NED KELLY PARTNERSHIP FOR FIRST MUSTANG
By Bruce Williams
Date posted: 12 December 2019
NED Kelly partnership for first Ford Mustang – Photo: Supplied
Kelly Racing has unveiled the first of it’s Ford Mustangs while announcing a new naming rights partnership with NED Whisky.
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The Melbourne based squad announced the new multi-year deal that will see the Australian whisky take up over the naming rights on the Mustang to be driven by André Heimgartner.
“It’s extremely exciting to announce a new major partnership between Kelly Racing and NED Whisky for André’s Mustang next year and beyond.” said Todd Kelly, Team Owner.
“We’ve got a big season ahead with a lot of great opportunities made possible by the switch to Mustang so it’s fantastic to bring a new major sponsor onboard that we can share that with and start a new journey together.”
“There’s a great bunch of people behind NED and the brand shares the same values and beliefs that we stand by as a team at Kelly Racing, which is really exciting and I’m confident that we can do big things on and off the track together.”
NED Whisky joins Castrol as the team’s major naming rights sponsor from next year in the brands’ first major sponsorship.
“Today is an important milestone for our growing business with the announcement of our first major partnership as a brand with Kelly Racing.” said Adem Karafili, Chair of Top Shelf International.
“We are so thrilled to be working with the team and I know all of our staff and investors and supporters are excited as much as I, and our CEO Drew Fairchild, are.”
“It’s the perfect fit for what we stand for as a brand and we look forward to bringing NED Whiskey to life in a number of different ways for millions of Australians across the country.”
The NED Racing Mustang will first be seen publicly on track at the Supercars pre-season test day at The Bend Motorsports Park, 18 February 2020.
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