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==Facilities== Prodrive had a facility at the former [[RAF Honiley]] airfield and [[LucasVarity]] proving ground near [[Wroxall, Warwickshire]], together with [[Marcos (automobile)|Marcos]] and [[TRW Automotive|TRW]].<ref name="Protest">[http://www.kenilworthweeklynews.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=698&ArticleID=1401259 Protest against Formula One plans]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} kenilworthweeklynews.co.uk - 24 March 2006</ref> In March 2006, Prodrive announced its intent to build a Β£200million, {{convert|200|acre|km2|1|adj=on}} motorsport facility called "The Fulcrum".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/4763590.stm New Formula One plans unveiled] BBC News - 1 March 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=35115 Prodrive plans Β£200m F1 facility] {{webarchive|url=http://wayback.vefsafn.is/wayback/20060304095631/http%3A//www.itv%2Df1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID%3D35115 |date=4 March 2006 }} itv-f1.com - 13 March 2006</ref> As of 3 August 2006, Prodrive has won the support of the [[Warwick (district)|Warwick District Council]] planning committee for development of The Fulcrum.<ref>[http://www.kenilworthweeklynews.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=698&ArticleID=1672236 Prodrive development approved]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} kenilworthweeklynews.co.uk - 3 August 2006</ref> The permission covers a highly advanced engineering research and development campus, a conference facility called the ''Catalyst Centre'' and new access road, a roundabout, infrastructure, parking and landscaping. The plans still have to be presented and agreed by the British government's [[Department for Communities and Local Government]]. There is local opposition against Prodrive's plans via the Fulcrum Prodrive Action Group (FPAG) to protect the rural nature of the community and the safety of the people that live within it.<ref name="Protest"/> In 2014 the site was sold to [[Jaguar Land Rover]].{{cn|date=May 2024}}
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