GRID GIRL BONUSES - 2012 (release 8 of 12)

The Thundersport GB focus for 2012 is firmly set on keeping as much money within the paddock as possible. You have probably already noticed from our other announcements that we are working very hard in this direction.

Ever since we set up the Thundersport GB Championship, we have included that little bit of glitz and glamour to go with our Eurosport TV, Motors TV and internet broadcast package. Part of that has traditionally been our ever popular grid girls, who have always been obtained from agencies or outside sources. The bottom line cost for 2011 ended up being a not inconsiderable £5,500.- which has to come straight out of our sponsorship income.

This got us into thinking about how we could keep that money within the paddock for the benefit of the competitors themselves. Steve Day, having a bit of an eye for the ladies, was of the opinion that there were plenty of girls already coming along to events with riders and teams who would not be out of place in any modelling agency. If we offered the opportunity to our own teams first, it would keep that money within the sport. We then consulted with a few of our sponsors and they were universally delighted that even more of their money would be going to the riders themselves instead of an outside agency.

So, if you are over 16yrs old and have what it takes to be a grid girl, you could be a part of our team, and at the same time, help your team. We need 5 girls for each TV day at every event plus one reserve and we intend rewarding each girl with a £100 voucher that may be redeemed toward any test day or race entry, for any rider of their choice, for each day they work on the grid.

Over the course of the 2012 season, we will require 5 girls at each of our 9 events. The rider contingency bonus will result in a £5,400.- cash injection directly back into the paddock over the course of the season.

Obviously, this will take some organising and we are delighted to have recruited a Grid Girl co-ordinator to take on this task for us. We needed someone who is trusted and that the girls would feel comfortable with, a bit of a surrogate ‘Auntie’ for the girls. Fiona Harrison comes with all of the right attributes and she will tackle this task on our behalf. So if you are interested in this, please contact her to officially register for this opportunity as soon as possible, because we are expecting a high level of uptake and of course there will be limited availability.

Please contact Fiona on: 07989 412804 or: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The main object of this exercise has to be in distributing this opportunity fairly, so upon registering you will be asked which rider in which class you wish to sponsor with your ‘gift’. This is solely to avoid one rider with a veritable ‘army’ of girls available to them, reaping all the spoils.

The above sponsorship equates to significant funding directly back into the series and we hope to help as many riders as possible and we would like to thank all of our valued sponsors for supporting this initiative.