Mouser-Sponsored Rebellion Racing Team Wins FIA World Endurance Racing LMP1 Privateer World Cup
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US Headquarters 1000 N. Main Street, Mansfield, TX 76063, USA (817) 804-3800 Main www.mouser.com For Immediate Release Mouser-Sponsored Rebellion Racing Team Wins FIA World Endurance Racing LMP1 Privateer World Cup November 25, 2015 – Mouser Electronics, Inc. congratulates Rebellion Racing on its spectacular victory at the weekend in this season’s FIA World Endurance Racing Championship. The Rebellion Racing teams had a great ending to the 2015 season’s racing at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, when its R-One #13 car powered by AER P60 V6 GDI twin-turbocharged engines came through as overall winner of the Six Hours of Bahrain LMP1 Privateer class after a fiercely-contested race. The win on Saturday also means that Rebellion Racing achieved both first and second places in the FIA World Endurance Racing LMP1 Privateer World Cup. Overall first place for Rebellion Racing’s victory in the FIA World Endurance Championship was won by the team in the #12 car, Nick Prost of France, Mathias Beche of Switzerland and Nick Heidfeld with a total of 134 points at the end of an eight-month long season involving eight races in eight countries (UK, Belgium, France, USA, Brazil, Japan, China and Bahrain). Teammates Alexandre Imperatori of Switzerland, Dominik Kraihamer of Austria and Daniel Abt of Germany in the Rebellion Racing #13 car came in second overall with 108 points, ahead of Team Bykolles of Austria on 104 points. The results are not only stunning endorsements of the skill of the drivers, but also demonstrate the strength of Rebellion Racing’s expertise in one of the most technologically advanced and challenging team sports in the world, designed to test the technology, efficiency and reliability of the cars and the strategy and efficiency of their support team to their limits. Todd McAtee, Vice President of Americas, Business Development at Mouser Electronics comments: “We are thrilled to win first and second place in the Privateer LMP1 Class World Cup. What a tribute to the team’s amazing drive and talent to endure these long races. This high-tech sport aligns with our performance-driven business model and provides the perfect platform to raise awareness for Mouser and our industry-leading partners. Congratulations to the team on an extraordinary season.” Mouser is sponsoring the Rebellion Racing team in collaboration with its manufacturer partner LEMO, a global leader in the design and production of precision custom connection solutions. Mouser distributes LEMO’s products, including a wide range of push-pull circular connectors and module connector solutions. – continued – Mouser/Rebellion Racing Page 2 Known for exceptional quality and reliability, LEMO connectors are ideal for harsh environment, medical equipment, test and measurement instrumentation, telecommunications, audio-video and other applications. For more information on the Rebellion team, visit www.mouser.com/rebellion-racing. With its broad product line and unsurpassed customer service, Mouser caters to design engineers and buyers by delivering What’s Next in advanced technologies. Mouser offers customers 21 global support locations and stocks the world’s widest selection of the latest semiconductors and electronic components for the newest design projects. Mouser Electronics’ website is updated many times per day and searches more than 10 million products to locate over 4 million orderable part numbers available for easy online purchase. Mouser.com also houses an industry-first interactive catalog, data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information, and engineering tools. About Mouser Electronics Mouser Electronics, a subsidiary of TTI, Inc., is part of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway family of companies. Mouser is an award-winning, authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor, focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies to electronic design engineers and buyers. Mouser.com features more than 4 million products online from more than 500 manufacturers. Mouser publishes multiple catalogs per year providing designers with up-to-date data on the components now available for the next generation of electronic devices. Mouser ships globally to over 500,000 customers in 170 countries from its 492,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility south of Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit http://www.mouser.com. Trademarks Mouser and Mouser Electronics are registered trademarks of Mouser Electronics, Inc. All other products, logos, and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. -30- Further information, contact: For press inquiries, contact: Kevin Hess, Mouser Electronics Kelly DeGarmo, Mouser Electronics Vice President, Marketing Manager, Corporate Communications and Media Relations (817) 804-3833 (817) 804-7764 [email protected] [email protected] .