Eibach—THE WILL TO WIN
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Eibach—THE WILL TO WIN
MOTORSPORT Eibach—THE WILL TO WIN For immediate release: Corona, Calif. (September 25, 2012) FIA World Rally Championship Latvala Claims Emphatic Victory for Ford at Wales Rally GB WALES (September 16, 2012) Ford World Rally Team drivers Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila won the Wales Rally GB for the second consecutive season. The Finns won this 10th round of the FIA World Rally Championship by 27.8 seconds in a Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car, securing their seventh world rally victory after three days of competition through slippery Welsh forests. Team-mates Petter Solberg and Chris Patterson provided further celebration for the Ford squad by claiming third in another Fiesta RS WRC after a thrilling final day battle. Solberg swapped places with the competition through virtually every speed test in today’s third leg, eventually missing out on second by just 0.9sec after 19 special stages and 324.92km of action. V8 Supercar Championship Lowndes and Luff Celebrate Historic Career Wins at Dick Smith Sandown 500 VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA (August 26, 2012) - TeamVodafone secured its ninth consecutive race victory as Craig Lowndes and Warren Luff won the Dick Smith Sandown 500, with teammates Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell also on the podium after finishing the 500km endurance dual third. While both TeamVodafone co-drivers held their start positions off the line, Luff gained three positions by Lap 15 and Dumbrell seven, to be sitting third and 12th respectively. The TeamVodafone co-drivers opted to double stint in their respective Holden’s and after two very quick first pitstops, Luff moved into second and Dumbrell gained another six positions. Dumbrell claimed another two positions before making a charge for teammate Luff on Lap 62. The #1 driver succeeded and moved into second. With the race leader pitting on Lap 72, Luff came in on the following lap to hand the wheel to Lowndes. Another quick stop by the TeamVodafone pitcrew put the Eibach Springs adorned #888 out in front of race leader. Pitting on Lap 74, Dumbrell and Whincup executed an almost perfect driver change and the #1 Commodore merged onto the track in front of the competition to assume the race lead. Maintaining their positions as the race progressed, Whincup ran off track briefly on lap 140 after locking a wheel, opening the door for Lowndes to take the race lead. With three laps to go, Whincup was battling to hold second from a charging Mark Winterbottom, the Ford driver lunged up the inside of Whincup at Turn 9 pushing the TeamVodafone driver wide and back into third place. Lowndes greeted the checkered flag to secure his 87th career win while Luff celebrated his first V8 Supercar race win. Whincup remains 32 points ahead in the V8 Supercars Championship points standings with Lowndes now third on 2353 points. Continued #1 Choice of Motorsport Champions and Automotive Enthusiasts Worldwide! Booth#23265 Booth#1849 Eibach Springs, Inc. I 264 Mariah Circle I Corona, CA 92879 I USA T+1 951-256-8300 I F+1 951-256-8333 sales@eibach.com Booth#1925 1-800-222-8811 I eibach.com MOTORSPORT China Rally Championship Skoda RedBull Successfully Defend CRC Beijing BEIJING, CHINA (August 26, 2012) - After three days, nine stages, and 683.2km of fierce competition, the SVW Skoda Red Bull Rally Team finished the CRC Beijing Huairou event with the National Cup 2WD group championship. The Eibach Springs supported team continues to lead the team standing due to Niall and Jiang Zhiyang’s excellent performance. In SS1, the super special stage of the first day, the British driver Niall made a fantastic lap time of 59.90 seconds, to be the only driver in the national group car to run under one minute, he also won the honor of lap-winner of the National Cup. On Saturday, Niall Mchea kept a very good pace, even overtaking many 4WD group cars, and achieved a fantastic stage time. Jiang Zhiyang also had a steady performance, as he followed Wangxiang and kept the third position of the National Cup 2WD group. Jiang Zhiyang finished all the super stages with a runner-up in the National Cup 2WD group. After the whole event, Jiang zhiyang/Xie zhijiang got 11 points and Niall also took 3 points for the winning of the first leg. The SVW Skoda Photo: Mike Spivey Redbull Rally team continues to lead the team standings. United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS) Gustin Powers to USMTS Casey’s Cup Points Lead with Two Races Remaining SPRING VALLEY, MN (September 20, 2012) - Ryan Gustin regained the USMTS Casey’s Cup points lead on Thursday evening after posting a runner-up finish in his Eibach Springs adorned #19R during the opening round of the 14th Annual Featherlite Fall Jamboree at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minnesota. Gustin moved into the second position from his eighth place starting spot on lap 16 and began working his way closer to the leader. With five laps remaining in the 35-lapper, Gustin narrowed the gap when the pack encountered lap traffic and took a look to the inside of the leader before settling for second. Although Gustin settled for the runner-up paycheck, his finish was good enough to leapfrog Stormy Scott for the points lead in the USMTS Casey’s Cup Series while the Eibach Springs equipped #20 of Rodney Sanders finished fourth to close the gap on Scott, but lost ground to Gustin. The top 3 are separated by just 29 points going into the final two nights of racing. Eibach Springs Heat Race Winner: Clayton Wagamon SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Thorn Wins Fifth SPEARS SRL Race of 2012 at Las Vegas LAS VEGAS, NV (September 13, 2012)- SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour points leader Derek Thorn won his fifth SRL event of 2012, and fourth in the last five races, winning Saturday’s “Century Boatland 125” at the Las Vegas Bullring. Thorn took quick-time for the fifth time this season after posting a 14.584 second lap around the 3/8ths mile venue series aboard Bryon Campell’s Eibach Springs equipped #43 Four Star Fruit / Hronis Racing Ford. A nine car invert placed Thorn ninth on the grid for the 125 lap race. The Lakeport, CA native took his time working through the field, cracking the top-five by lap 30 before taking the lead on lap 45. With still 80 laps remaining, the race wasn’t settled yet as Thorn passed slower lapped traffic. A caution with 25 laps to go set up a possible battle between Thorn and the second place runner in points but Thorn showed off the setup and pulled away to a comfortable 1.3 second advantage at the finish. The victory is Thorn’s 10th career win in the series and gives him a 49 point advantage in the series standings with just two races remaining. Thorn’s victory also assures him an even further advantage in the National Sunoco Driven Challenge national points with a 33 point lead, where the winner will earn a NASCAR K&N Pro Series test with Joe Gibbs Racing. NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Belletto Racing Captures Win and Runner-Up Finish in Stockton 99 Twin 50’s STOCKTON, CA (September 15, 2012)Jeff Belletto scored a victory and Nic Belletto recorded a second place finish in the NASCAR Late Model Twin 50 feature events at Stockton 99 Speedway in Stockton, California. The event day began with the team car of Steve Belletto setting fast time around the 1/4 mile oval to sit atop the final qualifying order for the competitive Late Model field. In the first feature event of the night, Nic Belletto took the green flag and made his way forward during the 50 lap race to secure a strong second place finish in his Eibach Springs equipped Chevrolet Impala. For the second feature, Jeff Belletto started fifth and quickly made his way to the top spot on lap 8 before leading the rest of the way en route to his fifth Late Model event win of the 2012 season. Continued #1 Choice of Motorsport Champions and Automotive Enthusiasts Worldwide! Booth#23265 Booth#1849 Eibach Springs, Inc. I 264 Mariah Circle I Corona, CA 92879 I USA T+1 951-256-8300 I F+1 951-256-8333 sales@eibach.com Booth#1925 1-800-222-8811 I eibach.com MOTORSPORT World of Outlaws Late Models Moyer Celebrates Pair of Runner-Up Efforts with World of Outlaws BATESVILLE, AR (September 19, 2012)- Billy Moyer and his famed #21 team traveled to the states of Illinois and Missouri on September 14 and 15 for a pair of World of Outlaws Late Model Series battles. On Friday night at the tiny Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Illinois, Moyer laid down the sixth quickest lap during the qualifying session prior to winning his heat race. After drawing the third starting spot before the $12,000 to win ‘Photobilly 50,’ the Batesville, Arkansas standout moved up to second to finish on the podium. At the Federated Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Missouri on Saturday evening, a $10,000 top prize was on the line in the annual running of the ‘Pepsi Nationals.’ Moyer timed in fourth fastest in qualifying and once again won his loaded heat race in his Eibach Springs equipped Late Model. “Mr. Smooth,” who started seventh on the grid in the 55-lapper, advanced all the way up to second to nab yet another runner-up performance. CONVENTIONAL PLATINUM COIL-OVER FIA World Endurance Championship Audi’s Le Mans Winning Trio Extends Lead of Championship Standings in Brazil SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (September Dirtstarphotos.com 15, 2012) Le Mans winners Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer, and Benoît Tréluyer finished as the runners-up in the Eibach Springs equipped Audi R18 e-tron quattro in front of their team-mates Lucas di Grassi, Tom Kristensen, and Allan McNish in the fifth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at São Paulo, Brazil. The second place effort ended an Audi string of sports car victories which had begun in March. With a 4.5-point advantage, the Le Mans winners traveled to the South American round and the trio are going home with 7.5 points more to their tally than their immediate rivals. XT BARREL OFF ROAD BUMP STOPS #1 Choice of Motorsport Champions and Automotive Enthusiasts Worldwide! Booth#23265 Booth#1849 Eibach Springs, Inc. 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