Gateway Motorsports Park announced today that American Ethanol will serve as the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series “Drivin’ for Linemen 200” official presenting sponsor.

The event marks NASCAR’s first visit to the St. Louis area since the 2010 racing season.

“We’re pleased to bring the farmers behind American Ethanol to Gateway Motorsports Park here in the heart of America’s corn country, order ” said Larry Hasheider, sales Okawville, Ill., farmer and chairman of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board. “This race provides a great way to remind race fans that they have a choice in fuel with more retailers offering higher ethanol blends like E15 and E85.” 

In 2010, NASCAR embraced the desire for greener, American-job-producing fuels when it announced its decision to move to an ethanol racing fuel called Sunoco Green E15 for NASCAR’s three national series. American Ethanol was established by Growth Energy in partnership with the National Corn Growers Association to increase the awareness of the reliability, performance capabilities and affordability of American-made ethanol. 

“NASCAR has driven more than 5.5 million miles on E15 and we hope that fans will make the connection that they can also choose E15 or another flex-fuel ethanol blend, like E85 for their own cars. It’s good for the environment, performs well, and saves money at the pump,” Hasheider added. 

“The enthusiasm for professional motorsports in the St. Louis region is greater than anyone could have ever imagined,” said Gateway Motorsports Park Owner and President Curtis Francois. “American Ethanol understands the power of this energy to the relevance of this community. We are working hard to build a coalition of support among the civic and business leaders in the region so that when we talk to major sanctioning bodies like NASCAR, we can unequivocally demonstrate that we have complete community support. We are grateful for their partnership.” 

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is an intensely competitive series that has grown in popularity. The NASCAR race at Gateway MSP will be the 7th of 22 national truck series races on the calendar for 2014.

Racing stable Spindrift racing have announced Mirabaud (Gold Partner) and the watchmaker Zenith (Official Timekeeper) have committed as partners for three years with, from 2014, to sharing significant challenges on Lake Geneva and all around the Atlantic.

Mirabaud, the banking and financial group, also gives its name to the Bol d’Or Mirabaud, the headline regatta on Lake Geneva.

“Mirabaud & and financial continues, through this partnership, its involvement in the world of sailing at the highest level, both on a regional and international level,” explains Antonio Palma, Partner of Mirabaud. “Spindrift Racing has strong links to Lake Geneva, especially with the Decision 35 catamaran that will contest all the great races in the region. But it is also an international project, which has a strong presence around the world. Spindrift is now clearly the most important project in Swiss sailing, and we are proud to be associated.”

Dona Bertarelli, owner and skipper of Spindrift racing, said: “The support of partners has been part of the strategy of the team from the outset. We want to nurture our entrepreneurial approach by developing synergies with other companies who are also leaders in their field. Meeting the needs of companies who trust us enough to share these big adventures lifts us all up together and enriches the story that we are writing each day.

“Whether risk management in the banking sector or the high-tech business of precision watches, Mirabaud and Zenith understand what we are doing. I am very pleased to welcome to Spindrift racing these two Swiss leaders who are such symbols of success and long-term partners of major human achievements and challenges.”

Compression sportswear specialist, capsule SKINS, cheap cialis has announced a two-year partnership with American professional triathlete and eight-time Ironman champion Mary Beth Ellis.

Ellis, 36, joins SKINS’ elite roster of endurance athletes, which includes Leanda Cave, Christian Kemp and Kevin Collington. Ellis will wear SKINS for both active use and recovery.

“Mary Beth Ellis’ accomplishments speak volumes about her place as one of the top triathletes in the world today,” said Dani Said, Senior Marketing Director at SKINS North America. “Her continued dedication to being the best triathlete in the world coincides with SKINS’ commitment to provide our athletes and consumers with only the very best in gradient compression in helping them reach their fitness potential.”

Since 2011, Ellis has tallied eight career Ironman wins, as well as six victories at IM 70.3. She has the distinction of finishing no lower than second in every Ironman-sanctioned event she has started and finished – outside of the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

“I’ve been using SKINS products for years and have always thought they were far and away the best compression brand on the market,” said Ellis. “I feel very fortunate to work with a brand and a team I genuinely admire. I’m very excited to be part of the SKINS family.”

BT Sport has announed today it has signed sponsorship deals with four Welsh rugby Regions – the Scarlets, anabolics | Ospreys, viagra Cardiff Blues and Newport Gwent Dragons.

The new multi-million pound agreement over three years is the largest joint sponsorship in the history of the four Regions.

The partnership will include a commitment to community development programmes in Wales that will see BT working closely with the Regions to link the Welsh national sport and its rugby role models with technology, education and community investment in sport.

The deal sees the BT Sport logo appear on three Welsh Regions’ jerseys for the next three seasons; on the front of the home and away shirts to be worn by Scarlets and Newport Gwent Dragons and on the front of the Ospreys’ home shirt and the back of their away kit, with the front of the Ospreys’ away shirt already secured with another partner. As a key sponsor, BT Sport’s brand will feature prominently in all the Welsh regions home grounds, within community activity and in regional rugby marketing materials.

And for the first time, the Cardiff Blues have agreed naming rights for their iconic home ground – now to be known as “BT Sport Cardiff Arms Park”. The Cardiff Blues shirt sponsorship continues with Airbus Group (previously EADS), with BT Sport becoming kit sponsor to Cardiff Blues Women’s Rugby.

BT Sport already sponsors Scottish clubs Edinburgh and Glasgow in the RaboDirect Pro12 and the latest expansion of the broadcaster’s Celtic connections demonstrates its ongoing commitment to supporting the growth of club rugby in the UK.  It has successfully broadcast this season’s Aviva Premiership and will share coverage of the new European Rugby Champions Cup with Sky Sports in a landmark deal announced in March 2014.

Ann Beynon, Director Wales, BT said: “We are delighted to have reached an agreement with the four Regions and there are exciting times ahead as we embark on our new relationship with Welsh Rugby.

“Rugby is at the heart of BT Sport – we’re excited to support Regional Rugby and its distinct and dynamic culture, with all it stands for in terms of strength, determination, daring, passion and skill.

“We respect and want to support the passion of the very knowledgeable Welsh rugby communities and applaud the positive and progressive work being done by Regional Rugby Wales (RRW) and those overseeing and working within the four Welsh Regions.

“BT will build on this exciting new partnership with the Welsh Regions to expand its support for communities across Wales, with the roll-out of our high speed fibre broadband set to make a real difference – particularly in rural areas. We’ll see sport and technology working hand-in-hand.”

Mark Davies, Acting Chief Executive of Regional Rugby Wales, the body which represents the four Welsh Regions, said:  “It’s a time to celebrate the strides that the Welsh Regions are making to take the game forward in Wales with real unity, a common purpose, shared philosophy and commitment to ensuring that our businesses are sustainable.

“This is a clear vote of confidence in the Welsh Regions and we are delighted to be working alongside BT, a successful global brand that can see the real value in investing significantly in our Regional businesses, our 200 professional players and the rugby development structures we have in place.

“It’s great to have positive news for Regional Rugby as we all now look forward to a new season, with a new European competition and greater challenges in our PRO12 domestic league.”

Football Federation Australia (FFA) have announced that BLK will be the official apparel supplier for the FOXTEL A-League All Stars in 2014.

BLK is an international sports brand owned by the WRS Group and currently outfits 14 professional sporting teams and 3 National Teams.

BLK Chief Marketing Manager Jason Sintome commented: “BLK are extremely excited to be the official apparel partner of the 2014 FOXTEL A-League All Stars, there an event made even more special for football fans across the country as the match will draw a curtain on the amazing career of International super star Alessandro Del Piero.” Sintome said

“As a brand BLK has enjoyed tremendous growth, both here in Australia and internationally with our cutting edge, high performance apparel now the choice of more than 5000 teams around the world. We couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate our expansion into football than by supporting the very best players in Australia as they host the touring Juventus Football Club in Sydney on Sunday the 10^th of August.”

“As BLK continues to evolve as a global leader in sportswear innovation and design, we are excited by the opportunity to work with organisations like FFA and to partner with teams the calibre of the FOXTEL A-League All Stars as it provides us with an opportunity to continually showcase our advanced technologies in elite competition, assisting our partners to go beyond limits known,” conclude Sintome.

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) has signed a new three-year sponsorship deal with New Zealand Cricket.

ANZ will continue as the official bank of New Zealand Cricket, including the ANZ International Series.

ANZ has supported New Zealand Cricket for 15 seasons, making it one of the longest-running sport related sponsorships in New Zealand.

“We’ve enjoyed standing by the sport at all levels since 1999, and we’re extremely proud to be standing behind New Zealand’s favourite summer sport for the next three years,” said ANZ Chief Executive, David Hisco.

“Our support spans from the grassroots to the elite levels of the game, providing equipment and funding for players, coaches, administrators, clubs, schools, families and fans.

“Over the past four years, the ANZ Grant Scheme has given out $400,000 in cricket-related community grants over to help players, teams, clubs and schools get the most out of the game and promote the development of New Zealand’s future cricketing talent.”

NZC Chief Executive David White said ANZ is a valuable member of the cricketing family.

“ANZ has been an integral part of cricket for the past 15 years and we’re thrilled to have their ongoing support. We look forward to continuing our close working relationship into the future,” he said.