Duane McKeever 2011 Driver Information Pack

Contents

• Introduction

• About Duane

• On the track

• Media and Press Coverage

• Summary

Designed and written by SleepyCat Photography. Photographs by SleepyCat Photography and JDM Allstars

Introduction

Drifting is a relatively new motorsport but is one of the fastest growing in Europe. The combination of more sophisticated cars with higher horsepower and drift events that take the form of full weekends of multi – motorsport entertainment are leading to a huge rise in the popularity of the sport.

In 2009 Duane burst onto the drift scene capturing the public imagination with his natural skill on track and considerable maturity when interacting with the public.

His story is already the stuff of legends as his car was won by his Uncle with a lucky raffle ticket and then given to Duane who immediately showed great potential. Mentored by well known drivers Alan 'Chubby' McCord and Paul Conlon, Duane improves every time he goes out on track, and is regularly winning trophies over drivers with much more experience.

In 2011 Duane plans to focus his attention on the prestigious ProDrift series. To help him gain further success this year Duane is currently in search of sponsors. He has gained substantial media coverage in the past and he and his team will work to ensure this continues in 2011.

This drivers profile gives you all the important information on Duane, his achievements to date and his plans for the future.

About Duane

Personal Information

Duane's Car

Duane drives a Nissan S13 180SX that's running a Nissan RB26 engine with a HKS T04 turbo putting out 760bhp.

Name: Duane McKeever

Age: 15

Location: Coalisland, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Occupation: Student

Hobbies: Drifting, quads, motocross

Achievements to date.....

2009 Season Standings2009 Ulster Drift Championship

Rd 1 – Bishopscourt – 8th place

Rd 2 – Bishopscourt - 6th place

Rd 3 – Bishopscourt - 6th place

Rd 4 – Bishopscourt - 1st place

Rd 5 – Nutts Corner Circuit – Top 8

Rd 6 – Bishopscourt - 1st

Rd 7 – Bishopscourt - 2nd place

King of the Court - 1st place

Rd 8 – Bishopscourt - 2nd place

Final Standing – 3rd

2009 JDM AllStars Series

Wembley – Qualified 11th

Silverstone – Qualified 9th

2009 Prodrift

Punchestown – 3rd place

Mondello Park – Top 8

Battle of the Nations - 2nd place

2009 European Drift Championship

Oulton Park – Top 8

2010 Season Standings

Ulster Drift Championship

Rd 1 – Bishopscourt – Top 8 finish

Rd 2 – Did not compete

Rd 3 – Bishopscourt – Top 8 finish

Rd 4 – Did not compete

Rd 5 – Bishopscourt – Top 4 finish

Rd 6 – Bishopscourt - 1st place

Drift Elite – Bishopscourt - 3rd place

Final Standing - 2nd place

JDM AllStars

Rd 1 – Manchester - DNF

Rd 2 – Donington Top 8 finish

Rd 3 – Sunderland Top 8 finish

Rd 4 – Wembley Top 8 finish

Rd 5 – Silverstone Top 4 finish

Top 8 qualifying in all rounds and 1st place qualifier at Wembley

Final Standing – 5th place

Media Presence

Print mediaCarsport magazine; Articles in September and November 2009Daily Mirror; October 2009 and January 2011 lead story in the motoring pages of the N. Ireland edition.Regular post event press releases in the Mid – Ulster papers.

On LineYoutube.com; regular uploads from fans and professional film makers. 'Onboard Duane McKeever' footage uploaded by SleepyCat Photography has generated over 4000 views to date and attracted considerable interest on Driftworks.comDriftbloggers.com; Driver profile and regular reports from drift events.Sideways-racing.com; the site of the UDC – reports from each roundJon44w.com; featured regularly in the UDC rounds reportsReallymeansounds.com; featured regularly in the UDC rounds reports

Summary

Duane McKeever is a young, exciting driver with a glittering career ahead of him. He has already proved that he can not only keep up with seasoned drivers but out qualify and outperform them.

After a successful season in JDM Allstars, Duane plans to contest the 2011 Prodrift Championship in Ireland as well as the Ulster Drift Championship.

Duane and his team are keen to enter into talks with potential sponsors to help him achieve these goals in the coming year. He is a true professional and he would be a real asset for any company who chooses to support him.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and if you would like to discuss how you can become part of this team please do not hesitate to contact us.

Barry McKeever+44 (0)7801420834

Publicity TeamSleepyCat Photography+44 (0) 7973889765mail@sleepycatphotography.co.uk