CORAL GABLES, Fla., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Young South African race car driver, Dion von Moltke, has added a new partner to the Number 77 South African Airways / PRNewswire / McDonalds Doran Racing Ford Dallara Daytona Prototype for the upcoming GRAND-AM Rolex series race at Watkins Glen on August 6th and 7th -- the International Marketing Council (IMC), custodian of Brand South Africa.

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Following up on the recent announcement that fellow South African Mark Patterson will be joining Dion for the Watkins Glen and Montreal race weekends in a spectacular car painted in the colors of the South African flag, the addition of the IMC support solidly rounds out the line up for the weekend.

"We are thrilled to be able to support great South African competitors like Dion and Mark as they fly the South African flag around the world's top racing circuits. They are yet another reason it's time to believe in South Africa," said Simon Barber, IMC's US Country Manager, who is based in Washington DC.

Dion enthused: "I have long wanted to give something back to my adopted home country -- and becoming a brand ambassador for South Africa is the best way for me to do this while actively pursuing a professional racing career in North America.  The country has shown itself to be a winner in so many ways, from the peaceful ending of apartheid and the establishment of the rainbow nation, to providing leadership for peace and prosperity on the African continent, to world championships in multiple sports, leaders in medicine and business, and most recently the delivery of a spectacularly successful World Cup.  Am I proud or what?"

IMC and long term partner of Dion's racing activities, South African Airways, will use PRNewswire's services to promote this spectacular new chapter in GRAND-AM sports car racing on a global basis.

For more information on the International Marketing Council (IMC), custodian of Brand South Africa, see www.southafrica.info, and on Dion von Moltke see www.dionvm.com.

SOURCE Doran Racing

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