[September 16, 2014]

Mouser-Sponsored Race Team Revs Up for Lone Star Le Mans

Mouser Electronics, Inc., a leading engineering resource and global distributor of semiconductors and electronic components, is gearing up to support the 2014 Rebellion Racing Team at the Circuit of the Americas Lone Star Le Mans race set for September 18-20 in Austin, Texas.

Mouser Electronics and LEMO will sponsor the 2014 Rebellion Racing team at the Circuit of the Americas Lone Star Le Mans race set for September 18-20 in Austin, TX.(Photo: Business Wire)

Mouser is sponsoring the 2014 Rebellion Racing team, along with LEMO, a global leader in the design and production of precision custom connection solutions. The team's primary sponsor is Rebellion, a Swiss manufacturer of high-end watches. Racing a pair of Rebellion R-One Toyota LMP1 cars, the team is competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).

Rebellion Racing won the FIA Endurance LMP1 Team Trophy in 2012 and 2013, and is currently leading the 2014 classification. Rebellion Racing recorded many successes in the USA; the Swiss team won the American fall endurance classic, "Petit Le Mans" in 2012 and 2013 on top of podium finishes at Sebring 12 Hours, Laguna Seca and Long Beach.

Mouser employees enjoyed a special event last week during a "pit stop" visit from the Rebellion team and one of the racecars at the distributor's worldwide headquarters in the D/FW Metroplex.

"We are very excited to be able to partner with LEMO and Rebellion Racing and show them some Texas hospitality during race week," said Todd McAtee, Mouser Electronics' Vice President of Business Development. "In racing, the technology is advancing faster than ever before, which aligns with Mouser's commitment of being the distributor known for introducing the newest products and latest technologies. The Circuit of the America's course blends the spirit of Le Mans with the most competitive sports car racing in North America and adds a Texas flair."

During June, the team ran two Rebellion R-One cars on the Le Mans course, known as the "Grand Prix of Endurance" in France, to finish 1^st in the LMP1-L class and 4^th overall in the famed race. The team had the distinction of being the top finishing non-factory team, with driver Nico Prost driving across the finish just behind Audi and Toyota while managing to be well ahead of two LMP1 entries from Porsche. It was the team's third top-six finish in four consecutive years.

Racing is all about speed and endurance, and Mouser sees the racing sponsorships as an innovative way to communicate its performance-driven business model and promote the newest technologies and how they impact the high-tech world of auto racing. Every advanced, sophisticated component that goes into a race car is all about precision and gaining a performance edge out on the track. Car racing is the perfect vehicle to build top-of-mind awareness for Mouser and its industry-leading manufacturers.

Mouser distributes LEMO's products, including a wide range of push-pull circular connectors and module connector solutions. Known for exceptional quality and reliability, LEMO connectors are ideal for harsh environment, medical equipment, test and measurement instrumentation, telecommunications, audio-video, and other applications.

With its broad product line and unsurpassed customer service, Mouser caters to design engineers and buyers by delivering What's Next in advanced technologies. Mouser offers customers 20 global support locations and stocks the world's widest selection of the latest semiconductors and electronic components for the newest design projects. Mouser Electronics' website is updated many times per day and searches more than 10 million products to locate over 4 million orderable part numbers available for easy online purchase. Mouser.com also houses an industry-first interactive catalog, data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information, and engineering tools.

About Mouser Electronics

Mouser Electronics, a subsidiary of TTI, Inc., is part of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway family of companies. Mouser is an award-winning, authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor, focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies to electronic design engineers and buyers. Mouser.com features more than 4 million products online from more than 500 manufacturers. Mouser publishes multiple catalogs per year providing designers with up-to-date data on the components now available for the next generation of electronic devices. Mouser ships globally to more than 400,000 customers in 170 countries from its 492,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility south of Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit http://www.mouser.com.

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