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AD GROUP BRANDING IN THE SPOTLIGHT AS FORMER 'STIG' BEN COLLINS JOINS FIFTH GEAR

Ben Collins who has been the subject of much media attention over his role as 'The Stig' - and was recently a co-driver with CCTV specialist AD Group's CEO Mike Newton in the RML AD Group team which won its class in the Le Mans Series - is to make make his debut on Channel Five's Fifth Gear programme this Friday (8th October).

The TV trailer which is currently airing for Fifth Gear underlines Collins' AD Group connections with the company's logos - specifically that of Dedicated Micros - prominently displayed on his racing helmet.

Collins, who successfully fought-off a High Court injunction by the BBC to block publication of his autobiography - 'The Man in the White Suit', first made his debut behind the wheel of the AD Group, owned and sponsored, #25 Lola HPD racecar during July.

Bidding for Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) honours with his co-drivers Mike Newton and Brazilian Tommy Erdos, Collins managed to deliver an impressive Algarve 1000 km class win.

In the season finale at Silverstone, given his positive contribution to the team, it was certainly fitting that the former 'Stig' Ben Collins was behind the wheel to take the chequered flag to secure Championship honours.

Said Mike Newton, AD Group's CEO and co-driver with Collins: "It was great having Ben with us for the second half of the year where he readily demonstrated his racing credentials. He fitted in so well, but when he joined us we certainly had no expectation that he'd bring quite so much public interest with him.

His upcoming appearance in the Fifth Gear trailer as a driver/co-presenter and a recent interview on This Morning wearing his AD Group branded racing suit is definitely a real bonus for us in terms of raising the profile of our business. "

The Fifth Gear trailer featuring Ben can be viewed at:
http://fwd.five.tv/fifth-gear/videos/other/fifth-gear-is-back

To find out more about how the RML AD Group team secured the Le Mans Series LMP2 title please log on to: www.rml-adgroup.com.

About AD Group
AD Group with its headquarters in Warrington, England, was established in 1997, its primary objective being to create and bring to market leading edge CCTV solutions. The pioneering nature of the Group’s products, with the emphasis very much on R&D, has undoubtedly been a critical element in AD’s success to date. The principal shareholder of AD is Mike Newton who founded UK CCTV giant Dedicated Micros in 1982 which ranks No1 globally for multi channel digital video recorders. In 2001 Dedicated Micros became an integral part of AD Group. Since that time all AD companies have been able to take advantage of a shared technology base, offering the potential for flexible CCTV solutions on the ground, in the air and on the move. Members of AD Group include: AD Aerospace, AD Aviation, AD Mobile, AD Network Video, ChipWrights, Dedicated Micros, D-Tec, ISD, RemGuard and TSS. http://www.ad-group.co.uk