SEE YOU IN CHARLEROI...

Not so long ago the log’s of the RACB were put on the Fords GT of the Marc VDS Racing Team, and as one of the 56 teams at the start of the Le Mans 24 Hours, they will be proud to show them off this weekend. Marc van der Straten uses this opportunity not only to let the Belgian colours fly high, but also to put his own city of Charleroi in the spotlight. According to the owner of the Marc VDS Racing Team, his city is too much frowned upon, but now he wants to defend the qualities of his city.

That’s why last Tuesday Marc van der Straten bought a full page in La Nouvelle Gazette, a local newspaper with a readership of around 102.000. That campaign is the start of a extensive mission, during which the cars of the Marc VDS Racing Team will carry the ‘See You in Charleroi’ logo, and during which the city of Charleroi will be promoted in the different countries the team visits during the year.

Marc van der Straten is ready to fully support this mission, but of course only if the people of Charleroi are behind the project. But that seems to be the case… Marc van der Straten asked La Nouvelle Gazette to launch a support action, aimed at the general public, but also at the local businesses. In a few short hours hundreds of positive messages were sent, which made Marc van der Straten very optimistic about this mission.