In a new venture, IKS Internationa
l, the Netherlands based
laboratory monitoring specialist and equipment supplier, has stepped outside
its science comfort zone to set up a motorcycle racing team. Rising young
Dutch star, Mervyn Verploegen will be the team's rider in the Dutch National
Talent Cup. According to IKS Managing Director Stephen Tierney, this is not
just the usual sponsorship arrangement: IKS will be applying the expertise
accumulated in over 20 years of laboratory monitoring to improve racing
performance.
"It's always good for a business to have social interaction as well as
commercial relationships" says Tierney, " We're delighted to be able to help
this young talent advance his sporting career and to support his
family, who are very much involved. Unusually in such situations, though, we
can also contribute technically by applying the technology employed in our
XiltriX
® laboratory monitoring systems to measuring parameters like
tyre temperature and pressure that have a significant impact on racing
performance. Motor racing is pure adrenaline, but control is vital: our
traditional markets are rather more conservative and sometimes slow moving, but
control is every bit as important. We like to think that being involved in two
such different environments will help develop the progressive and innovative
philosophy that will drive our company forward. We are also very happy
that we will be able to invite our customers and colleagues to the races, and
show them a good time well outside the traditional lab environment!"
For more about IKS International and Xiltrix, contact IKS International on
+31(0)73 52 12 229, e-mail
Info@iksbv.nl or visit
www.iksbv.nl. IKS Mervyn Racing can be seen in
action at
www.mervyn-iks-racing.nl
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