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<p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><strong>VLN 2012 - Stunning new Jaguar XF</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN;">January 1st, 2012 sees the launch of a new era for Carvell Motorsport Limited as the team moves to take on the challenge of the formidable Nurburgring Nordschleife in the VLN Championship with an exciting new race car programme.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Running a brand new car for the Championship - a modified 2012 model year Jaguar XF 3.0-litre Diesel S in the D3T class - the team will embark on an intesive test programme in January ahead of the first VLN round in April.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Why a Jaguar XF and not the usual (and highly effective) BMW 330d? The main team members are Automotive Engineers by day, and the emotive appeal of taking a class-leading, British-designed and built road car and developing it into a competitive racer was one too strong to resist.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Following considerable personal investment by the team members, the XF's transformation from road machine to racer has taken place at Carvell Motorsport's home in Daventry, where technical input from a number of key partners has ensured the car has been built to the highest standard.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN;">In addition to the VLN Championship, the team is also targeting an entry into the formidable 24hr race at the Nurburgring in May, where we intend to run as a fund raising effort in aid of a local children's hospice for children under 5 years old.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-style-textoutline-type: solid; mso-style-textoutline-fill-color: #4579B8; mso-style-textoutline-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-style-textoutline-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textoutline-fill-colortransforms: &quot;shade=88000 satm=110000&quot;; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .415pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple; mso-style-textfill-type: gradient; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shadetype: linear; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-angle: 5400000; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-shade-linearshade-fscaled: no; mso-style-textfill-fill-gradientfill-stoplist: &quot;0 #BED3F9 4 100000 tint=40000 satm=250000,9000 #9EC1FF 4 100000 tint=52000 satm=300000,50000 #003692 4 100000 shade=20000 satm=300000,79000 #9EC1FF 4 100000 tint=52000 satm=300000,100000 #BED3F9 4 100000 tint=40000 satm=250000&quot;;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">About Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice</span></span></span></strong><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
<p><span style="mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Zoë’s Place Trust runs the only baby specific hospices in the UK, providing 24 hour one-to-one palliative respite and end of life care to children aged 0-5 years, who suffer with life-limiting and life </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">threatening conditions. Our hospices in Liverpool, Middlesbrough and Coventry offer short-term regular care to children, enabling their parents and family to have a much needed break from their full time care responsibilities. Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice in Coventry opened in July 2011, and is completely funded through public support.</span></span></p>
</font><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">In its first year, Zoë’s Place Baby Hospice in Coventry will cost in the region of £766,000 to run, although this is set to rise as the hospice matures. The hospice is funded totally by donations from the public.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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