Arrive & Drive
Thanks to many years experience and the knowledge gained in the World Rally Championship, Van Merksteijn Motorsport is able to offer rally drivers a complete package to compete on a professional level in national and international events. Van Merksteijn Motorsport offers some superbly prepared and fully equipped rally cars which are frequently rebuild to new condition. The complete organization of the rally will be in the hands of VM Motorsport. The driver only has to focus on driving the special stages in a professional environment.
Besides the rental of cars and service crew, VM Motorsport takes care of the complete preparation for the rally and assistance throughout the event, possibly including very experienced co-driver.
A basic package consists usually out of the following facilities:
Entry All administrative work will be taken care of for you
Use of recce car Mitsubishi Evo IX with navigation, Coralba Giant + Mini for driver,
reset on steering wheel, radio communication and video recorder
Use of Track Modern trailer with large awnment, heating & airco in luxurious living,
fully equipped with Snap-On tools
Rental rallycar Ford Focus WRC or a Mitsubishi Evo IX
Livery rallycar Design and decorating of rally car and spare parts in your visual identity
Co-driver Choice from several co-drivers with WRC experience, in Dutch, English or French
Service crew 5 xpreienced rally mechanics per car
Data engineer For an optimal performance analysis of the car and driver
Transport Transport with own truck throughout Europe
Accomodation service Economical accomodatie for service team
crew
Team Management Representation during event to relief driver of all concerns
Insurance Besides Third Party liability also coverage for accident damage and
fire on the stages
We can also arrange for the following services upom your wishes:
Test Sessions Test sessions with experienced international drivers
Courses Learn to create a good set-up of car and shock absorbers
Hotel Catered to your desire hotel accomodation of your choice.
Flights Flights to the event, possible with private jet or helicopter
Event planning A detailed bespoke schedule for the event
Technical Continious technical assistance during the rally for advise on quick
assistance emergency repairs
Rental cars Rental cars for you and your company ready upon arrival
Recce planning
Recce service Service of recce car and catering during reconnaissance
Press releases Writing and sending of press releases in English and Dutch to national and international press
Photography Professional autosport photographers
Onboard video Onboard movies of reconnaissance and rally
Website Active messaging on website and Twitter
Radio communication Quick radio communication including all licenses
Catering Catering to your desire for small and large groups.
Time Actuel stage times and standings at the end of every stage
Hospitality
TV time TV covarage during rally programs on TV
License course
Helicopter flights An ultimate treat for your guests during the event
Rally outfit Delivery of all necesities for driver and co-driver, completely to your
own design and visual identity.
Rally cars
Ford Focus WRC
Mitsubishi Evo IX
Mitsubishi Evo VIII
The rally cars are prepared in house and will be serviced during events by our experienced technicians. The team has the facility of a fully equipped service truck, chase cars and hospitality unit. Van Merksteijn Motorsport aims at offering a full service solution for its customers. The rally cars can be entered in events throughout Europe with the "Arrive & Drive" program. The preparation, technical support and management will be taken care of by the team enabling the crew to concentrate purely on driving and enjoying the rally. It is also possible to contract Van Merksteijn Motorsport for the preparation and event support with your own rally car.
Gerard Grouve, Director / Team Manager of Van Merksteijn Motorsport: "We have currently the Ford Focus WRC and Mitsubishi Evo available for our rental program. Thanks to our excellent relation with the manufacturers, our cars are equipped with the latest specifications parts. In addition, there is this year a lot of interest for the various S2000 cars. We are already preparing for 2011 when due to the regulations the new WRC cars with a 1600cc turbo engine will be entered. Then we will also include the S2000 cars in our fleet for the "Arrive & Drive" program.
The motto of Van Merksteijn Motorsport is "when we do something, we do it properly first time". The enjoyment with which we dedicate ourselves to the sport and the achieved results is proof of that.