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Team Mopar and 2-time Formula DRIFT Champion Samuel Hubinette will be at FD RD1

Team Mopar® Driver and Two-time Formula Drift Champion Samuel Hübinette Will Hold an Autograph Session at the Formula Drift Round One: Streets of Long Beach Season Opener

- Hübinette will hold his autograph session in the Mopar® Direct Connection trailer

- Formula Drift Round One: Streets of Long Beach event details

Center Line, Mich. — Team Mopar® driver and two-time Formula Drift champion Samuel Hübinette will hold an autograph session at the Mopar Direct Connection trailer on Saturday, April 12 at the Formula Drift Round One: Streets of Long Beach season opener. The 2004 and 2006 Formula Drift champion will sign autographs from 1:30 to 2 p.m. (PDT).

“I’m very excited the folks at Mopar are bringing the Mopar Direct Connection trailer to Long Beach, because this event really seems to pack in the drift fans,” said Hübinette, who drives for Shaun Carlson’s NuFormz Racing team. “This is probably one of the best venues to display the interactive exhibits and Chrysler vehicles that travel with the Mopar rig. I know the drifting fans are gonna love it.”

Team Mopar® Formula Drift Driver Samuel Hübinette Will Debut the Mopar Dodge Challenger SRT8 in ’08

- Hübinette will drift the Mopar® Dodge Viper SRT10 while his Dodge Challenger is readied

Center Line, Mich. — Team Mopar® driver Samuel Hübinette is ready to unleash Chrysler LLC’s redefinition of the modern American muscle car on the world of drifting. The two-time Formula Drift champion will debut a new HEMI®-powered Mopar Dodge Challenger SRT8 drift car during the 2008 Formula D campaign.

“The passion surrounding the Challenger is amazing,” observed Hübinette, who will drive his Mopar Dodge Viper SRT10 at the Formula Drift Round One: Streets of Long Beach event while his Challenger is made ready. “The 2009 Dodge Challenger reveal at the New York International Auto Show in March received so much publicity. It was plastered all over newspapers, magazines and Web sites. I think bringing a modern-day muscle machine to Formula D will spur interest from motorsports enthusiasts across several generations. And the car’s shorter wheelbase is suited perfectly for drifting. I can’t wait to get sideways in my new Challenger.”

“We’re very excited that Sam will drift the Mopar Dodge Challenger SRT8 this year,” said Rob Richard, Director - Mopar Parts, Sales and Service Marketing, Chrysler LLC. “The response to the Challenger’s introduction has been overwhelming. And I’m sure the reaction will be the same when Sam’s drift Challenger debuts. We feel this is the best vehicle to take Sam and Shaun [Carlson] to a third championship, while also giving Mopar the opportunity to showcase our performance parts and power enhancements for the new Dodge Challenger.”

“We received the Challenger body earlier this year, and we’ve been working nearly 24/7 to modify it into a HEMI-powered drift machine,” said Shaun Carlson, team owner and head of NuFormz Racing. “The Mopar Dodge Charger SRT8 Sam drifted last year exceeded expectations. We took the win at Summit Point in only the third event with the Charger, and I know that shocked a lot of folks in the sport. A number of parts from the Charger have been co-opted for the new drift car.”

Carlson added, “The Mopar Dodge Challenger SRT8 offers unique performance and marketing opportunities. I think it’s a perfect fit for Sam and the NuFormz team.”

Hübinette will drift the Mopar Dodge Viper SRT10 while his Dodge Challenger is readied
Hübinette will steer a Mopar Dodge Viper SRT10, the same model he campaigned to a ’06 Formula D title, while team owner Carlson and his NuFormz Racing crew put the finishing touches on the Mopar Dodge Challenger SRT8. Both Hübinette’s Viper and Challenger will carry the new Mopar “Liquid Metal” paint scheme. The “Crazy Swede” is eager to hit the drift course on the Streets of Long Beach in his trusted Viper SRT10.

“I’m stoked. I took part in a drift demo at a recent Chrysler LLC LX vehicle car show (Dodge Charger, Magnum and Chrysler 300C). The Mopar Dodge Viper SRT10 handled awesome,” said Hübinette. “I told Shaun not to change a thing on the set up. The BFG tires were providing amazing grip. It’s best not to rush out the Challenger and I feel real comfortable behind the wheel of the Viper. I want nothing less than to bring back the Formula D title for Mopar and BFGoodrich.”

The Mopar Direct Connection program
Mopar brought back the Direct Connection program in 2005. Each year, the Direct Connection rig travels to race and enthusiast car events to provide muscle car enthusiasts, tech-savvy tuners and grassroots and sportsman racers with interactive, Web-based technologies to enhance vehicle performance.

On-site Mopar Direct Connection staffers perform real-time data analysis of on-board computer information to help racers enhance vehicle power and performance. Mopar Performance Parts are available for purchase. Mopar sportsman racers also may register for new product launch updates specific to their engine setup or racing class. As part of the Direct Connection program, Mopar offers a toll-free technical assistance telephone service (1-888-528-HEMI) so racers can get factory direct advice for their vehicles.

Formula Drift Round One: Streets of Long Beach event details
The Formula Drift Round One: Streets of Long Beach event is scheduled for April 12 in Long Beach, Calif. The media day and practice is April 11. For ticket and event information, visit http://www.formuladrift.com.

70 Years of Mopar
When Chrysler bought Dodge in 1928, the need for a dedicated parts manufacturer, supplier and distribution system to support the growing enterprise led to the formation of the Chrysler Motor Parts Corporation (CMPC) in 1929.

Originally used in the 1920s, Mopar (a simple contraction of the words Motor and Partys) was trademarked for a line of antifreeze products in 1937. It was also widely used as a moniker for the CMPC. The Mopar brand made its mark in the 1960s – the muscle car era. The Chrysler Corporation built race-ready Dodge and Plymouth “package cars” equipped with special high-performance parts. Mopar carried a line of “Special Parts” for super stock drag racers and developed its racing parts division called Mopar Performance Parts to enhance speed and handling for both road and racing use.

Today, Chrysler LLC’s Global Service & Parts division is responsible for the manufacturing and distribution of nearly 250,000 authentic Mopar replacement parts, components and accessories for Chrysler, Jeep® and Dodge vehicles sold around the world. To assure quality, reliability and durability, all Mopar parts and accessories are designed in strict adherence to Chrysler Engineering standards.