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Formula 1’s Vettel Receives Germany’s Highest Sports Award

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Two-time reigning Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel received Germany’s highest sports award on Friday. Vettel, 24, received the silver bay laurel leaf from acting German President Horst Seehofer at a ceremony in Berlin.

“You may know that I like to collect trophies. The silver bay laurel leaf is something special you don’t get every year, possibly only once in your life. This is a big honor,” Vettel said after receiving the award. Seehofer praised Vettel’s “rapid career” and added: “You have shown that you have a strong character. Despite all the success, you have remained down to earth.”

Vettel became the youngest F1 champion in 2010 and the youngest to repeat the feat last season. The only other German driver to get the award is record world champion Michael Schumacher. The Red Bull driver Vettel came to Berlin from preseason testing in Barcelona. The 2012 season starts on March 18 in Australia, with Vettel aiming to become only the third driver to win three F1 title trophies in a row, the others being Juan Manuel Fangio and Schumacher. (DPA)

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Michael Epps Wins Four Trophies

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Michael Epps received four awards during the recent 750 Motor Club Awards Evening in recognition of his sensational 2011 Formula Vee campaign. At the awards ceremony in Stratford Upon Avon, the Hertfordshire teenager was awarded a host of trophies in front of a crowd of over 200 people, including Motorsport legends, media and fellow racers.

Epps picked up his trophy for finishing runner-up in the Vee Championship, as well as the Top Rookie award, two separate trophies as he was won the Antim Rookie award, the Fred Matthews Memorial Trophy and the Best Prepared Car award. Epps also received £250 worth of Tengtools vouchers.

Epps said: “I’m delighted! I knew I definitely had two awards tonight but the other two I had no idea about. Someone had to help me hold all my trophies!”

The evening was a huge boost for Epps, who is currently trying to get the budget together to compete in the 2012 Formula Renault BARC Championship.

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BCRA Banquet Rewards McQueen Racing

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Having clinched the Bay Cities Racing Association Dirt championship prior to the final BCRA Dirt race — becoming the first female to win a major Midget championship, Shannon McQueen collected her championship accolades and trophies at the BCRA awards banquet in Stockton, CA on January 28.??In addition to decisively claiming the BCRA Dirt driver and Dirt car owner’s titles, McQueen also claimed fourth overall in driver’s points and sixth overall in owner’s points, as well as receiving the best appearing car award.

In 13 BCRA races, McQueen finished in the Top 10 every race, with 12 Top five runs, including a feature victory at Marysville Raceway Park on April 16, five Heat race wins, Trophy Dash win and two fast time awards, including a new track record at Silver Dollar Speedway (August 5). McQueen amassed six second-place trophies and nine Top 3 runs. ??In addition to McQueen’s finishes, McQueen Racing also had a pair of Top 5 runs by 2012 McQueen Racing Chili Bowl teammates Michelle Decker and Harli White.

McQueen Racing would like to thank all of our wonderful sponsors: Lucas Oil Products, K&N Filters, Simpson Race Products, JE Piston Company, Rod End Supply, Advanced Racing Suspensions, Eibach Springs, Ruth Engineering, Jet-Hot Performance Coatings, Butler Built Seating Systems, American Fabrication, West Evans Motorsports and Esslinger Racing Engines by Duane McQueen.

Visit www.shannonmcqueen.com for more information on McQueen Racing. McQueen Racing will kick off their 2012 campaign on March 23-24 in USAC-Western States Midget action at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, CA as part of the Mini Gold Cup featuring the World of Outlaws. McQueen Racing’s 2012 racing schedule will be posted soon.

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Tulsa Shootout a Winner for Lemley

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

Washington driver Brock Lemley picked up two Golden Driller championship trophies and Bixby driver Kevin Bayer went home with a victory during Saturday night’s Tulsa Shootout feature events at the QuikTrip Center. Bayer held on for 25 laps to win the non-wing A class feature on the indoor fifth-mile clay oval.

Bayer started on the pole with Broken Arrow driver Donnie Ray Crawford on his outside. Crawford briefly jumped out front before the yellow flag waved. On the restart Bayer wheeled out front and drove to victory. Crawford, a six-time shootout trophies champion, fell back as the race wore on allowing Chris Andrews, Harlan Hulsey, Zeke Lewis and Koen Shaw to get by. Crawford finished sixth.

Lemley earned his first shootout title in the 1200cc Mini Sprint main and had little trouble leading all 10 laps from his pole starting position. Derek Hollywood chased Lemley the final 10 laps but had to turn back a challenge from third-place finisher Jim Scanior near the halfway point to retain the runner-up position.

Lemley had a little help on the way to victory in the Non-Wing Outlaw main. Lemley was running third when the first, second and fourth-place cars tangled in turn one on lap 13 and ended up in the wall. Somehow Lemley drove through the crash unscathed and inherited the lead on the restart. Lemley led the final laps to victory over Broken Arrow driver Jonathan Beason.

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IRC Drivers’ Trophy Awarded to Andreas

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Andreas Mikkelsen collected his 2011 Intercontinental Rally Challenge winning drivers’ trophy at the official end of season gala prize giving ceremony in Paris last night, and revealed that his title winning achievement with Skoda UK Motorsport didn’t sink in until a week after the final round in Cyprus.

“Straight after Rally Cyprus I went to London for a big media event and there have been things happening all the time ever since,” said Andreas. “When I eventually returned to Norway I was alone at home for a couple of days and watched the rally videos on YouTube. Only after I saw what we had done on-line did winning the IRC drivers’ title really begin to sink in!”

The IRC Awards took place at the stunning Maison des Arts et Métiers, where Andreas and co-driverOla Fløene were presented with their trophies. It had been a fantastic season for the pair who, in their first full season in the IRC and their first with Skoda UK, led the last six rounds of the series, won the final two rallies and set fastest time on an unequaled 38 special stages.

In addition to the receiving the trophies, Andreas attended a number of media engagements during his visit to Paris, including a meeting with Olivier Fisch (Eurosport Managing Director) and Laurent-Eric Le Lay (Eurosport Chairman), and enjoyed a tour of the Eurosport headquarters. He also signed 200 IRC Yearbooks, which were distributed to guests at the gala dinner.

Andreas: “It’s a great honor to be in Paris to collect the IRC drivers’ trophy. It’s an award the entire Skoda UK Motorsport team has been working so hard for this year, and finally we won it on the last rally in Cyprus. It was a great team effort and I’m really proud to have won the drivers’ title in my first year with Skoda . I’m also proud to have helped Skoda retain its IRC manufacturers’ title, as both awards mean so much to the ŠKODA UK staff and retailers.”

Andreas and Ola will now travel to the UK to attend this Sunday’s Autosport Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane.

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Marlon Stockinger Opens Up About Racing

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

He describes himself as a work in progress and he’s literally racing with time. “I still have to do a lot of racing,” said Marlon Stockinger, 20, who is half-Swiss and half-Filipino. “There’s so much to be done.”

In 2008, Marlon finished third in Rookie Cup in the Formula BMW Pacific Championships and a year later, placed fifth in the Formula Renault UK Winter Series. Last year, he was first-placer in the Formula Renault in UK and last October, he landed among the Top 5 in the over-all standing in the GP3 series held around the Catalan Circuit in Barcelona, Spain.

In fact, Marlon has been bringing home trophies and honors from prestigious championship races since 2006. Asked how many trophies he has bagged so far, Marlon broke into his Albert Martinez smile and said, humbly, “Honestly, I have lost count.”

Yes, he could be mistaken for Albert. Why, they could have been separated at birth. They have the same height (“I’m 5’7”,” Marlon claimed, although he looked more petite than that), the same aura and the same boyish appeal that arouses the maternal instinct in women. Could he take time out from the racetrack and try acting, maybe as Albert’s younger brother (or “double”)?

“I have a very high respect for artistas,” said Marlon in fluent Filipino, “it’s mahirap what they are doing, acting and singing and dancing. They also have to take care of their fans. Hindi ko kaya ‘yon. In the meantime, I just want to focus on racing and make sure that I do it properly.”

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Formula 1 Champ Vettel Loves the Trophies

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Sebastian Vettel has revealed one of his greatest joys is receiving a “nice trophy” on the Formula One podium. Also a collector of his numerous winning helmet livery designs, the back to back World Champion admitted on Monday that taking home a new “cup” from a Grand Prix is better than mere money. New trophies are a number one priority he stated. “I could give up anything, but not the trophies,” said the 24 year old, who in his 80 Formula 1 races has won 21 times and stood on 35 podiums.

“When you’ve put everything into it for two hours, whether you are rewarded with a big or a small cheque really doesn’t matter, but a nice cup makes a difference,” he told SID news agency. “When I stand up there (on the podium), I know life for me could not get much better.” Next month in India, Vettel will once again be presented with the official drivers’ championship trophy, and it’s the one that the German is not allowed to keep. The only way to keep looking at his name on the most important cup of all, then, is to keep the championships rolling.

“I have to give it back (eventually),” said Vettel, “so it would be great to have it for several years… Michael (Schumacher) had it for five in a row. “My ultimate goal has always been to be Formula One World Champion, and now no matter what happens in the future, it can’t be taken from me.” “I could give up anything, but not the trophies,” said the 24 year old, who in his 80 Formula 1 races has won 21 times and stood on 35 podiums. “When you’ve put everything into it for two hours, whether you are rewarded with a big or a small cheque really doesn’t matter, but a nice cup makes a difference,” he told SID news agency. “When I stand up there (on the podium), I know life for me could not get much better.”

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Indian Icons on F1 Trophies

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Thetrophies to be presented at the Airtel Grand Prix of India on October 30 will feature symbols which are very Indian to the core.

Special care has been taken to include icons of the country in the four trophies (three for drivers and one for constructor), handcrafted by British silversmith Richard Fox. According to Fox, who has been designing the trophies for motor racing and other sports for the last few decades, the top of the main trophy was gold plated with the Taj Mahal and a temple engraved on it.

“We have tried to combine culture with modern technology of India. The F1 track represents the zenith of technology,” Fox told The Hindu from London on Monday. He said other Indian icons like the tricolour and the lotus had also found a place in the trophies. Fox said the trophies would be of 0.5m in height and five kg in weight.

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Final Bracket Drag Race Doesn’t Disappoint

Monday, October 17th, 2011

Series championships in 11 classes, and five Wally trophies, were on the line for drag racers at Brainerd International Raceway last weekend during the fifth and final race in the Bracket Drag Racing Series.   In addition to being the final series race of the season, it was also the annual National Dragster Challenge, where racers in seven classes had a shot at winning a Wally, which is similar to trophies that pro drivers in the Full Throttle Drag Racing Series compete for. Trophies were awarded to drivers winning the Super Pro, Pro ET and Sportsman classes.

Winners of the Pro Bike/Sled and Street Bike classes raced off for a Wally, as did the winners of the Comp Trophy and Street Trophy classes. Series champions in each class have not been determined as BIR is compiling points from the weekend’s racing. The racing had a slightly different twist. All classes only raced an eighth-mile instead of a quarter-mile. Fall temperatures and weather conditions can make the track unsafe near the quarter-mile finish line so the track was shortened.

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NHRA West Central Division Summit Race of Champions Crowned

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

The NHRA West Central Division Summit Racing Series picked up the action for the Race of Champions for trophies this past weekend at Kearney Raceway Park in conjunction with the Division’s National Open event. The event was postponed due to bad weather at Brainerd International Raceway back on September 18.

Four racers, including Super Pro winner Landon Stallbaumer made the wait, and the extra trip, pay off as they took home the championship trophies. Stallbaumer, Wakarusa, Kan., took the win in a ’03 dragster posting a lap of 8.177 seconds at 156.73 against Kyle Kunze, Persia, Iowa, who recorded a perfect reaction time but broke out with an 8.960 second run on an 8.97 dial-in with his ’67 Nova.

In the Pro class it was a pair of Kansas racers facing off in the final round as Nyle Reinert, Great Bend, Kan., took the holeshot and held on for the win over TJ Tobler, Leawood, Kan. Reinert went 12.149 seconds at 107.47 in his ’74 Pontiac.

Nebraska racer Tom Gilligan, Fremont, Neb., took his ’77 Kawasaki to the Super Pro Bike winner’s circle with a lap of 8.928 seconds at 146.10 mph in defeating Beau Drexler, Lakewood, Colo., who left early with a foul start on his ’08 Buell. Toni Vetter made the trip from Gettysburg, S.D., to race her ’75 Mustang in the High School class knocking out Matt Selden, Bellevue, Neb., for the win in 12.391 seconds at 109.35 mph.

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