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WORLD SERIES OF OFF-ROAD RACING
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PO BOX 99, CRANDON, WI 54520
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For Immediate Release, November 6, 2006.
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BorgWarner Cup Displayed at 2K6
SEMA Show
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VEGAS, NV -- The most famous award in closed course off-road
racing, the BorgWarner Manufacturers’ Challenge Cup, was one of
the featured highlights of the 2006 SEMA Show.
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The $125,000 Cup was displayed in a
specially-prepared enclosed glass case at the Kumho Tire booth
on the automotive specialty products convention floor. The
BorgWarner Cup is awarded annually to the winner of the
BorgWarner World Championship Shootout at Crandon Raceway in
Crandon, WI, and Kumho is a sponsor of the 2006 winner, Scott
Douglas.
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Douglas spent much of the convention week signing
autographs and posing for pictures next to the handcrafted
sterling silver with 18-karat gold highlights trophy that stands
nearly four feet high. “It’s an amazing honor to have my name
on the BorgWarner Cup twice and I am also honored to be here at
the SEMA Show with the Cup where automotive fans from around the
world can see this magnificent trophy in person,” said
Douglas.
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The cup displayed at SEMA is the younger sibling of
the most famous trophy in all of racing, the coveted BorgWarner
Indianapolis 500 Trophy, presented annually to the Indy 500
winner. The BorgWarner Shootout race and the Cup, are exclusive
to the new Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR).
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"We appreciate the loan of the Cup for the Kumho
Tire booth at SEMA by BorgWarner Corporation, as well as the
assistance of both Crandon Raceway and WSORR officials to make
it all happen," said Mike Leverington, director of marketing,
Kumho Tires. "It was a first class effort all the way around,"
he said.
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The Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing has
established itself as a nationwide short course racing Series
with a three-year prime time SPEED Network television package
through the 2009 season. In addition to a three-year Lucas Oil
title sponsorship, the Forest County Potawatomi Community (FCP)
will receive additional World Series presenting rights as part
of a major sponsorship package, also for three years.
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The BorgWarner Manufacturers’ Challenge Cup is
enroute to Carter, WI, for display and presentation during the
“Night of Champions” banquet on November 11, at the Forest
County Potawatomi Indian Springs Lodge. Scott Douglas, a member
of the Amsoil-Kumho Super Team, will receive the BorgWarner
“King of Off-Road Racing” Championship Drivers Award and a World
Championship ring, among other prizes, for his success during
the 2006 Labor Day weekend World Championships at Crandon
Raceway. Many other 2006 champion racers will be honored at
the banquet including 2006 Crandon World Champions in 11
classes, 2006 Lucas Oil CORR Series champions in eight
divisions, as well as special year-end racer awards.
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Douglas is the only
active driver in closed course racing to have his name attached
to the famous BorgWarner Cup twice. He previously won the event
in 1997. The 13th annual BorgWarner Shootout will be held
September 2, 2007 at Crandon Raceway following the final WSORR
points racing events (Rounds XV and XIV) and is the final race
of the 2007 Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing season.
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