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14^th January 2005 (Source: MIA )

Racing drivers may grab the headlines, but their efforts would get nowhere without the many businesses that come together to put competitive cars on the grid. To recognise the UK motorsport industry's high achievers from the past year, the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) last night (Thursday January 13) announced the winners of its coveted Business Excellence Awards during its annual Awards Dinner at Autosport International, held at the NEC, Birmingham.

Any motorsport company is eligible to win one of the sought-after awards, with MIA members registering their nominations in each of the seven categories. This means the winners have gained the respect and support of their peers in the industry, making the awards event a real high point in the business year.

Taking place on the evening of the first day of the Autosport International Show (NEC, Birmingham, January 13-16), the Awards Dinner was attended by an audience of over 500 senior business guests drawn from across the international motorsport community.

The 2004 award winners in the seven key categories were as follows:

The Business of the Year Award (sponsored by Xtrac)
Winner: Lola Cars International (www.lola-group.com)

The Teamwork Award (sponsored by Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Partnership)
Winner: B.A.R F1 (www.barf1.com)

The Small Business of the Year Award (sponsored by Performance Racing Industry)
Winner: SPA Group (www.spa-uk.co.uk)

The Export Achievement Award (sponsored by Autosport International)
Winner: AP Racing (www.apracing.com)

The Rally Business of the Year Award (sponsored by MIRA)
Winner: M-Sport (www.m-sport.co.uk)

The Technology and Innovation Award (sponsored by Ricardo)
Winner: McNeil Engineering/Team Nasamax (www.nasamax.com)

The Service to the Industry Award (sponsored by Motorsport Valley and the east midlands development agency)
Winner: Tony Tobias of Autosport Engineering and Racecar Engineering (www.racecar-engineering.com / www.autosport-show.com)

The MIA first instituted the awards in 1995 to recognise excellence at all levels within the motorsport and high performance industry.

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