McDonald’s launches
sponsorship with Top Fuel Driver Phil Read and the Jim Read Racing Team
McDonald's
representatives were today joined by three-time Australian Top Fuel
Champion Phil Read to announce the restaurant chain's decision to become a
corporate partner with Phil Read and the Jim Read Racing Team.
McDonald’s representatives
were today joined by three-time Australian Top Fuel Champion Phil Read to
announce the restaurant chain’s decision to become a corporate partner
with Phil Read and the Jim Read Racing Team.
This corporate partnership will combine one of the biggest brands in the
world, McDonald’s, with one of the most successful ANDRA Pro Series drag
racing teams in Australia.
Phil Read commented, “I am pleased and proud that McDonald’s have agreed
to join our team as a corporate partner, together with all our great
sponsors and partners, JRR will continue to race in the ANDRA Pro Series
across Australia proudly carrying their colours and branding.
“McDonald’s are a quality organisation and we plan on delivering quality
results for them and for our race team. It’s going to be great.”
Mark Halford, local McDonalds’ owner/operator and spokesperson for
McDonald’s licensees in the Sydney region added “We are proud to support
Phil Read and Jim Read Racing.”
“Jim Read is a legend in the sport of drag racing in Australia and
supporting the team with his son Phil driving is going to be fantastic for
us,” he commented.
“Although these race cars are the fastest cars in the world the sport of
drag racing hasn’t lost its grassroots. It’s a fantastic family sport and
we are confident we have chosen one of the best families in it!”
The ANDRA Pro Series is a national drag racing competition held at venues
throughout Australia. The next round of Top Fuel in the Series will be
held at Perth Motorplex, January 8 and 9, 2010.
