Leaving the rally worldThe end of the year 2007 will mark the termination of sponsoring activities by OMV in international and national rally sports, since in the future the focus will be increasingly on the social sector and renewable energies. The respective ressources
will be concentrated on these areas from 2008 on.
The commitment of OMV in rally sports has been very successful. The new main focus in sponsoring shall follow this example.
Currently OMV is involved in rally sports with an integrated model package. The OMV Kronos Citroen World Rally Team, the two OMV BIXXOL Rally Teams, teams in the National Championships in the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary and Slovakia, as well as events in Austria, Hungary, Germany and Serbia are being supported. These projects will be discontinued from season 2008 on.
"With great ambition we have successfully pursued and constantly refined the rally project. Now we have reached the zenith. Therefore it is time to tackle new challenges. These lie in the expansion of our activities in the social sector and the ones concerning renewable energies," explains Brigitte Mühlwisch, Head of Corporate Sponsoring of OMV.
According to the new perspective the further assignment of the OMV CNG (compressed natural gas) Rally Team is being evaluated. A decision can be expected within the next weeks.
Numerous parties have had their share in the success of rally sponsoring by OMV. Foremost among those are, of course, the drivers and co-drivers from 15 countries who have gathered 214 points in the last four years alone in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC, P-WRC, JWRC).
Thanks are also due to the assigned teams as well as to all hosts and organisers. Of course, this success was also only made possible through the help of media representatives who have actively and energetically supported these activities during the last four years.
All activities of OMV in rally sports will be continued until the end of 2007. The national highlight of the season will be the OMV Rally Waldviertel from November 8 to 10 in Austria.
In the WRC the last bow will be taken by the OMV Kronos Citroen World Rally Team and the two OMV BIXXOL Rally Teams at the Wales Rally GB from November 30 to December 2.
Source OMV
