Thursday 28th January 2010

Zytek Opens Up Factory For Charity - UPDATE

Racing constructor offers factory tour to raise money for Haiti disaster

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Racing constructor Zytek Engineering is opening its factory doors this weekend in an effort to raise money for the Haiti earthquake relief effort.

Zytek builds LMP1 sports prototype racing engine and chassis. This year it is building the LMP1 Ginetta that Nigel Mansell and his two sons will be using to compete in the 2010 ALMS series.

Zytek is planning to open its engine/chassis facility in Repton, Derbyshire tomorrow (Saturday) for a tour. Arrival time is around 10.30am for a two-hour tour, and possibly a coffee and a biscuit at the end.

If you're interested, Zytek is asking for a minimum donation of £10 per person, but numbers are limited to around 20 and places will allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you want to have a butcher's around the Zytek facility in the name of a good cause, then drop an e-mail to [e-mail].

UPDATE: Zytek's first charity tour was such a success that they're opening their doors again this Saturday (30th Jan) see the comments thread below for the latest information.

 

[AJT283]

Great idea! Would love to go but i'd be travelling from Leeds and on a first come first served basis for 20ppl it might be a bit far!

I've sent an emial off to Andy Young and stated my interest in the hope that it adds to a lot of emails stating there interest as well but equal prediciment. Maybe by doing this Zytek would consider opening the doors to a few more?

I went to Le Mans 2009 and really enjoyed seeing Ginetta Zytek storming round the track!

AJT283

[Garlick]

I can't make it either, but good luck

[Wilburo]

Man, this sounds awesome - hope they do well.

[soad]

Can't make it, i'm afraid. Sounds like a fun day out though. And it's for a good cause!

[williamp]

I've been on this tour with a car club and its very inteesting. Well worth the effort.

[integraleSte]

I live 10 minutes from Zytek and would love to go but it's my daughters first birthday party so stand NO chance of going.......gutted!

[bomberharris]

fking hell i live two minutes away but iam at work tomorow gutted

[youngy72]

Come on guys there are still a few places left. I promise to throw in the biscuits. Please still email at [e-mail]. to confirm i am picking up my emails at home.

Andy

[2kwik]

what an opportunity and a fine effort for a worthy cause. Would love to make it but from Canterbury for 10.30? My son will join the gutted line.

[onemorelap]

Andy,

Tried e-mailing last night to the Zytek address and got a failure notice.

If you get chance could you let me know on here (please don't pm as it wont reach me)if there are there any spaces still left?

[youngy72]

Hello,

Yes please come down. Sorry but our I.T dept has a block on hotmail etc

See you soon hopefully

[onemorelap]

Cheers Andy.

On my way shortly.

[youngy72]

Hello All,

May i say a " Huge " thank you to everyone that came to our Zytek factory tour. I realise it was a bit short notice and hopefully we can do something else if i can twist a few arms. I do hope you all enjoyed it and be sure that the money raised will be doing some good to the people of Haiti.

Thanks very much to the guys at Pistons heads for making it front page news at very short notice.

Kind regards

Andy young

[onemorelap]

Andy,

A quick note to say thanks to you, Richard and the rest of the Zytec staff who took the time out to guide / chat / pinch the biscuits on todays tour of the factory.

I hope you get the opportunity to do something similar again soon as i found the tour both interesting and a good insight into a modern motorsport environment away from the circuit.

Thanks again and all the best for the season ahead.

[steph450bhp]

Many thanks for the interesting tour,

I think you definitely kept us entertained and your very much an inspiring company.
Thanks for the insight and looking forward to supporting you at Le Mans this year.

Steph.

[Buzzkill]

Walking distance from my rents house and happened to pass it this morning

[burling]

Bugger, I'm gutted I missed out. Well done & thumbs up to ZYTEK. I hope they do another tour, I'll be up for that.

[Acepaint]

Big thanks to Andy and the team, superb gesture, excellent tour, very informative. A really professional setup, attention to detail is second to none, quality seems to be the key.
Thanks for the opportunity.

[ceebmoj]

Another thank you to Andy and the team.

It was a very good tore of the facility, and provided an opportunity to see a side of moter sport few see.

Blake

[Riggers]

If you missed out on the last tour, Zytek is opening up again for one more charity factory tour this Saturday (30/1/10).

As before, it's all in aid of relief for the people of Haiti, and the minimum donation suggested is a tenner. It's limited to around 25 places based on a first-come-first-served system.

if you want to go along drop an email to [e-mail], although Andy has asked us to remind everybody that Zytek's IT crew have put a block on hotmail and Yahoo e-mails due to spam, so apologies for any inconvenience there.

It should be a good morning out, if the response to last weekend's tour is anything to go by - wish I could make it up there!