June 2009 - Northgate fleet keeps British Superbike Championship 'circus' on the road
Northgate Vehicle Hire has supplied a fleet of six Mercedes-Benz support vehicles for the 2009 British Superbike Championship, Britain's largest motorsport event.
The distinctive fleet of Northgate-supplied Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans
The 12-race championship runs until October with the 'travelling circus' racing at Britain's best known circuits including Brands Hatch, Donington Park and Silverstone.
The distinctive fleet of Northgate-supplied Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans are being used to transport the British Superbike Championship's extensive armoury of trackside equipment, signage and medical equipment including a state of the art digital x-ray machine from meeting to meeting
At each of the 12 events the vans are also on standby to provide trackside recovery for the riders and are used to transport safety teams and equipment to their trackside locations.
Trackside recovery
Northgate, the UK's largest vehicle rental business, operates a fleet of 60,000 vehicles from more than 75 depots nationwide.
The British Superbike Championship takes place in front of an annual trackside audience of 350,000 spectators and a worldwide TV audience of millions of people.
Northgate Marketing Director Ross Clarkson said: "The British Superbike Championship has a massive following across the country. The popularity of the sport provides a tremendous opportunity for us to take the Northgate brand to all parts of the UK."
Northgate provides businesses with NORFLEX - a completely flexible vehicle rental package which gives customers the ultimate freedom in managing their vehicle fleet without any contractual commitment or early termination penalties backed up by the largest support infrastructure offered by any UK rental company.
