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Team Mopar's Hubinette Seeks Return to Winner's Circle at Road Atlanta
Team Mopar driver Samuel Hübinette owns a series-high nine career Formula Drift (FD) wins, yet the two-time champion (2004, 2006) hasn't visited the top spot on the podium since his triumph in the June 2007 FD West Virginia event. The "Crazy Swede" will look to return to his winning ways and bring home his 10th career victory this weekend at the FD Round Two: Proving Ground battle. The event is scheduled for May 8–9 at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga.
Hübinette and his NuFormz Racing team, led by owner Shaun Carlson, came close to claiming that 10th triumph in 2008, seizing two runner-up finishes on the way to the second spot in the final FD point standings. Hübinette also came oh-so-close to a win in the 2009 FD season-opener at Long Beach, Calif., posting another runner-up outing.
The Atlanta venue has been a successful one for Hübinette, as the Team Mopar veteran prevailed in the first-ever FD event at Atlanta in 2004, repeated in 2005 and added a runner-up showing in 2006. Hübinette says he hopes to break his winless stint and mark a third "W" in his Road Atlanta win column next weekend.
"I'm really hungry to get back in the winner's circle," said Hübinette, currently second in the FD standings. "We're changing a few things on the Mopar Dodge Viper SRT10® to adapt the car to the Road Atlanta layout. I've had several podium finishes at Road Atlanta, so I have some confidence heading into battle. It's a track you can take some chances at because there isn't a wall right next to the course, as there is at many stops on our schedule. It doesn't cost as much if you mess up."
Following the Road Atlanta appearance, Hübinette is scheduled to assume the cockpit of his new Mopar Drift Dodge Challenger, powered by a Mopar Sprint Car engine with an A8 block, at the Round Three event in June at Wall Speedway in New Jersey. As with the Viper, Hübinette's Challenger will run on BFGoodrich Tires.
Hübinette will also participate in a special Mopar/BFGoodrich autograph session on Saturday, May 9, during the "Half Time" break following the Round of 32 eliminations. Fans can meet the "Crazy Swede" in person and also register to win a number of prizes. One first-prize winner will receive a copy of Hübinette's "Drift Ya Later" DVD, two passes to the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, and a Mopar/BFG "pride pack" containing a t-shirt, hat, keychain and more. Two second-place winners will receive a "Drift Ya Later" DVD, a t-shirt and hat.
The prize drawings will take place immediately following the autograph session. All drawing winners are automatically registered for the Grand Prize season-end drawing for three Mopar Performance Gauges and a set of BFGoodrich Tires.
The Formula Drift Round Two: Proving Ground event is scheduled for May 8–9 at Road Atlanta. For more information on the Formula Drift Series, including event ticket information, log on to http://www.formuladrift.com.
Team Mopar driver Samuel Hübinette owns a series-high nine career Formula Drift (FD) wins, yet the two-time champion (2004, 2006) hasn't visited the top spot on the podium since his triumph in the June 2007 FD West Virginia event. The "Crazy Swede" will look to return to his winning ways and bring home his 10th career victory this weekend at the FD Round Two: Proving Ground battle. The event is scheduled for May 8–9 at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga.
Hübinette and his NuFormz Racing team, led by owner Shaun Carlson, came close to claiming that 10th triumph in 2008, seizing two runner-up finishes on the way to the second spot in the final FD point standings. Hübinette also came oh-so-close to a win in the 2009 FD season-opener at Long Beach, Calif., posting another runner-up outing.
The Atlanta venue has been a successful one for Hübinette, as the Team Mopar veteran prevailed in the first-ever FD event at Atlanta in 2004, repeated in 2005 and added a runner-up showing in 2006. Hübinette says he hopes to break his winless stint and mark a third "W" in his Road Atlanta win column next weekend.
"I'm really hungry to get back in the winner's circle," said Hübinette, currently second in the FD standings. "We're changing a few things on the Mopar Dodge Viper SRT10® to adapt the car to the Road Atlanta layout. I've had several podium finishes at Road Atlanta, so I have some confidence heading into battle. It's a track you can take some chances at because there isn't a wall right next to the course, as there is at many stops on our schedule. It doesn't cost as much if you mess up."
Following the Road Atlanta appearance, Hübinette is scheduled to assume the cockpit of his new Mopar Drift Dodge Challenger, powered by a Mopar Sprint Car engine with an A8 block, at the Round Three event in June at Wall Speedway in New Jersey. As with the Viper, Hübinette's Challenger will run on BFGoodrich Tires.
Hübinette will also participate in a special Mopar/BFGoodrich autograph session on Saturday, May 9, during the "Half Time" break following the Round of 32 eliminations. Fans can meet the "Crazy Swede" in person and also register to win a number of prizes. One first-prize winner will receive a copy of Hübinette's "Drift Ya Later" DVD, two passes to the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, and a Mopar/BFG "pride pack" containing a t-shirt, hat, keychain and more. Two second-place winners will receive a "Drift Ya Later" DVD, a t-shirt and hat.
The prize drawings will take place immediately following the autograph session. All drawing winners are automatically registered for the Grand Prize season-end drawing for three Mopar Performance Gauges and a set of BFGoodrich Tires.
The Formula Drift Round Two: Proving Ground event is scheduled for May 8–9 at Road Atlanta. For more information on the Formula Drift Series, including event ticket information, log on to http://www.formuladrift.com.