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About FV10: Cars International, a worldwide supplier of road and racing cars, set up FV10 (launched in December 07 at Silverstone) in partnership with engine specialists Cosworth, to market and maintain post-2000 Formula One cars for private owners. FV10 has already acquired a fleet of recent-model Jordans, Jaguars and Super Aguris that are now affordable for more than just the super rich. The FV10 livered 2005 Jaguar R5 the 2006 Cosworth TJ series 3.0 V10 engine, which has been meticulously rebuilt by engine partner Cosworth  to  provide  up  to  875bhp.  The  FV10  technical  and  maintenance  team  is  made  up  of  ex-F1  personnel  and  headed  by  Tim Preston. He has worked for Formula One teams Williams F1 and Sauber and with F1 drivers such as Damon Hill, Juan Pablo Montoya and Jenson Button. Mark Hynes heads up the driver-training element of the programme. The experienced driver and instructor have trained some the biggest names in Formula One, including Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton. Paul Osborn and Jonathan Kaiser, co-owners of Cars International, combined with Tim Preston are the driving force behind FV10, and have pulled together an impressive list of companies from the world of motorsport to help deliver this unique offering. Supplementing the technical experience at Cosworth, the list of high profile partners supporting FV10 includes Air Partner, Oakley, AWS Race wear, Bell Helmets, Avon Tyres and BMTR.

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FV10 dominates the final EuroBOSS round

FV10 in partnership with Cosworth entered the final round of the EuroBOSS Series at Jarama with Klaas Zwart driving their Jaguar F1 for the first time ever. Zwart recorded wins on Saturday and on Sunday having started both races from pole. He also set the fastest lap on Saturday at 1.237s while on Sunday he did he again, this time setting a new lap record at the track with a 1.228s. Commenting on his race wins and his first race weekend with FV10, Zwart said, “The car handled superbly and was totally reliable. We had a great weekend with a fabulous car, it was incredibly good. The weekend was faultless and thanks to the support of FV10’s team, everything went like clockwork and the results of the weekend reflected the excellent team work.”

The Cosworth-powered FV10 Jaguar was fully prepared by FV10’s team of experienced ex-F1 personnel headed up by Tim Preston. Preston’s career has included stints working closely with Damon Hill, Jenson Button and Juan Pablo Montoya.

The weekend’s excellent results are again testament of the team’s hard work and attention to detail in preparing a F1 car to run for a private owner.

Zwart’s entry for the Jarama round of the EuroBOSS Series as part of the Martini Legends historic GP weekend follows a successful test at Ascari the  weekend before. Here he was immediately on the pace, underlining the car’s potential and his own ability as a driver.

Zwart’s first experience behind the wheel of a FV10 also marks the beginning of a new partnership as Zwart has purchased an FV10 Super Aguri for entry in the EuroBOSS 2009 Series.  

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