SGS International to be Title Sponsor of ‘Race of Legends’ 2015
ARMOY Motorcycle Road Racing Club has announced that the title sponsor of their 2015 ‘Race of Legends’ will be SGS International. A world leader in the production and management of packaging communications the company works with numerous global partners including Proctor and Gamble and has its European headquarters in Hull.
With today’s announcement Armoy Road Races are set to be bigger and better than ever before. 2015 will see the youngest national road race in Ireland in its seventh year. With visitor figures increasing each year it is set to be another hotly contested event with a quality line up of riders, which usually includes the like of locals and brothers Michael and William Dunlop as well as renown television regular, Guy Martin. Races take place on Friday 24th July and Saturday 25th July 2015 in legendary Armoy.
Bill Kennedy, Clerk of the Course said, “The Club and I are really delighted with the news that SGS International is our title sponsor. SGS International and Brian McGrath have been involved with the Club and our road races for the last three years. Each year they have given their full support to the Club, on many occasions going above and beyond what’s required.
“Brian understands the business of road racing and what it entails. He appreciates how much effort and work is required to hold an event like this and nothing is ever too much trouble for him. We are truly grateful to Brian McGrath and SGS International for stepping up and supporting us even further this year as our title sponsor; without sponsors we really could not put on this great road racing event.”
The Armoy Road Races are one of Northern Ireland’s prime motorsport gatherings, attracting motorcycle riders both locally and internationally and SGS’s commitment to the Armoy Road Races underlines the popularity and esteem of this annual event.
SGS International group managing director for Europe, Brian McGrath, said, “I’ve personally been involved with road racing in one way or another for nearly thirty years. It is one of those sports that once it grabs you it stays with you forever and I have to say that the Armoy Road Races epitomise all that is great about this sport. It has that something special and with Armoy’s historical links to road racing you feel that time has stood still for all the right reasons.
“We have been involved with the Club and the races for over three years and it gives me and the company great pleasure to be title sponsor for 2015. There is no doubt in my mind that the Armoy Road Races have evolved year on year and that I and the company truly hope that we can contribute to its continued growth.
“I’m personally looking forward to Bike Week which runs from Sunday 19th July until Saturday 25th July 2015 and as title sponsor I would encourage everyone to come along and see what a real road racing event is like regardless of whether you are a road racing fan or not!”
For more information on Armoy Road Races, visit www.amrrc.com