European motor-racing team created with the clear intention to operate its entire operation ‘carbon zero’, using biofuels and working with R&D partners to showcase reliable automotive technologies to produce more efficient road-going vehicles. Mike Cooper of Cartridge World Milton Keynes said: “We’re really excited to be involved with the first ever racing team created to compete carbon zero. We fully agree with the team’s belief that motorsport can be part of the solution, not the problem. “Cartridge World Carbon Zero Racing demonstrates that there is an alternative for racing teams. Similarly Cartridge World provides the quality alternative to the original manufacturer’s replacement product. Our customers know that by reusing printer cartridges, they can save money, reduce the amount of plastic being sent to landfill and there is no compromise on their print quality.” Cartridge World Carbon Zero Racing is competing in the 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC). The tournament is visiting circuits across the UK including Silverstone on 30th August. Cartridge World is the market leading retailer of refilled and remanufactured printer cartridges. Using specifically formulated inks or toners, the Cartridge World stores can refill all major brands of inkjet or laser cartridge. The end result is a high quality product offering the customer substantial savings on the cost of an original and an environmentally-friendly alternative to throwing the cartridge into landfill. ENDS Editor’s notes: For further information on Cartridge World, visit www.cartridgeworld.co.uk. Cartridge World has almost 300 stores in the UK. It was launched in Australia in 1988 and now operates more than 1,600 franchises in over 60 countries. Over 47 million empty printer cartridges are sent to landfill in the UK each year*. Cartridge World promotes the refilling and reuse of printer cartridges as a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly alternative to sending them to landfill. *Recycler magazine, December 2000. The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) was formed in 1958 and is the UK’s most popular motor racing spectacle. Its race season comprises ten events at top circuits across the UK. It is contested by professional racing drivers in competition versions of every day road cars, giving it tremendous public appeal. Around 300,000 watch the BTCC trackside each year. www.btcc.net HiQ (part of Goodyear Dunlop) has become the BTCC's new title sponsor in 2008 in a new three-year agreement. It provides a fast-fit car care service at its 150 centres across the UK. In the next two years, that number will rise to 250 as HiQ embarks on revolutionising the fast-fit industry. It has already taken the lead by offering a unique online service www.hiqonline.co.uk for motorists to buy tyres and arrange a fitting appointment.