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b'Clive Bowen is a man truly shaped by his early career experiences; from his days at Rolls Royce to his years working with a large Saudi group before entering into the world of motor racing and him emerging as a world leader in building Racing Resorts around the world:\\n\\xa0\\nKey Highlights\\nStudying mechanical engineering and landing first job at Rolls Royce (Aerospace)\\xa0\\nMoving on to Wright Machinery (PPM). Amazing experience serving clients in Middle East \\u2013 commencement of project management responsibility\\xa0\\nMiddle East stories from late 80s. A territory which changed dramatically each year for 20 years.\\xa0\\nGreat Lessons and stories from running Haldir Ltd., a division of a Saudi group for nine years. Commencement of the \\u2018always under promise and over deliver\\u2019 mantra\\n1997, meeting Paul Berger in Dubai and various other motorsports luminaries. Entry into the motorsport industry, initially as a hobby, then as a profession\\nPitching Dubai Autodrome for four years with Paul Berger. Cutting a deal with Union Properties, working with HOK Sports (now Populous). First design for a track and masterplan for a venue\\nWest Surrey Racing days - six years in Touring cars with MG \\u2013 even becoming \\u2018team principal\\u2019 of the Junior MG BTCC team\\xa0that launched the career of Colin Turkington\\nDubai Autodrome stories; how it evolved as a major property development\\xa0\\nNext Apex project in Iceland and how 2008/09 financial crisis killed it\\nDevelopment of first "Race Resort", Hampton Downs Motorsports Park, New Zealand\\xa0\\nVarious Karting design and construction projects in Middle East\\xa0\\nHerman Tilke, mutual respect - positioning Apex purposely below his F1 tracks\\xa0\\nDifference in company philosophy: Tilke \\u2018race circuit focus\\u2019 vs \\u2018venue with a race circuit inside\\u2019 focus for Apex\\xa0\\nPragmatic approach to developing leads in the industry: 1 in 100 chance a lead turns into a construction project; Apex has had over 2000 inquiries, 200 project codes, turned into 20 construction projects. Typical five years lead time\\xa0from enquiry to venue\\nDifference between a race drivers point of view vs a designer\'s on what constitutes a great track\\xa0\\nWhat makes an ultimate race track?\\nRace Resort Projects in China\\nInsights into the new Miami F1 track\\nPotential new Race Resort in South East Asia\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nAbout Clive Bowen\\nI established Apex Circuit Design Ltd in 1997 and developed it to become a world-leader in the field of motor race circuit design, engineering and master planning. My team and I design cost-effective, relevant, multi revenue, multi-use motorsport based entertainment destinations.In 2009 we were appointed the FIA Institute Facilities Advisory Partner on a multi-year contract to support projects which are grant funded by the FIA Motor Sport Development Fund. Our service is to provide commercially and environmentally sustainable master plan designs for race destinations anywhere in the World.We pride ourselves on creating exciting, interesting and commercially viable race track designs and currently have projects on 5 continents.Our master planning services are accepted as among the World\'s finest. We are considered the de facto choice for commercial developers even in today\'s harsh economic climate.We aim to meet the future needs of environmentally sustainable developments whilst also supporting and nurturing motorsport from the grass roots to the highest levelsSpecialties: Race Circuit Design (Road course, street circuit, temporary circuit), Motor Sport Destination design, Entertainment Destination design, Master Planning services, Motor Sport event management, Motor Sport operational management, Motor Sport sustainability consultancy, Motor Sport environmental consultancy.Please review our website at www.apexcircuitdesign.com for further information.\\n\\xa0\\nFollow us\\xa0on our social sites for the latest updatesInstagram:\\xa0https://www.instagram.com/sportsentrepreneurs/Facebook:\\xa0https://www.facebook.com/marcusluerpodcastLinkedIn:\\xa0https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-entrepreneurs'