Windsor Motors has again been named as the corporate sponsor of the Zero Limits track day event for the blind and vision-impaired at the Mondello racing circuit running on 11 and 12 July.
This marks the second year that Windsor has sponsored the event, an initiative of Vision Sports Ireland (the national governing body for sport and leisure activities for vision-impaired people) and Motorsport Ireland.
Last year's event saw 35 blind and vision-impaired drivers getting behind the wheel of Mondello's dual-control MINI Coopers alongside seasoned race and rally drivers for a thrilling high-speed blast around the track. This year, however, with the event being run over two days, there'll be double the number of drivers, some of whom may never have been behind the wheel of a car before, others who may not have sat in the driver's seat for a long time.
"We were delighted to partner with Vision Sports Ireland again for the second year of their Zero Limits track days at Mondello Park," said Brian Quinn, Windsor's head of marketing. "Last year was such an amazing day for all of the participants so the opportunity to be involved again was something that we were more than happy to support."
The aim of the track day (and all Vision Sports Ireland events) is, according to the group's CEO, Alan Mullaniff, to ensure "that a diagnosis of a visual impairment or blindness should not get in the way of any person participating in or thinking about returning to sport and leisure opportunities, at any level."
Ireland's first vision-impaired rally navigator
Commenting ahead of this year's Zero Limits track day, Sara McFadden, Ireland's first vision-impaired rally navigator (and the first vision impaired person to ever compete in Irish rallying) said:
"It is an honour to be involved for the second year in organising the Zero Limits track day. From the success of last year's event, it is phenomenal that this year, with the support of our key stakeholders and sponsors, we are able to run the event over two days, more than doubling participation from last year's event. On a personal level it is very special to be able to offer other people who are blind or visually impaired a first-hand experience of the sport which I am so privileged to compete in and has given me so much."
Demand for the 65 places on the track day has been strong and, as a result, tickets are now all sold out.