Matthew Palfreyman B R I T I S H F O R M U L A O N E P O W E R B O AT R A C I N G D R I V E R
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Table of Contents 4 Matthew’s Racing Career
8 Why sponsor Matthew?
12 Matthew will be competing in H1F2O
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European boadcast coverage
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Magazine coverage
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Worldwide broadcast coverage
Matthew’s RACING CAREER 2014 Purchasing a 2007 Moore Hull in 2014 lead to an improvement in race results in the UK race series. Having gained experience in this boat, the end of 2014 saw it being returned to the builders in France where it underwent modifications. With these modifications and a new found confidence, Matthew set about the 2015 season which along with races in the British Series saw his first entry in the World Championships.
2015
The first outing in 2015 was Matthew’s home Grand Prix at Carr Mill in St Helens where he started his campaign by wwsetting a pole position lap which was 1.5 seconds faster than any other boat in the field and then followed that up with 3 straight heat victories to take the overall event with maximum points. Four weeks later the team travelled to Oulton Broads in Suffolk for the second round of the British Championship where despite a number of issues,
Matthew was able to secure a second place finish and in the process set the fastest lap time ever achieved on that course in an F2 boat. At this point and whilst holding a comfortable lead in the British Championship Matthew turned his attention to the up and coming World Series. The World Series proved to be a complete change to the British Series were he was now up against well funded teams
and the cream of the Formula 2 drivers from around the world with representatives from Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Lithuania, Russia, United Arab Emirates and the UK in attendance. The first event in Brindisi – Italy; involved a drive of some 1750 miles and saw the team experience a steep learning curve and a number of mechanical issues including broken propellers which, meant that Matthew was unable to qualify for the Grand Prix without first taking part in a repechage race.After a
“HE MANAGED TO RECORD THE FASTEST RUN OF THE WEEK”
short battle with other boats he won the repechage race meaning that he started the main Grand Prix in 17th place. The start of the race saw him make up places lap after lap and after putting what some commentators have described as the best drive they have ever seen in a F2 race he eventually finished the race on the podium in 3rd placeThe beginning of August saw another long drive; this time some 1250 miles to Tonsberg in Norway for the second round of the World Series. After a difficult qualifying session which saw yet more broken propellers, Matthew was able to qualify in 9th place. The start of the race saw him maintain his position and after settling into the Grand Prix he began what has become a trade mark charge through the feet finishing one step higher on the podium in 2nd place. The end of August brought a relatively short hop of only 900 miles to Campione d’ Italia for what turned out to be final event of the series.This time and again despite a number
of mechanical issues he managed to qualify in 5th place which, after a long hard race. Continued on the next page.
The World Series consisted of three rounds: Brindisi - Italy Tonsberg - Norway Campione d'Italia Switzerland
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e had converted to a third podium finish in 3rd place being beaten only by Sweden’s Pierre Lundin (The eventual 2015 F2 World Champion) and Italy’s 3 times Formula 1 World Champion Alex Carella. Taken together the three podium positions resulted in Matthew finishing in 2nd place overall in the 2015 F2 World Championships. The end of the year saw Matthew chasing speed records at the annual Speed Records Week held on Coniston Lake; the home of the ill fated record attempt made by Donald Campbell in 1967. He managed to record the fastest run of the week achieving an overall speed of 137.90 mph the average of two runs which were recorded respectively at 138.20 mph and 137.60 mph for which he was awarded the K7 trophy donated in memory of Donald Campbell.
2016 A UIM Silver Medal in the F2 European Championship was the highlight of Matt’s season, although his podium places at Tonsberg and Campione were particularly impressive.
2017 Matt went into the 2017 season with his BaBa hull branded in a new colour scheme, which included EP Barrus, the UK Mercury Marine engine distributor who would be looking after his racing engine.The hull was officially launched at the London Boat Show in January. After competing in the UIM F2 World Championship Matthew stepped up to F1H2O and made his debut in Sharjah, UAE in late December.
Why Sponsor Matthew?
Matthew with Partner EP Barrus at the 2016 London Boat Show
2018 Racing Calendar 22nd - 24th February
Dubai, UAE
18th – 20th May
Portimao, Portugal
15th – 17th June
London, Great Britain
29th June – 1st July
Evian, France
24th – 26th August
Harbin, China
29th September – 1st October
Liuzhou, China
9th – 11th November
Amaravati, India
6th – 8th December
Abu Dhabi, UAE
12th – 14th December
Sharjah, UAE
Boat Specifications
Sponsor benefits include:
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Tent / Pit Area branding
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V.I.P Area branding
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Naming rights of a boat / team
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Branding on boats
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Banding on all team wear
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Branding on team overalls
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Branding on merchandise
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Team truck branding
Hull material: Carbon fibre, Kevlar, synthetic fibre, airex & nomex Length: 6 metres Width: 2.1 metres Weight: 390 kg Fuel tank: 120 litres Engine: 2-stroke Mercury engine Engine capacity: 2,5 l Horse power: close to 400 HP with 10,500 rpm Top speed: Over 220 km/h (136 mp/h) Acceleration: 0-100 km/h in 4 seconds Safety features: Airbag, cockpit built in carbon fibre and Kevlar with shockproof materials i.e. HANS head and neck support, bullet-proof windscreen and plastic foam for tips of the hull to avoid penetration force in
13,000 TOTAL
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BROADCASTING HOURS OF TV COVERAGE IN 2015, A +250% INCREASE COMPARED TO 2012
PREDOMINANTLY MALE AUDIENCE FOR ALL EVENTS, ABD OVER HALF ARE MEN
over 35 million (usd)
MEDIA USAGE
IS THE ESTIMATED TV ADVERTISING VALUE GENERATED BY H20 RACING
72 territories IN TOTAL WERE REACHED BY H2O RACING TV COVERAGE DURING THE 2015 SEASON
AGE GROUPS F1H2O 18-35
ON AVERAGE 50 BOATS RACE AT THE H20 RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS ON A YEARLY BASIS
100% USE SOCIAL NETWORKS
matthew will be competing in f1h2o
"Highly competitive, fascinating, intensely challenging, risky and entertaining, Formula 1 Powerboat Racing is the ultimate adrenalin rush and regarded as one of the most spectacular and exciting sports in the world."
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he U.I.M. F1H2O World life sending the fleet screaming towards Championship is the 'flagship' the first corner leaving nothing but a international series of single-seater glorious fountain of white spray in its wake. inshore circuit Formula 1 Powerboat Racing. Now in its 33rd year the four decades of Highly competitive, fascinating, intensely the World Championship have witnessed challenging, risky and entertaining, Formula considerable change and evolution; 1 Powerboat Racing is the ultimate adrenalin the seventies and eighties saw multiple rush and regarded as one of the most promoters and two giant corporations spectacular and exciting sports in the world. of the sport OMC and Mercury vying for supremacy to be the pinnacle of the sport. The series attracts up to 20 of the world's leading drivers and is a sport that has to OMC were touting their 3.5litre V8 package be seen to be believed as these diminutive that became known as the OZ class, tunnel-hull catamarans enter hairpin turns Mercury pushing their 2.0litre engine at over 90mph and top 140mph on the and called the ON class, the disparity in straights. power would soon lead to bitter wrangling and infighting amongst competitors. Picture the scene; 18 to 20 sleek, powerful and lightweight catamarans lining up on The split came in 1981, FONDA was formed the start pontoon. Inside each cockpit running the ON class engine with the OMC sits a lone individual peering through a backed PRO ONE run series running the tiny windscreen. One hand grasps the OZ class engine, both rival Championships steering wheel, the other poised over claiming the right to use the title Formula the start button. The tension inside the 1, a dispute settled by the sport's governing cockpit is intense as the drivers wait for body the UIM later that year awarding the OZ the crucial start. Beyond the cockpit, an class the accolade of Formula 1 World Series. eerie silence descends over the entire 1984 saw the beginning of yet another twist arena, all attention fixed on the start. as safety became a major concern with No sooner does the wait end when 10,000hp engine development and increasing power of highly tuned brute power bursts into of the V8s taking its tragic toll and signaled
the slow demise of the OZ class Mercury 2.5litre engine coming three each, France's Philippe internationally, ending in 1986. in in 2000 and used today. Chiappe, Finland's Sami Selio and Welshman Jonathan The door was now opening Over the last 32 years the Jones with two apiece. for the existing FONDA World sport has played out 259 Grand Prix Series to reinvent Grand Prix in 32 countries While today's F1H2O itself. From 1987 to 1989 there across five continents, 13 catamarans bear a striking was no official Formula 1 drivers have captured the resemblance to those in Championship, and with no World title, 45 becoming action throughout the challenger, the UIM reinstated members of the illustrious 1980's there is a world of the Formula 1 category to Grand Prix winners club. difference in terms of driver World Championship status protection and general safety. Of the 13 World Champions and in 1990 the FONDA seven are multiple title winners; The early boats were World Grand Prix Series Italy's Guido Cappellini is the constructed from thin plywood became the Formula 1 World most decorated winning 10, with drivers sitting in an open, Championship, Mercury's American Scott Gillman with exposed cockpit with the risk 2.0litre engine the preferred four, Italian's Alex Carella of injury a high probability power-plant of the time, the and Renato Mollinari with in the case of an accident.
With safety at the forefront of boat development, British designer and racer Chris Hodges set about improving the situation and constructed a safety cell that was produced from an immensely strong composite material. Instead of the cockpit being part of the main structure Hodges' capsule was separate and was fitted to the hulls and centre section. For the first time drivers were actually strapped into their seats. The idea was that if a boat was involved in an accident, the timber hulls could break up and absorb the impact forces while the driver remained well protected inside his cell. In the late 1990's further developments saw the introduction of an airbag in the cockpit that would inflate in a crash to ensure the capsule wouldn't sink before rescue crews could attend. Over the years boat construction has been developed and today few if any are built of timber, now replaced by modern composites. In 2016 nine teams and 18 drivers from 11
countries will compete at Grand Prix in Europe, the Middle East and Asia for the coveted World title, the prestigious number 1 plate will be carried by the defending two-time World Champion, Philippe Chiappe driving for CTIC China Team. POWERBOAT SPECIFICATIONS Hull material
Carbon fibre, Kevlar, synthetic fibre, airex & nomex
Length
6 meters
Width
2.1 metres
Weight
390 kg
Fuel tank
120 litres
Engine
2-stroke Mercury engine
Engine capacity
2,5 l
Horse power
close to 400 HP with 10,500 rpm
Top speed
Over 220 km/h (136 mp/h)
Acceleration
0-100 km/h in 4 seconds
Safety features: Airbag, cockpit built in carbon fibre and Kevlar with shockproof materials i.e. HANS head and neck support, bullet-proof windscreen and plastic foam for tips of the hull to avoid penetration force in case of collision.
Broadcast Coverage
European Broadcast coverage EUROPE
BROADCASTER
Live/Deffered
Highlights
AUSTRIA Nautical Channel/Liwest x BELARUS Nautical Channel/MTNC x BELGIUM Edge Sport/TV Vlaanderen x BELGIUM Nautical Channel/Betv x BOSNIA IKO Sport Klub x x BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA
Nautical Channel/Logosoft
CROATIA IKO Sport Klub x x CROATIA Nautical Channel/Hrvatski/VIP x CYPRUS Nautical Channel/Cablenet/ x Primetel CZECH REPUBLIC Edge Sport/Skylink x DENMARK Viasat/TV3 x DENMARK Nautical Channel/Stofa x ESTONIA Nautical Channel/Elion/STV/ x FINLAND Viasat x x FINLAND Nautical Channel/Altibox/Anvia/ Alcom/LumoTV x FRANCE Motorsport TV x FRANCE Nautical Channel/Bouygues/ x Wibox/Darty/Free Orange/SFR GERMANY SPORT1 x GERMANY Motovision x GERMANY Nautical Channel/Mediapool/ x Unitymedia GREECE Forthnet GREECE Nautical Channel/HolMyTv x HUNGARY IKO Sport Klub x x
EUROPE
BROADCASTER
Live/Deffered
Highlights
ISRAEL FOX x x MACEDONIA IKO Sport Klub x x MALTA FOX x x MONTENEGRO IKO Sport Klub x x MONTENEGRO Nautical Channel x NETERLANDS FOX x NETHERLANDS Edge Sport/Canaldigital x NETHERLANDS
Nautical Channel/
Canaldigital/Delta x NORWAY Viasat x NORWAY Nautical Channel/Altibox x POLAND PULSE x POLAND Nautical Channel/UPC/ZTS x PORTUGAL Sport TV x x PORTUGAL Nautical Channel/MEO/PT x ROMANIA IKO Sport Klub x x ROMANIA Nautical Channel/INES/UPC x RUSSIA Nautical Channel/MVP/ Continent TV x SERBIA IKO Sport Klub x x SERBIA Nautical Channel/Bektop x SLOVAKIA Edge Sport/Skylink x SLOVENIA IKO Sport Klub x x SLOVENIA Nautical Channel/ Ario/TS/Telemach x SPAIN MediaPro x x SWEDEN Viasat x TURKEY Nautical Channel/ Tvibu x x UK Motorsport TV x UK Nautical Channel / Amazon x Continued on the next page.
Worldwide Broadcast coverage PAN EUROPEAN
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Czech Rep, Croatia, Cyprus,
BROADCAST
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Live/Deffered
Highlights
CNBC
X
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, Ukraine
MIDDLE EAST BROADCAST
Live/Deffered
Abu Dhabi Media
Highlights
X X
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comorres Islands, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Somalia, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Yemen, Qatar, UAE
JAS X X beIN Sports
X X
OSN
X X
AMERICAS BROADCAST
USA & CARIBBEAN
Live/Deffered
Highlights
Nautical Channel
X
DISH
X
DISH World
X
Nautical Channel
X
Canal Sat
X
ASIA PACIFIC BROADCAST Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, India, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, PNG, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
CNBC
Live/Deffered
CCTV
Highlights X
X
True Vision
beIN Sports EDGE SPORT
X
X
X
X
PPCTV
X
Now TV
X
Sky C&C
Skynet
X
TOLEC
X
Singtel FNC
CHT/CNC
X
X
K+/HTV
X
X
X
Magazine coverage REGION
Publication
Live/Deffered
Highlights
Worldwide Action Sports World x Asia, Europe, UAE, USA Outdoor Sport Channel x China Watersports World x
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