A little while back we let you in on the exciting news that Rapid had won one of the top prizes from Kemppi for the European Kemppi Dealer competition, the prize being tickets to attend the F1 Grand Prix in Belgium.
Well, as all you F1 fans will know, that weekend has been and gone, and the lucky member of the Rapid team chosen to enjoy the prize and the fabulous experience was none other than Portsmouth based Richard Noyce.
We're very proud of the whole team at Rapid, and in the spirit of letting our customers know us all a little better, I bothered Richard with a little q & a to found out more out him ......
Our Richard - A worthy recipient of the Kemppi prize
Hi Richard. Your role at Rapid is Web Assistant, what does that entail and how did you get to be so bloody clever?
My job is to assist in the day to day running of our website. I am responsible for the adding/updating of all our products on the site, taking and editing pictures of our stock, creating graphics and banners for the website, and producing our monthly newsletter and monitoring our website traffic levels. The IT skills originated from when I got my first computer and a bit of a quest to learn all I could really. I also have a degree in computing.
What did you say when Roy presented you with the prize?
Not a lot really, it didn’t really sink in at the time. It is a really great gift for the work I’ve done on the website and greatly appreciated.
Clearly you're a bit of an F1 Fan. When/where/how did you get the bug?
I have always had an interest in cars and first got hooked on F1 after watching a race. From then on I’ve watched nearly every race probably from 10 - 11 years old. I only attended my first race this year at Budapest in Hungary, it was a great first race to go to, mainly due to the great fan atmosphere with so many different nationalities there, 30C + heat and Budapest making a great base/city break. Witnessing a Hamilton win, taking part in the post race track invasion and seeing the podium celebration was pretty incredible. I feel very lucky in getting the chance to attend my second race back to back.
How will you be getting to Belgium and who are you taking with you?
It will be myself and those generous folks from Kemppi. I will be taking a flight there
Do you plan on going to any other races in the future?
I would like to go to Barcelona for the Spanish grand prix and Monaco
Do you have any other hobbies, sporting or otherwise?
Aside from formula 1 I do have an interest in other sports like football, tennis, cricket. Other interests include computer games, films and spending time with family & friends
Do you do any welding?
Unfortunately not, Some welding skills would have been very useful with some of the old cars I’ve owned.
The best thing about Rapid ..... ?
The Rapid Experience!
Richard has taken some fab photos of his weekend at the Grand Prix, and we'll be posting those at a later date along with a report of the weekend - think meeting Pastor Maldonado from the Williams team and rubbing shoulders with other famous faces !
See you soon!