November 4, 2013 – Mouser Electronics, Inc., a top design engineering resource and global authorized distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today salutes the leading Chinese driver Ho-Pin Tung, sponsored by Mouser, for his tenacity in the final two rounds at Shanghai International Circuit of the 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia (PCCA) on October 25 – 27. Tung ended in the championship in fifth place.
The 2013 season has been significant for Ho-Pin. He ended the season with two podium finishes which included his first win in PCCA. It demonstrated his superb driving skill and impressive determination to win throughout this season. Looking back at 2013 PCCA, Ho-Pin says, “My victory in Korea was for sure the highlight.”
“We’re really excited to see Ho-Pin’s outstanding performance to conquer fifth position in this prestigious championship. Tung is a history making driver. He perfectly performs his capability and tenacity and managed the many challenging courses presented by different types of circuits throughout Asia,” states Mark Burr-Lonnon, Mouser Senior Vice President of APAC Business. “Mouser has been focusing on distributing the most advanced, high-quality products to design engineers with the fastest speed, providing excellent local service and establishing top-of-mind awareness in the China market. We are delighted that more people are learning about Mouser via Ho-Pin’s brilliant performance on the race track.”
Ho-Pin Tung is a Chinese racing driver who was born in the Netherlands. He has been a consistently excellent performer at car races both in Europe and Asia since he was a teenager. In 2010 he made history by becoming the first Chinese driver ever in F1, having been signed as the 3rd driver for the Renault F1 Team. 2011 was the year he became the first Chinese driver to compete in the Indy 500, and he subsequently took part in the IndyCar Sonoma Grand Prix, where he was the focus of interest for racing fans not only in China, but all over the world. Sponsoring Ho-Pin Tung’s participation in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia 2013 series forms part of Mouser’s global brand promotion strategy.
The Porsche Carrera Cup Asia series was launched in 2003, and is now finishing its eleventh year. This series is now, without question, one of the most prestigious racing series in the world , watched by over a million racing fans in many different countries, and attracting a great deal of attention from the media.
For more information, visit the Ho-pin Tung page on the Mouser.cn website:
http://www.mouser.cn/hopintung/.
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