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Motor Finance Organisation Raising Money For Sport Relief

Sport Relief is a recognized charity that raises money for disadvantaged people around the world. It cares for the underprivileged in the UK and in the world’s poorest countries. This year, it will be focusing on facilitating children living on the streets, including children being made to work in appalling conditions, local UK projects involving those facing poverty, and help and support for those at risk of suffering from malaria.

Carlyle Finance, the fastest growing motor finance organisation in the UK, couldn’t wait to raise money in aid of Sport Relief. With employees from all over the UK and some from around the world, the Carlyle team have all seen or heard of someone who is unfortunate enough to be facing some of these issues. It is extremely upsetting when people have to live on the streets, and in the UK alone, one in five are living in poverty. As if this isn’t enough, it is extremely sad that there are up to three million deaths each year as a result of malaria, the majority being in cases where the children are under the age of three.

After several meetings about what they could do to help raise money, the social committee agreed to run competitions for all employees to get involved in. The competitions were in netball, 5- a- side football and volleyball, giving up their free time, every day for one week. The teams went head to head in a battle for the final, but in the end only one department could come first, and the winning team was the Customer Services Centre. The overall competition was a great success, with the whole of Team Carlyle thoroughly enjoying the experience and feeling proud for being able to give to charity.

During the week, donations were flooding in, from friends and family and from Carlyle’s supporting dealers, who generously donated large sums of money, helping bring the total raised to a massive £2000! The company matched this, making the overall amount £4000!

Carlyle is thrilled with how many people have donated and helped them raise money for Sport Relief. Mark Standish, CEO, said ‘Its great to get our team involved in a fun way that makes a significant contribution to such a great cause. Our total charitable contributions over the last couple of years or so now approaches £100,000, this illustrates just one way in which our team work together to make a positive difference’

All money raised goes towards providing a safe place for those living in poverty and providing them with nutritious meals, as well as educating them. The money will also go towards providing malaria nets, information on how to prevent it and rapid testing kits for assisting those that have been infected.

Most Rented Sport Cars Of 2009

One of the best ways to go through your mid-life crisis is by purchasing a sports car. Can’t afford one? Then you are left with the single option of renting one. Luckily, the variety of sports car available for rent is huge; you can even get an exotic car or a supercar if you are willing to pay the money. Whit this article we will present you 10 of the most popular sports car rented in 2009 (the ranking is random).

  1. Bentley Continental GT – this model takes you back to the roots of the Bentley Company when the famous W.O. Bentley manufactured very large sporting machines that won the classic Le Mans race. It comes with a 12 cylinder, 6.0 liter, twin-turbocharged piece of engineering capable of outputting 552 hp. It can reach 60 mph in just 4, 7 seconds and a maximum speed of over 200 mph.
  2. Dodge Viper – need we say more? 505 hp V10 front-mounted, 0-60 mph in just 4 seconds and a top speed of almost 200 mph. This is the pure definition of true American sports car. When you say fast in America, you think of the Viper with its long tradition.
  3. Lamborghini Murcielago – some consider it the most beautiful car ever built. Cannot argue with them at all. Let us look at the figures of this wonderful piece of machinery: it has a rear-mounted V12 capable of producing a whopping 571 horse power. It comes with a 6 speed manual transmission, just how race drivers want it – manual. It reaches 60 mph in just 3, 7 seconds and has a top speed of 210 mph.
  4. Ferrari F430 Spider – instead of this model we could have left only Ferrari. Who cares about the model since it is a Ferrari, right? Well, since we chose the F430 Spider, let us look at the performance. It comes with a top-notch F1-style speed semi-auto transmission. Top speed is 196 mph and 0-60 in less than 4 seconds. All this coming from the mid-mounted V8 capable of producing 490 hp.
  5. Spyker C8 Convertible – one of the most exclusivist cars in the world, only a few were produced. All of them are hand made entirely which stands for reliability and maximum quality. The heart of this car is a 4.2l V8 capable of producing 400 hp, connected to a 6 speed transmission. It reaches 60 mph in 4, 7 seconds and a top speed of 187 mph.
  6. Lotus Elise – a true sports car with a long and rich tradition. The latest Elise model comes with a 1.8l engine and a 6 speed manual transmission. Top speed is 165 mph and 0-60 is done in 5, 4 seconds. It is a sports car for the budget-minded driver.
  7. BMW M6 – the list wouldn’t be right if we did not include a BMW, right? The M6 is a true sports car thanks to its rear-mounted V10, capable of producing 500 hp. It comes with a specially designed M6 – 6 speed automatic transmission. 0-60 mph in just 4, 5 seconds and a remarkable top speed of 189 mph. Pretty cool for a rental, isn’t it?
  8. Audi S5 – we remain in Germany because the S5 is another great sports car capable of reaching 200 mph. From 0 to 60 mph it only needs about 4 seconds, all this thanks to the front-mounted V8, capable of outputting 354 hp.
  9. Porsche 911 Turbo – also known as the “everyday supercar”. Just what you need from a rental, an every day (super) car. Why super? 480 hp, 0-60 in just 3, 7 seconds and a top speed of 193 mph.
  10. Range Rover Sport – is not a sports car per say but by combining a SUV and a sports car, you get this – a very solid SUV, capable of performing similar to a true sports car. It comes with a V8 front-mounted engine capable of producing 390 hp which allow it to reach a top speed of 145 mph. It only needs 7, 2 seconds to reach 60 mph and comes with a 6 speed automatic transmission.

    So there you have ten of the most popular sports cars which were rented in 2009. There are others of course but these are the most important ones. Pricing values greatly from model to model but if you have the money, the right sports car is waiting for you to take it for a fast spin.

    The Rapidly Growing Sport Compact Industry

    Sport compacts, where they have been and where they are going

    The sport compact industry has been around for some time now, starting back with cars like the Toyota Celica and the Acura Integra. Most of us never really noticed it or at least realized how big it was going to become.

    Before not to long ago if you wanted to build a hot rod the question was are you a Chevy man, a Ford guy or a Mopar lover. But in this day and age, with gas prices at an all time high and unsurpassed technology, you have to ask yourself, “Import or domestic?” And today all the big manufacturers have at least one good choice for a performance build. Alot of those choices being compact cars!

    Don’t get me wrong there are still muscle cars available on the market, it seems now more then ever. With Chevy introducing the 2010 Camaro and Dodge with the all new Challenger, the muscle car industry is alive and kicking. Some of us are cubic inch fans, where all we care about is how much motor we can fit under the hood.

    But at the same time with the Chevy Cobalt SS with the supercharged Ecotec which can easily be modified in to a 500hp race engine or the Dodge Neon SRT-4 we definitely have the choice. Unlike before if you wanted to build a sport compact your choices where very limited. It was pretty much an Acura Integra, Honda Civic or a Nissan 240sx. This is all because of the noise the sport compact industry has made, and the attention it has received from it.

    With the sport compact industry growing the amount it has over the last 5 to 6 years it’s obvious why the domestic car companies have jumped in on the action. Which brings us a new challenge, finding the performance parts we are looking for to build the sport compact of our choice. For example when trying to buy a header for a 2004 Chevy Cavalier, it was impossible to just walk in to my local hot rod store or car parts store and find it on the shelf. Ordering online was pretty much the only option. Of course every city is different and we can be sure there are stores out there to find the part you’re looking for. Also I’ve personally noticed import performance parts are a little easier to find.

    So as you can imagine the webstores that sell sport compact performance parts are popping up constantly. But a good mechanic isn’t always the best website designer! So when you find a well designed store that’s easy to navigate and consumer friendly with great customer service, it’s something to take note of.

    With a love for sport compacts and a vast knowledge of the web, I have hopefully solved all of our problems of finding our performance parts. Here at CompacTuner.com we carry every kind of performance part for you sport compact from intake to exhaust. Including body kits, neon & L.E.D. lighting, dash trim kits and audio equipment. So whether your building a Honda Civic V-tec, a Nissan 350z or a Ford Focus SVT browse through our inventory at http://www.compactuner.com and see how we are making the sport compact industry grow even faster.