AFRIX Motorsport Booklet by AFRIX Motorsport

AFRIX Motorsport www.afrixmotorsport.com

The Vision >> Entertain – Motivate – Inspire <<

South Africa has a proud heritage of single-seaterr racing and boasts two designers of multiple world championships for Brabham, McLaren, Benetton and Ferrari as well as a World Champion, Jody Scheckter, in 1979.

AFRIX Motorsport (AFRIX) was formed to purchase a world-class motor racing series and relocate the show to South Africa to create a professional platform that will, once again, inspire and motivate deserving talent.

From the sixties through to the eighties, South African talent was motivated and inspired due to South Africa hosting a domestic F1 championship as well as a world championship event. Sadly, South African motorsport has disappeared off the radar and there are no modern motorsport international events at all.

AFRIX now owns a unique series utilising Ferrari singleseater racing cars. These cars, birthed from Michael Schumacher’s most successful Formula One car (Ferrari F2004), provide AFRIX with multiple possibilities.

T The initial aspect of the AFRIX venture is to create a levelp playing-field series for professional drivers to develop a and demonstrate their talent as they progress through tthe ranks of motorsport. A AFRIX will bring in a lot of talent and expertise that will be o of great value to the local youth pursuing a career m motivated by a passion related to motorsport. As the v venture progresses, AFRIX will create supporting cchannels for local youth to access motorsport and d develop their skills and talents.

An International Drivers’ Formula hosted in South Africa

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The Management Team >> Professional â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Experienced â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Passionate <<

Neville Jordan

Chief Executive Officer Neville Jordan, an advocate and previous Chief Legal Officer of Vodacom, has previously brought World Superbikes and Formula One testing to South Africa and initiated and launched VSP (Shelby Can Am) in South Africa. He is also the recipient of the Colin Watling award for his contribution to South African motor racing. Neville previously created, launched and successfully ran the Sports 2000 Isondo Racing Academy that developed local drivers. Neville is the Chief Executive Officer of AFRIX Motorsport.

AFRIX Motorsport (Pty) Ltd is a South African private company that has acquired the A1GP assets and relocated them to South Africa.

Alan Eve Chief Operating Officer Alan Eve is a successful South African businessman who is also the current South African Sports Car Champion. Alan has been involved in the administration of, and competed in, South African motorsport for more that 20 years. Alan is the Chief Operating Officer of AFRIX Motorsport.

Greg Canny Chief Technical Officer Greg Canny is a successful and experienced race engineer. He has run a Formula 3 team in the UK before returning to South Africa. Greg is the Chief Technical Officer of AFRIX Motorsport.

Jared Jordan Chief Financial Officer Jared Jordan is a CA(SA) who completed his articles with EY and has his Masters in Finance from Wits. Jared is the Chief Financial Officer of AFRIX Motorsport.

AFRIX Motorsport is not, in anyway, associated with the previous owners of A1GP.

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The Concept >> Location â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Price â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Product << This venture is based on the opportunity to exploit the following factors: 1.

Location

Being in the southern hemisphere, South Africa enjoys exceptionally good weather during the northern hemisphereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winter where the weather is so adverse to track events that very little happens over a period of 6 months from October to March. This makes testing for the new season confined to time on a simulator. While this is fairly sophisticated, it is a poor substitute for actual seat time. Transporting a team with its infrastructure to warmer climates, such as the Middle East, is prohibitively expensive. Rookie drivers in GP2 and World Series Racing tend to use their first season of racing acclimatizing and are really only able to challenge for the championship from their second season onwards. For drivers, time is of the essence, as a certain amount of points have to be accumulated over four years to earn a Super License to drive in F1. The FIA allocates these points for finishing places in the lesser formulae. Testing and racing in South Africa in a high performance car, comparative to a GP2, is a massive advantage as a pre-season type summer school. This allows for an unparalleled competitive advantage for the drivers moving up the graduation ladder to F1. This timing opportunity is not new. In the past, F1 teams and aspiring drivers took advantage of the Tasmanian Series in Australia and New Zealand and the Springbok Series in South Africa over this period. Neither of these series currently operate and F1 testing is highly regulated, disallowing such testing to take place.

Price

AFRIX has acquired sufficient spares and tooling to limit its exposure to imported requirements to the absolute minimum. Its overheads are all Rand based whereas the potential earnings are Dollar and Euro based. This allows AFRIX to be incredibly pricecompetitive and to operate with a sustainable financial model. Drivers are currently paying large sums of money to race in Europe and so for a fraction of the price they can gain the experience in a world-class series in South Africa.

Product

The third and arguably most significant opportunity relates to the product. To elaborate, A1GP commissioned Ferrari to build the A1GP car with a Ferrari V8 engine. AFRIX secured the best-known brand in motorsport, namely Ferrari. A ready-to-race series, which had challenged F1 at the top of motorsport. This places AFRIX in a position where any comparative machinery and opposition would be very expensive, if not prohibitively so. This places AFRIX in a unique position regarding hosting a series, which is unrivaled in the world.

Pre-season testing in all the top end single seater series is regulated and drastically limited. South Africa is not regulated and has the necessary infrastructure available.

AFRIX is perfectly positioned to take advantage of this opportunity.

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AFRIX

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Motorsport

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“I have always loved the sound of the engine…”

Enzo Ferrari

The 4,500cc V8 Ferrari engine runs an E10 102 RON BIO fuel and is based on the Ferrari production V8 offering long life and reliability.

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The Engine >> Power – Performance – Pedigree <<

Configuration:

90 Degree V8

Displacement:

4500cc

Width:

666.5mm (Max L&R cam covers width)

Height:

446mm (From bottom plane to max cam covers height)

Length:

569mm (From front pulley bolt to rear plane engine block flange)

Weight:

165kg

Cylinder Block:

Die Cast Aluminium Alloy

Cylinder Head:

Sand Cast Aluminium Alloy

Valve Train:

Four Overhead Camshafts, Four Valves Per Cylinder

Engine Management:

Bosh MED 9.6

Injection:

Gasoline Direct Injection

Spark Plugs:

NGK

Fuel:

E10 102 RON BIO Fuel

Max Torque:

406 lbs ft 550 Nm @ 6250 rpm

Max Power:

600 bhp 448 Kw @ 9000 rpm

Max RPM:

8200

Max RPM Push To Pass:

8700

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The cars weigh approximately 640kg and produce 600bhp. They deploy carbon fiber brakes, utilise sequential gearboxes and run on slick racing tyres.

The chassis and aero design are taken directly from the Ferrari

F2004 Formula One.

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The Chassis >> Safety – Weight – Design << Wheelbase:

3100mm

Front Track:

1690.4mm @ 3 deg camber

Rear Track:

1632.0mm @ 1.5 deg camber

Weight:

Approx 715kg including driver, race ready (Excluding fuel)

Weight:

Approx 640kg painted, oil and water, no driver

Front and Rear Suspension:

Double wishbone with pushrod operated coil over damper units. Adjustable ride height , cambers and toe, Non adjustable Geometry

Anti-roll Bar:

Multi adjustable, quick change front and rear roll bars

Chassis:

Carbon fibre skins, aluminium honeycomb core. Tested to meet all applicable FIA crash safety standards

Bodywork:

Light weight composite bodywork

Gearbox:

Xtrac A1GP Six-speed longitudinal sequential. Gear selection via a paddle shift system

Drive Line:

Pankl Tripod jointed driveshaft system

Brakes:

Brembo carbon discs, six-pot aluminium calipers

Dampers:

Penske VDP-45, two way adjustable

Wheels:

OZ Front 13” dia. X 12” Rear 13” dia. X 14”

Steering:

Titan angle drive bevel and two-pinion ratios

Steering Wheel:

280mm diameter carbon, with mounted LCD dash

Instrumentation and Display:

LCD Mounted display unit, Multi-channel logging facility for engineering analyse

Seat Belt:

FIA approved SABELT six-point safety harness

Fuel Cell:

ATL fuel cell approximately 140-litres capacity and designed to take up to 50 per cent ethanol

Clutch:

AP three-plate carbon/carbon with steel hub

Tyres:

Control slicks and treaded wet tyres

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The Drivers >> Talent – Ambition – Success <<

The Driver’s Formula...

Young professional drivers will compete for the grand prize a nd the AFRIX title. The experience will assist them in their quest to become a Formula One racing driver. Besides valuable seat-time in a high powered vehicle during the European off-season, AFRIX offers drivers a true level-playingfield for them to showcase their talent on track.

Drivers will play a key role in the series and will get a great deal of attention in terms of media and support.

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Ultimate Assessment >> Equality – Cars – Grid << Cost and experience have naturally determined a hierarchy at every level of motor racing. It is imperative that a driver wishing to advance his/her career selects the best funded, best staffed and best equipped team in the series he/she intends competing in. An average driver in a great car often wins whereas a great driver in an average car seldom, if ever, wins.

AFRIX offers the platform for the ultimate assessment for racing drivers.

EQUALITY: >  All cars are identical, even to the extent of weight adjustments being made to accommodate drivers. >  All the cars are prepared in-house, by AFRIX, to a predetermined setup.

A True Level-PlayingField...

>  All data-logging information harvested is freely shared with each driver. >  All drivers have the same right to enhance their performance by mastering settings available to them during the race weekend. The performance of the car is reliant on the driver’s ability.

THE CARS:

Sophisticated and Powerful machines...

>  These Ferrari powered and designed cars are sophisticated, powerful machines deploying advanced aero-dynamics and technical settings . >  Mastering this series equips the driver with the skills and experience that qualifies them for any level of trackside motorsport.

THE GRID: >  There will be a minimum of 16 professional drivers. >  All drivers will be motivated with a significant cash prize and the prestige of becoming the AFRIX Champion >  The competition for the driver will be immense.

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Minimum of 16 Professional drivers...

The Calendar

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The Four Year Cyclical Racing Calendar Afrix

GP3

Indy Lights

Formula 1

World Series

Auto GP

GP2/F1

Indy Car

FIA Formula 3

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The Event >> Entertainment – Experience – Emotion << Weekend filled with of off-track & on-track entertainment for the whole family to enjoy.

Ferrari club integration as members get to showcase se e their cars and enjoy use off it. the circuit.

Time

Friday Practice

Saturday Qualifying

Sunday Race

6:00 AM

Gates Opens

7:00 AM

Setup & System Tests

8:00 AM

Autograph Session

9:00 AM

Pit Tour Session

Driver Interviews & Charity Drive Draw

Driver Parade and Interview

10:00 AM

1st Practice Session

1st Ferrari Session

Race 1

11:00 AM

2nd Practice Session

1hr Qualifying Session

Awards Ceremony & Press Conference

12:00 AM

Lunch

1:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM

3rd Practice Session

2nd Ferrari Session

Race 2

3:00 PM

4th Practice Session

AFRIX Super Pole

Awards Ceremony & Charity Drive

4:00 PM

Driver Interviews

3rd Ferrari Session

Presentation Driver Interviews

5:00 PM

Circuit Closure

- ALL DAY -

Village EXPO

- ALL DAY -

VIP Boma Hospitality

- ALL DAY - ALL DAY -

Ferrari Display Music

- ALL DAY -

Competitions

Charity Drive

Fine F ine dining, similar to that of F1’s Pa ad Paddock Club,in the exclusive VIP Boma. B om ma. Th village EXPO The demonstrates the latest de and an greatest in gizmos, widgets and fashion. w

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The Charity Drive is an exciting, unique concept that will incorporate worthy causes into the racing while providing entertainment for the spectators.

The Coverage >> Live – Worldwide – Relevant << Motorsport is one of the most watched sports in the world. These Ferrari powered and designed cars have an international following and, with international drivers participating, the world will be watching as AFRIX provides maximum exposure with a comprehensive production package. The package will be familiar to that of Formula One with added features being introduced due to the capabilities of online platforms.

AFRIX will stream the races live on YouTube. YouTube has over 1 billion subscribers worldwide and streams content to multiple devices at any time. Utilising this platform will not only allow AFRIX to provide motorsport content worldwide but also take advantage of streaming multiple feeds simultaneously. An example of creating value to spectators is allowing them to always stay onboard with a driver during the race. Spectators will also be allowed to share content with family and friends in a familiar fashion. This virtual experience, along with commenting, will make the content more interactive and illustrate the relevance of the AFRIX production package.

AFRIX will broadcast on local networks. After the first five races A1GP reached an average audience of more than 8 million viewers per race. SABC achieved an impressive market share with nearly 10 per cent of all viewers tuning into A1GP during it’s first season. AFRIX will offer the content to local broadcasters to air live as the intention will be to increase exposure for stakeholders involved and reach audiences on a traditional platform.

LIVE MOTORSPORT ACTION BROADCASTED ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR EVERY EVENT.

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“Racing, competing, it's in my blood. It's part of me, it's part of my life; I have been doing it all my life and it stands out above everything else.” – Ayrton Senna “I've never seen myself as a 'girl driver.' I'm just a driver.” – Danica Patrick

“There are two things no man will admit he cannot do well: drive and make love.” – Sir Stirling Moss

“The bottom line is what we do might not be the safest so there is always some risk but we are ready to take that into account because we love racing and we love motor sports and it is dangerous.” – Sebastian Vettel

“A lot of people go through life doing things badly. Racing's important to men who do it well. When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting.” – Steve McQueen “Anything happens in Grand Prix racing, and it usually does.” – Murray Walker

“I've tried everything other than jumping out of a plane, but nothing gives you an adrenaline rush like racing a car.” – Nigel Mansell

“I don't aspire to be like other drivers - I aspire to be unique in my own way.” – Lewis Hamilton

“If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari.” – Gilles Villeneuve

“The racing driver's mind has to have the ability to have amazing anticipation, coordination, and reflex. Because of the speed the car goes.” – Emerson Fittipaldi

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“Once something is a passion, the motivation is there.” – Michael Schumacher www.afrixmotorsport.com AFRIX Motorsport (Pty) Ltd is not, in anyway, associated with the previous owners of A1GP.