WOMEN’S NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUB CRAWLEY WASPS IS DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE EX F1 DRIVER AND THE ORIGINAL ‘STIG’ FROM TOP GEAR PERRY MCCARTHY JOINS AS CO OWNER AND COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR
WOMEN’S NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUB CRAWLEY WASPS IS DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE EX F1 DRIVER AND THE ORIGINAL ‘STIG’ FROM TOP GEAR PERRY MCCARTHY JOINS AS CO OWNER AND COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR
Crawley Wasps have been inspired by the heroic successes of the England lionesses and are totally focused on promotion from playing in Tier 3 to moving up to the FA Women’s Championship.
Now with Chairman Jack Ayles and Perry McCarthy at the helm, Crawley’s dream is getting closer to becoming a reality.
As well as being an excellent team, Perry and Jack are family friends and have been for as long as the Wasps Chairman can remember: “We have a great relationship and I still have a signed photo of him driving at the Le Mans 24 hours that he gave me when I was only 8 years old! Perry is a bit of a legend within the world of motor racing having overcome huge odds to make it to Formula One. He’s now bringing that same determination, enthusiasm, and incredible commercial experience to make sure we bring Championship football to Crawley’’ said Chairman Jack Ayles
Last season, Wasps finished strongly under Manager Dan Logue and now the Wasps from their new home at Horsham’s Camping World Community Stadium are looking to do even better as Perry McCarthy explains:
‘I am still smiling that Jack has presented me with this fantastic opportunity to be a central part of Crawley Wasps and its story going forward. He has done such an incredible job in building and bringing the team to a leading position within Tier 3, and now I am fully engaged alongside him and our great players to help deliver all the commercial backing and resources they require to fulfil their ambitions of promotion soon. There are so many similarities to motor racing such as focus and teamwork but it’s also about heart and personality and I know we have that throughout the team. I’m looking forward to this adventure and to developing our fan base and partnerships. C’mon Wasps’’!
Additional information
Crawley Wasps FC is a multi-age group women’s football club from West Sussex with teams ranging from as young as under-11 to the senior first-team which plays in the third tier of Women’s football, playing in the FA Women’s National League Premier Division, where this season they will take on teams such as Watford, Portsmouth and Ipswich Town.
Crawley Wasps was founded in 1991 and have been essential in the successful growth of girls’ football in the West Sussex region as well as helping to pioneer the development of ladies and girls’ football in the south of England, through being a founding member of the Sussex County Women and Girls’ Football League in 2002-03.
New co-owner Perry McCarthy. At the age of 18, Perry had a dream of becoming a Formula One racing driver and it was his talent, drive and determination that took him from working on North Sea Oil Rigs, to Formula Ford Champion and onward to Grand Prix racing. After, Perry raced for several manufacturer works teams in the GT World Championship with five visits to the famous Le Mans 24 hours before publishing is best-selling autobiography ‘Flat Out Flat Broke’ and then going on to become the first ‘Stig’ on BBC Top Gear.