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Sticker Dude
Motorsports Brings Hankook Tires Its First Podiums in PRO
Off-Road Racing
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(Lake Zurich,
IL) – May 23, 2007 - The PRO-Light teammates of Lee O’Donnell
and Steven Federico, gave Hankook Tires its first podium finishes,
in its first off-road event, competing in the Lucas Oil World
Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR). The opening weekend of the
WSORR season, saw professional and sportsman racers come from all
parts of the United States and Canada, to compete on the .8 mile
off-road track at the Steele County Fairgrounds, in southeastern
Minnesota.
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Afterwards Lee
O’Donnell commented, “After practice I was pretty excited how well
the Hankook Tires hooked up with the race surface. I was fairly
confident that we would have a solid finish, if we could come out
of the first turn clean. The Hankook tires allowed me to
accomplish that and get on the podium.”
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In Round One,
Lee O’Donnell in his #23 Nissan Frontier, ran in the lead pack the
entire race, ultimately finishing in third place. Teammate Steven
Federico drove his #24 Toyota Tacoma, to a well fought sixth
place, after coming out of the first turn dead last in the
fourteen truck field.
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Not to be out
done by his teammate, Steven grabbed the early lead in Round Two,
eventually finishing the race in second place. This round saw Lee
dropped out early, after failing to clear the infield triple jump,
causing his Nissan Frontier to go end over end. The damage to the
truck was terminal, but fortunately Lee walked away without
serious injury.
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“I had a front
row start, because WSORR inverts the top six finishers from the
previous race, “ remarked Steven Federico. “ I knew from
yesterday, that the Hankooks could get me the holeshot, and the
tires were just awesome. Two solid finishes for the #24 this
weekend is a great way to start the season.”
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The third
member of Sticker Dude Motorsports, Luke Zoetmulder, competed in a
Toyota powered Super Buggy. This was Luke’s first start in the
Super Buggy division, as well as his first time driving his #942
Probst-Design single seater, in actual competition.
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Round One saw
Luke trying to overcome several new car gremlins, that prevented
him from getting a good rhythm on the track. This attributed to a
huge end over end shunt the #942 took, while trying to clear the
infield triple jump. Fortunately, Luke was only sore and was able
to walk away from the incident.
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The crew worked
through the night and into Sunday morning to get the Super Buggy
ready for Round Two. Luke was able to complete the race, finishing
in tenth place, and getting more experience in the “Formula One”
division of off-road racing.
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In recent
years, other tire companies have entered the field of off-road
racing, looking to compete with the established tire brands in the
industry. This has been an uphill battle for some. Hankook Tire
came to the world of dirt, prepared, as Sticker Dude Motorsports
came home with two podium finishes on the opening weekend of WSORR
Tour 2007.
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Special thanks,
for all the support at the track this weekend, to Jeff Koehler,
Hankook Motorsports Director, and Mark Hansen, president of
Vehicle Dynamics, as well as Chris Hansen, Tim McNulty, Steve
Krieman, and Kevin Probst.
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All three
Sticker Dude Motorsport vehicles compete on Hankook DynaPro MT
tires. The Dynapro MT RT03 is a rugged tire designed for "true
off-road drivers." The "V" shaped tread blocks are tapered for
better grip in mud or sand and you should see them perform in
snow. There are "ejectors" built into the tread grooves to prevent
stones from penetrating. Specifically designed shoulders keep dirt
from building up and to help prevent damage from impacts.
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Hankook Tire
America Corp.,
with domestic headquarters in Wayne, N.J., distributes and markets
a complete line of passenger radials, high performance tires,
light truck, SUV and 4x4 tires, as well as medium truck and bus
tires sold throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. From a series of
regional offices, Hankook oversees 500 independent dealers with
more than 3,000 sales locations nationwide. Hankook also operates
state of the art research and development
facilities in the U.S. and overseas.
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- Mike
Reusche, marketing -
MTG
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Steven Federico
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PRO-Light #24
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Luke Zoetmulder
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Super Buggy #942
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Lee O'Donnell
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PRO-Light #23
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