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Moser partnership pays big money to IHRA Summit SuperSeries racers and tracks
NORWALK, Ohio (January 27, 2012) – Listen up Summit SuperSeries tracks and racers – if you dream of one day making it to the Summit Team Finals presented by Moser Engineering and eventually the IHRA World Finals at Memphis International Raceway then you can’t afford not to run a set of axles from Moser Engineering.
In addition to partnering with the IHRA’s Summit SuperSeries and Summit Team Finals grassroots programs, Moser Engineering has announced that it will also be paying both racers and tracks big contingency at both events if they win while running a set of Moser axles.
If a driver wins his or her Summit SuperSeries runoff at their Summit Team Finals event while running a set of Moser axles and displaying the required Moser decal, both the racer and the track that the racer calls home will receive $500 from Moser Engineering. Each Summit Team Finals runner-up running a set of Moser Axles and decal will receive $250.
That payout will continue at the Summit SuperSeries World Championship at Memphis International Raceway where both the Top and Modified champions and their home tracks will receive $500 apiece if they run a set of Moser axles and decal in addition to the already lucrative championship prize packages both champions receive.
“This program is going to be unique in the way it rewards the racer and the home track for supporting Moser Engineering and the Summit SuperSeries,” said Jeff Anderson, Marketing Director for Moser Engineering. “We are honored to get this opportunity and this should quickly become a growing and successful program for the sportsman racers.”
The Summit SuperSeries is one of the fastest growing and most successful grassroots drag racing programs in the sport. Since 2002, the Summit SuperSeries has crowned nearly two dozen champions from all over the world and awarded over $1 million in cash and prizes.
For more information on this and other great IHRA programs visit www.ihra.com for complete details and for more information on Moser Engineering visit www.moserengineering.com.
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NORWALK, Ohio (January 24, 2012) – The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is pleased to announce that Indiana-based Moser Engineering, the industry leader in performance axles and rear ends, will be the presenting sponsor for the Summit SuperSeries and Summit Team Finals sportsman programs beginning in 2012.
Designed as a championship program for bracket racers around the world, the Summit SuperSeries has crowned nearly two dozen champions and awarded over $1 million in cash and prizes since 2002 and now, with the added support of Moser Engineering, the program will only continue to grow and provide the biggest stage in grassroots sportsman racing today.
“Moser Engineering has always been known as one of the leading sponsors with our support of the sportsman ranks. This continued relationship with IHRA shows our commitment to that relationship,” said Jeff Anderson, Moser Engineering Marketing Director. “We enjoy going to the track and racing ourselves and getting to partner up and promote programs like this is just part of who we are as a company.”
In addition to adding support to the Summit SuperSeries program, Moser Engineering will be the largest backer of the dragster build program which awards a brand new dragster to the Top class winner at the IHRA World Finals. Moser Engineering will also be returning as a major contingency sponsor for all levels of IHRA racing, including providing significant contingency at the Summit Team Finals and Summit SuperSeries championship races as well as rewarding the tracks that the racers represent.
The Summit SuperSeries presented by Moser Engineering is the World Championship program for IHRA member track sportsman racers. Providing the base for the Summit SuperSeries are the more than 90 member tracks and thousands of IHRA racers around the globe.
Each track determines its Summit SuperSeries champion through head-to-head competition throughout the year. At the conclusion of the season each track’s Summit SuperSeries champion then moves on to race other track champions at the divisional level at the Summit Team Finals presented by Moser Engineering. Those drivers that emerge victorious from the Summit Team Finals will meet at the IHRA World Finals for the Summit SuperSeries World Championship.
“Moser Engineering is proud to partner with companies like Summit and organizations like IHRA that go out of their way to show sportsman racers they are the reason for our companies’ success,” Anderson said. “The racers support of us allows us to be successful and we appreciate getting the chance to pay it back.”
A long time supporter of IHRA sportsman racing, Moser Engineering will play a key role in the continued growth of this revolutionary grassroots racing program. Founded in 1982, Moser Engineering manufactures aftermarket performance rear end components for various racing applications. Located in Portland, Indiana, Moser prides itself in its ability to supply quality American-made products at affordable prices.
For more information on Moser Engineering visit www.moserengineering.com and for more information on the Summit SuperSeries, Summit Team Finals and additional IHRA programs visit www.ihra.com for complete details. IHRA announces first-ever Summit Racing SuperSeries
Junior Dragster World Championship Program
NORWALK, Ohio (January 19, 2012) – Over the past 10 years the fastest growing and most lucrative grassroots drag racing program in the sport has been the International Hot Rod Association’s Summit Racing SuperSeries.
Designed as a championship program for bracket racers around the world, the Summit SuperSeries has crowned nearly two dozen champions and awarded over $1 million in cash and prizes since 2002 and now, through the continued partnership of Summit Racing Equipment, the IHRA is pleased to announce a brand new Summit SuperSeries program for Junior Dragster racers beginning with the 2012 racing season.
Nearly identical to the same program that has revolutionized grassroots drag racing, the Summit SuperSeries Junior Dragster World Championship will deliver the same incredible racing as its larger-car counterparts all on the biggest stage of them all at the IHRA World Finals at Memphis International Raceway. “The Summit Racing SuperSeries is a very successful sportsman program we have built with the IHRA; racers and track operators have really jumped on board with the series. We were excited to expand the Top and Mod classes to 16 car fields in 2011,” said Jim Greenleaf, Summit Racing’s Motorsports and Events Manager. “We discussed opportunities to grow the program and the addition of the Junior Dragster class is a natural fit. These racers are the future of our sport, as we have seen many former Junior drivers as part of the Top and Mod championships.
“The IHRA has put together an incredible prize package for the winner and we’re proud to be able to crown our first IHRA Summit SuperSeries Junior World Champion. It’s going to be a very exciting IHRA Sportsman Finals in Memphis this October.”
The Summit SuperSeries Junior Dragster World Championship is the first and only program to gather the best Junior Dragster racers in the sport and have them compete for an undisputed World Championship. The program will be made up of the 16 best Junior Dragster racers from over 90 IHRA tracks around the globe. The 16 racers, 15 of which will be named at their local Summit Team Finals plus one Wild Card entry, will meet at the IHRA World Finals to race for the first-ever Junior Dragster World Championship in October with over $40,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs.
“Summit Racing Equipment has really shown their dedication and commitment to the sportsman racers with the Summit SuperSeries,” said Sherrie Barbour, IHRA Director of Special Programs. “Including Junior Dragsters in that program and crowning a World Champion is a huge step forward with the program and will become a huge hit with the Junior competitors and their families. We are very excited to hit the ground running with this new program.” Beginning at the local level, Junior Dragster racers will compete at their local participating track throughout the year with a Summit SuperSeries track champion being named at the conclusion of the racing season. From there the Junior Dragster track champions will move on to the Summit Team Finals where they will square off against other track champions in their Summit SuperSeries division for the right to advance to the Summit SuperSeries Junior Dragster World Championship. For tracks unable to compete in the Summit Team Finals, one track champion will be selected as a “Wild Card” out of a pool of tracks to complete the 16-car field.
At the IHRA World Finals the 16 Junior Dragster racers made up of all age groups will compete for the World Championship with the winner taking home a $6,000 savings bond courtesy of Summit Racing Equipment in addition to a prize package that includes a brand new Vic Puglia Junior Dragster with an engine courtesy of Steve Waller of Junior Specialties, an IHRA Gold Card, a World Champion Ironman and World Champion Diamond Ring. The runner-up will take home a $4,000 savings bond. All racers in attendance will be allotted $750 cash in tow money, pushing the total championship purse to $21,000.
For more information on the new Summit SuperSeries Junior Dragster World Championship, including a complete list of rules, visit www.ihra.com for complete details.
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