MIA SECURES UK GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PACKAGE FOR MOTORSPORT INDUSTRY

London January 5, 2009: The Economic & Business Minister, Ian Pearson (MP for Dudley South) has written to MIA CEO Chris Aylett outlining initial support available for suppliers in the motorsport and high performance engineering industries in the UK. This follows a period of close pro-active work between his Government Department (BERR) and the MIA over recent weeks.

"We acted as fast as we could to link with Government to secure a range of support for motorsport businesses in the UK" said Chris Aylett.

"We will ensure that our vital sector, and MIA members, are not overlooked by any support being made available. The initial range of support is covered in the documents listed below, supplied to us by the Minister".