The World Heli Challenge is one of the most extreme action sports events known to man. The annual competition features the absolute best skiers and snowboarders on the planet going head to head in a backcountry freestyle competition like no other. Coming this August, these all-stars will be dropping out of helicopters to test their mettle on slopes seldom touched by any other individuals.

New for 2012 is the exciting partnership between organizers of the World Heli Challenge and the technological innovators at ION Worldwide. ION is the international consumer electronics company responsible for the cutting edge personal camera system known as the ION AIR PRO Wi-Fi camera. ION AIR PRO cameras provide action sports enthusiasts with high-quality, compact cameras that can go just about anywhere. ION takes their offering to the next level by employing cutting edge technology that allows the cameras to simultaneously upload to the the user’s cloud storage, as well as share on Facebook, YouTube and email.

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The Fastest Race at Brands Hatch This Year!

Campos Racing team has joined forces with global consumer electronics company, ION Worldwide to bring high definition footage of the weekend's event at Brands Hatch to viewers first hand.

The Campos Racing Team will have the latest ION AIR PRO cameras inside the racing cars for the F3 European Open races starting from Brands Hatch. The European F3 Open Championship is returning to Brands Hatch for the fourth time in 2012, with budding F1 stars all keen to show their pace as the midpoint of the season approaches. The International GT Open series also headlines, with its usual mix of supercar exotica from Ferrari, Porsche, Aston Martin and more all set to do battle around the Brands Hatch GP circuit.

Taking place on Friday 13th-Sunday 15th July, the three day extravaganza opens from 8am each day with practice races and qualifying taking place on the Friday with races on the Saturday and Sunday. Content and images can be found on the iontheaction.com website.

ION has signed a commitment to sponsor the Campos Racing Team for the remaining events in 2012 taking place in France, Hungary, Italy and Spain.

Campos Racing Team Owner, Adrian Campos comments:"We are excited to bring ION on board as a partner. The quality of the product is a perfect match for generating amazing extreme sports footage at a fast pace.We are thrilled to have the opportunity to use this leading camera technology to showcase the skills of the Campos Racing Team across the UK."

Giovanni Tomaselli, CEO of ION Worldwide comments,"Partnering with Campos allows us to test our cameras at the F3, a well-known yearly event within the industry. We are pleased to have the opportunity to showcase our new products at Brands Hatch this weekend and hope for some stunning footage to share afterwards".

About Campos Racing
After retiring from racing, Campos formed his own team at the end of 1997, under the name Campos Motorsport. In 1998 the team began by competing in the new Open Fortuna by Nissan, with Marc Gené and Antonio García as drivers. Gené won the championship and García finished fifth, with Campos taking the teams title. Gené stepped up to Formula One in 1999, and his place in the team was taken by karting driver Fernando Alonso. Alonso went on to win the Euro Open Movistar by Nissan as it was renamed, with García finishing fifth again and Campos retaining the teams title. With Alonso moving onto International Formula 3000, García led the team in 2000, winning the championship and also helping Campos to win a third consecutive teams title. The series became the World Series by Nissan in 2002.
After the 2008 season., In 2009, Campos was awarded a Formula One entry for his team to race in the 2010 season, originally under the Campos Grand Prix name, but the name was soon changed to Campos Meta. After financial struggles, the team was bought out in February 2010 by investment group, who renamed it Hispania Racing, today HRT.

About the ION AIR PRO
Designed for professionals and consumers alike, the aerodynamic, lightweight and easy-to-use ION AIR PRO Wi-Fi camera features a number of significant industry firsts, including Wi-Fi connectivity and free cloud storage. The unique ION PODZ system - thin, circular discs that attach onto the back of the basic camera, adding virtually no weight or volume-extends the capabilities of the ION AIR PRO. With the ION Wi-Fi PODZ and ION app, users can control camera functions and settings, view the action as it happens as a livestream, and replay or immediately upload footage to Facebook, YouTube, or share it via email.