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Feature racing for up to 36 hours! That low-cost and the tremendous race program they have are part of what has made ChumpCar the fastest growing and hottest ticket in car racing today. It was easy to see that if we could combine the excitement of big-rig road racing with the lowcost, no-hassle approach that ChumpCar uses, we'd have a winning product." OPTIMA Batteries, a division of Johnson Controls Inc. based in Milwaukee, is the series sponsor for the ChumpCar World Series. Fastrucks is sponsored by Freightliner Trucks, Inc., headquartered in Portland, Oregon. "Mike and I have been working on this program for about a year," reports ChumpCar's CEO, John Condren. "We are both huge fans of the Euro Truck Series but we also felt that this needed to be opened-up and made available to anyone... not just guys who can spend $250,000. Our target race truck will be 1975-1995 trucks that have seen their last over-the-road trip but still want to show that they're not ready to retire. Mike and I feel that a truck, valued at less than $5,000, and about $5,000 - $10,000 in modifications and safety gear should provide one great ride. ChumpTruck is grassroots road racing - real racing, real tracks... and really big trucks!" The ChumpTruck World Series plans eight events in 2014, with six (6) 50-mile sprint races per event. Races will be held on Saturday and Sunday and may involve night road racing. Rules and race schedule will be posted on the company's new website, www.chumptruck.com. The series is open to amateur, semi-pro and professional race teams in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. About Fastrucks Fastrucks Inc. is heavily involved in the motion picture industry, including vehicle and stunt work on feature films such as Herbie Fully Loaded, After the Sunset, The Italian Job, Training Day, Swordfish, Terminator II, 12 Rounds, Men In Black III and Fast and Furious 5 & 6. With more than 500 feature films, television shows and commercials to his The start of the 2012 European Truck Race Final Championship race at LeMans. The FIA European Truck Racing series attracted more than 500,000 fans last year. credit, Fastrucks' CEO Mike Ryan is probably best known for his work with semi-trucks. In 1997, Fastrucks built a Mercedes Benzpowered Freightliner Century Class S/T Super Truck and started competing in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, held annually near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The race is the second-oldest motorsports event in the United States after the Indianapolis 500. Fastrucks set their ninth Pikes Peak record in 2012. For additional information, visit www.picturevehicles.com. About the ChumpCar World Series The ChumpCar World Series is an endurance road racing series that is open to anyone and everyone... with a $500 car. A throw-back to an era when racing was fun, competitive and cheap... when Bondo beat carbon-fiber; when a crescent wrench was the most valuable tool in your box; when home-made engineering made everyone sit up and take notice; and when adding a little theme or personality to your car didn't get you laughed off of pit lane. ChumpCar endurance racing events are held at world-class tracks and facilities throughout North America and range from 7-hours to 36-hours in length. In 2013, the series will hold 66 race events. For the full ChumpCar series schedule and information on how to join in the fun, visit www.chumpcar.com. OO / Owner operator/ May 2013 / / 40 OO 0513 edit.indd 40 4/5/13 2:47 PM