Trophy News from Libya………
Volkswagen and Audi Big Winners of 2nd Libya Motorshow Trophies
trophies & awards
“We are happy to be the winners of these trophies, this shows the confidence the public have in our products. (more…)
Trophy News from Los Angeles, CA…….
Baldwin Snags SCORE Trophy-Truck Crown
After all of the dust settled following the recent 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, the last man standing atop the podium with the crown of 2008 SCORE Desert Series Overall point champion was veteran Las Vegas racer B.J. Richardson.
Richardson, 43, a prominent Southern Nevada businessman and casino developer, drove the Las Vegas Dissemination Company Chevy-powered Bunderson open-wheel desert race car to the unlimited Class 1 season point title that also earned him the coveted 2008 SCORE Overall point championship as well. During the five-race season, he had second place class finishes at the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, the Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 and the SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 along with a 10th at the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 and a ninth in the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.
Racing in one of the two most competitive classes in the series, Richardson claimed the title with 414 total points. By finishing every mile of every race, Richardson also earned his first Toyota Milestone Award.
Richardson and all the 2008 SCORE Desert Series point champions will be honored Saturday during the annual SCORE Awards Night at Terrible’s Resort in Primm, Nev. The evening begins with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and the awards at 7:30 p.m.
In one of the closest overall point battles in the 35-year history of the world’s foremost desert racing series, Richardson won the overall crown by just three points over fellow Las Vegan B.J. Baldwin. Baldwin, 29, won the season point championship in the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division for the second time in three years in the No. 97 Baldwin Motorsports Chevy Silverado. Baldwin, whose father Bobby Baldwin finished ninth in the SCORE Trophy-Truck season points, earned his third consecutive Toyota Milestone Award.
After leading the SCORE Overall points much of the season, San Diego County racer Adam Pfankuch, 26, finished third overall while winning Class 1-2/1600 in a Mirage-VW with 403 season points. Pfankuch earned a Toyota Milestone Award as well as winning the $20,000 Volkswagen of America bonus for earning the most points of any VW-powered vehicle this season.
A total of just 36 points separated the top 10 in the final 2008 SCORE Overall point standings led by four drivers from Class 1, three from SCORE Trophy-Truck, two from Class 1-2/1600 and one from Class 5/1600.
SCORE points are based on starting and finishing as well as the number of starters in each class in every race.
“What an unbelievable season, especially when you consider I’ve been hanging around the desert for over 20 years,” said the soft-spoken Richardson. “This was a dream season, and we were able to stay consistent, finish every race and win Class 1 and the 2008 SCORE Overall point championship without winning a race. That goes to show you how competitive SCORE desert racing is in general and our class in particular. I can’t stay enough, though, about our entire Las Vegas Dissemination Company team, my teammate Pat Dean, our dear friend and sponsor John Gaughan, our co-driver T.J. Flores and the magnificent prep our cars get from Valley Performance in Las Vegas. Without all of the ingredients, we would have never won this championship.”
While this is Richardson’s first SCORE class point championship, it was Baldwin’s second and third for Pfankuch, who owns Powerbox Transaxles. Pfankuch was the second driver for two season point championship teams. He was the second driver for the title team in Class 1-2/1600 SCORE points both in 2003 (with Eric Allen) and in 2004 (with Brian Jeffrey). In 2004, the Jeffrey/Pfankuch tandem was also the SCORE Overall Point champions. This was the first season Pfankuch won a class title as driver of record.
While Baldwin drove the entire season solo, Pfankuch did almost the same, but had help from Steven Eugenio, El Centro, Calif., in both the Tecate SCORE Baja 500 and the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000.
Baldwin, was second in Laughlin, seventh in San Felipe and earned his third career SCORE Trophy-Truck race win at the Tecate SCORE Baja 500, slipped to 10th in Primm but kept his point lead and clinched the his second career title with a second at the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 in the marquee SCORE racing division for high-tech, 800-horsepower, unlimited production trucks. (more…)
Trophy news from Wichita Falls, TX
Forty years of memories can overwhelm a guy — especially when they rush back all at once.
When Walter Lee, 49, answered the phone in his Fort Walton Beach, Fla., home Thursday, he couldn’t believe his ears.
His grandfather’s beloved racing trophy — the one Lee was promised as a child — had finally been recovered.
Trophy News from Michigan
A wheelchair-bound Michigan teen got a special gift from one of his heroes over the weekend. Pat and Teresa Byrnes took their son Cody to the Michigan International Speedway so he could see his favorite driver, Carl Edwards, race. “Carl happened to be walking by and we gave him a thumbs up and Cody gave him a thumbs up and he saw his flag waiving on the back of Cody’s chair. And so he stopped, turned around and came back and he came over and he signed his wheelchair and he signed his shirt,” said Teresa Byrnes.
The Byrnes were already excited that Cody got to meet his hero, but they weren’t prepared for what Carl Edwards told Cody next. “He looked at him and he said, ‘Hey buddy, I’ll tell you, if I win that trophy today, now that’s if I win, I’ll give you that trophy‘,” Teresa recalled.
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Hawthorn Auto Trophy goes to Hamilton
London, England – Lewis Hamilton received the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy on Friday at the Motor Sports Association’s Night of Champions.
The trophy ceremony took place at the Roylan Automobile Club, Pall Mall, and included 150 guests representing the best of British motorsport.
Hamilton received a standing ovation from the crowd and chief executive of the Motor Sports Association, Colin Hilton, said Hamilton has “captured the imagination” of the public.
“His performances have given us a great platform on which to raise the profile and develop the sport in this country,” he said.
The Hawthorn Memorial Trophy recognises the most successful British or Commonwealth driver in the Formula One championship.
It was first presented in memory of Mike Hawthorn, Britain’s first Formula One World Champion in 1958, who died a year after his victory.
Hamilton is the first driver to win the trophy in his maiden year of Formula One and the 18th driver to receive the trophy.
Trophies News spotlights unique, handmade trophies presented at a recent motorsports competition.
Among the many cool things that set the 24 Hours of LeMons apart from other forms of motorsports are the trophies that go to the winners. In addition to sacks of nickels, beautiful handmade trophies are handed out to the teams who are top in their classes.
The LeMons is an event that is part endurance racing and part demolition derby. All cars are old models that must have a value of less than $500.
The creators of the event have created trophy categories for “Prayer of Winning”, “Spirit of Detroit”, “Heroic Fix” amongst others. At the awards presentations, classic trophy cups for winners are mixed with the unique handmade trophies.
Trophies News spotlights these award-winning cars
The new Fiat 500 is winning awards for the Fiat Group around the world. So, it’s not surprise that as the stylish new city car was scooping the prestigious Car of the Year 2008 title, two other Fiat models were also receiving awards.
In Brazil, the Fiat Grande Punto has been elected Carro do Ano 2008. It’s the most prestigious award in the Brazilian automotive industry.
And now the Fiat brand has brought home the coveted AUTOBEST 2008 award with its Linea model.
These join the many other trophies and awards that the Fiat 500 has received during the final months of 2007. These include Car of the Year 2008, Auto Europa 2008, EuroCarBody 2007, Auto Trophy, Fifth Gear Car of the Year, and CAR Car of the Year.
The Copperback is a sleek 1967 Mustang built by Jim and Mike Ring. It has been selected by Jack Roush as the national winner of the Goodguys’ 2007 “Ford in a Ford” award, which recognizes an outstanding Ford vehicle with Ford power.
This latest accolade adds to the Ring Brothers’ collection of trophies. Other trophies include the 2007 Street Machine of the Year award with their Reactor ’67 Mustang.
For the Ford in a Ford award, one vehicle is selected at each Goodguys national event around the country before a year-end winner is crowned.
Fiat model wins the “Autobest 2008″ Trophy
Last Friday, the Fiat Linea was voted “AUTOBEST 2008”. Trophies in several categories will be presented at an awards ceremony in Istabul, Turkey in February 2008.
Skoda Auto was voted “COMPANYBEST 2007” for the outstanding results announced by the company in the last years.
This year the “DESIGNBEST 2007” trophy will go to Patrick Le Quement, Chief Designer of Renault.
The seventh AUTOBEST AWARDS FESTIVITY will take place at the beginning of February 2007 in Istanbul, Turkey. Following the tradition, AUTOBEST International Jury grants the awards in different country every year. Last year, the awards festivity was held in Budapest, Hungary. Besides the AUTOBEST winners, attendees include top automotive industry execs from Europe, politicians, celebrities and sports stars.
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