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A.C. Lighting Presents A British Racing Drivers' Club Award to Lewis Hamilton

12th December 2007

Taking place on the eve of the 80th Anniversary of the British Racing Drivers' Club, the Awards celebrate the achievements of the international racing season. Over 400 people gathered in The Savoy's Lancaster Ballroom for the star-studded event, which was packed with motor racing's finest heroes from past and present.

The Richard Seaman Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Club's Gold Star points scoring system. Lewis Hamilton's 2007 F1 achievements led him to top the Club's Gold Star table by a margin of 34 points at the end of his maiden season.

A.C. Lighting's UK Sales Director, Phill Capstick, presented the award to Lewis Hamilton along with BRDC President Damon Hill OBE. Once on stage the F1 driver spoke openly about his remarkable 2007 debut Grand Prix season, his hopes for next year, and his enthusiasm for being a Member of the British Racing Drivers' Club.

A.C. Lighting is a Patron of the British Racing Drivers' Club's exclusive Rising Star Programme, a select sponsors scheme which benefits promising young British racing drivers.

With its emphasis on cutting-edge new technologies, motor racing provides a natural affinity with A.C.'s own entertainment lighting solutions and a dynamic environment for networking opportunities.

The A.C. Lighting Group is a leading international supplier, manufacturer and distributor of cutting-edge entertainment technology solutions with an annual turnover of approaching £40 million, supplying equipment and state-of-the art lighting project solutions to clients in over 80 countries worldwide.

Formed in the late 1920s, the BRDC is the champion of British motor sport and owner of Silverstone Circuit, the home of the British F1 Grand Prix. The BRDC's exclusive membership includes F1 World Champions and those who have obtained international success, or have made a significant contribution to the sport.