Formula UCLan: Avant Garde Tests

Below is some further development of the Formula UCLan logo. I have decided on using Avant Garde Gothic:

I think the alternative ligatures in Avant Garde Gothic work really well for this brief. Above I have tried some italic variations to try and get across some sort of movement within the logo. I don't feel they were as strong as the non-italic versions, but with the alternative ligatures I get the best of both worlds. I am undecided as to what works better, the bold or normal weight styles of this alternative logo so I am going to develop both styles and pitch them to the client to decide.