Borla® Events
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Borla® Champs!
Mark Post, Rob MacCachren, Carl Renezeder
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| Date : | 11/14/2007 |
| Venue : | BAJA 1000 |
| Residence : | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Car : | Riviera Racing Ford Trophy Truck |
| Class : | SCORE Trophy Truck |
| Results : | 2007 WINNER BAJA 1000 and 2007 SCORE TT CHAMPIONS |
| Comments : | Mark Post and Riviera Racing entered the 40th Anniversary SCORE Baja 1000 event with a One Point lead in the TT Championship. With his co-pilots and CORR rivals Carl Renezeder and Rob MacCachren joining him the Team tore up the near 1300 miles of Baja and finished not only First in trophy Truck, but first 4 wheeled vehicle and captured the SCORE points Championship along the way. Great Job guys. |
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Terrible Herbst Trophy Truck & Class 1 Truggie
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| Date : | 11/11/2007 |
| Venue : | SCORE Off-Road |
| Residence : | Las Vegas, NV |
| Car : | Class 1 Truggie and Trophy Truck |
| Class : | Trophy Truck & Class1 Truggie |
| Results : | Winner 2007 Baja 1000 Class 1 |
| Comments : | Once Again Winning the 2007 Baja 1000. After winning so many championships and quite frankly being the benchmark race team in SCORE for almost a decade. The Herbst/Smithfab new race shop now prepares SCORE, CORR and race vehicles for the next generation of Off-Road Champions.The Herbst gang with Mike Smith and his great crew are always a potential winner with the Herbst Brothers and Larry Roseler. Congratulations on a great job and good luck in Baja. |
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Collins Motorsports
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| Date : | 11/11/2007 |
| Venue : | SCORE Off-Road |
| Residence : | Las Vegas, NV |
| Car : | Dodge Truck |
| Class : | Trophy Truck |
| Results : | Baja Winner |
| Comments : | Brian Collins and Larry Ragland have been legendary Champions in SCORE off-road racing. They will be joined in the 2007 Baja 1000 by legendary Baja Champion Walker Evans (also a long time Borla user). The new Dodge effort with Mopar backing debuted at the '07 SEMA show where Brian signed autographs in the Borla booth. Congratulations to Robbie and the entire Collins crew on a great effort with this new truck! Good Luck in the Baja 1000 |
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Alan Pflueger
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| Date : | 11/11/2007 |
| Venue : | SCORE Off Road |
| Residence : | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Car : | 2007 Chevy Truck Sponsored by Monster |
| Class : | Trophy Truck |
| Results : | Baja and SCORE Winner |
| Comments : | Alan Pflueger and the entire Hoffman crew have been a top team in SCORE off-road racing since Alan won the Championship in his rookie season. Alan is a great athlete and we are pleased he has choosen Borla for his exhaust needs. We have been impressed by the Flyin' Hawaiian and look forward to many more victory Hula Dances… |
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Brad Personett & Gary White Titan Motorsports
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| Date : | 11/11/2007 |
| Venue : | NHRA Sports Compact Drag Racing |
| Residence : | Orlando, FL |
| Car : | 2007 Scion |
| Class : | PRO Rear Wheel Drive NHRA & NOPI |
| Results : | 3 Time NHRA World Champions |
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Brad Personett has established himself as the man to beat in NHRA Pro RWD Sports Compact Drag Racing. After winning Rookie of the Year in 2004 and World Championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007 Brad became the winningest driver in Sports Compact History. The Titan Motorsport's team plans to step up to NHRA Pro Mod and ADRL for the 2008 season. Titan Motorsports is a mail order warehouse in Orlando, Florida that sell Borla Exhaust as well as many other top products. Good luck in your new ventures in 2008. |
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Brandon Bernstein
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| Date : | 11/10/2007 |
| Venue : | NHRA Top Fuel |
| Residence : | Lake Forrest, CA |
| Car : | Bud King Kenny Bernstein Top Fuel Dragster |
| Class : | NHRA TOP FUEL |
| Results : | 5 Time NHRA Top Fuel Winner in 2007 |
| Comments : |
NHRA Rookie of the Year in 2003, Brandon Bernstein has continued to stay at or near the top in the fight for the Top Fuel Crown. In 2007 it came down to the second to last round of the last race of the year where Brandon managed a hole shot, but lost by the blink of eye at the stripe. 2007 saw the Bud team Win 5 major events. Great job Brandon and the entire Bud crew. Good luck in 2008. |
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Carl Renezeder
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| Date : | 11/10/2007 |
| Venue : | CORR Off-Road |
| Residence : | Laguna Beach, CA |
| Car : | Nissan Titan Pick-Up |
| Class : | Lucas CORR Off-Road |
| Results : | 2007 CORR Champion and 2007 Baja 1000 Trophy Truck Champion |
| Comments : | Carl is the driver of the Lucas Oil off-road CORR race trucks who is always in the hunt for the win. Multi national championships are no accident. Carl took his Nissan Truck to the PRO 4 Championship in 2007 along with winning the Jason Baldwin memorial Championship and more races during the year than anyone else. Carl also signed autographs in the Borla booth during SEMA and then headed off to run the Baja 1000 where he co-drove the Winning Trophy Truck. |
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Gary Stinnet
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| Venue : | NHRA |
| Residence : | Topeka, KS |
| Car : | S/C Dragster |
| Class : | Super Comp |
| Results : | NHRA Event Winner |
| Comments : | Gary has been the most consistent winner in Super Comp Drag Racing for the last 5 years. Once again he is NHRA World Champion. He also assisted Borla in developing the new sleek downswept headers with Borla Merge Collectors that he used to capture the Championship. Congrats Gary, Great Job, again. |
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Mongo Racing
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| Date : | 11/10/2007 |
| Venue : | Best in Desert Off-Road |
| Residence : | Laughlin, AZ |
| Car : | Ford F-150 |
| Class : | Class 8100 |
| Results : | Champion Best in the Desert |
| Comments : | Randy Merritt is another veteran off-road racing star who relies on Borla exhaust. The production based Ford F-150 is a consistent leader and frequent champion in these grueling races across barren desert. Randy in the current Series Champion.Great Job Randy and good luck with your Trophy Truck in 2008. |
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Benny Gordon
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| Venue : | Hooter's USAR |
| Residence : | South Carolina |
| Car : | Ford Taurus |
| Class : | Hooter's Stock Cars |
| Results : | Winner |
| Comments : | Benny was second in points for two years in a row then in 2005 he won the Pro Cup Series. His recent win in VA has placed him in a position to repeat. |
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Turner Motorsports
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| Venue : | Production Based Road Racing |
| Residence : | Amesbury, MA |
| Car : | BMW |
| Class : | SCCA World Challenge & NASCAR Grand Am |
| Results : | World Champion |
| Comments : | Turner Motorsports distributes Borla at their High Performance business and relies on Borla headers and exhaust for their very potent BMW race cars seen almost every week on TV. The Turner Team has won several national Championships and currently competes in both the SCCA World Challenge and The NASCAR Grand Am sports car series. This team is Hot, Hot, Hot with top drivers like Boris Said, Bill Auberlin and owner Will Turner behind the wheels. Great job guys. |
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Emily Lewis
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| Venue : | IHRA |
| Residence : | Brandenton, FL |
| Car : | Mullis Dragster |
| Class : | Super Comp |
| Results : | Champion |
| Comments : | Congratulations on the impressive wins, Emily! You are rapidly placing your name in the history books, winning the Super Chevy Championship last year and the big money shootout already in 2005. Keep up the great efforts. |
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RocketSports Jaguars
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| Venue : | Trans Am Road Racing |
| Residence : | Lansing, MI |
| Car : | Jaguar XKR |
| Class : | Trans Am |
| Results : | Trans Am Champion |
| Comments : | Paul Gentilozzi's RocketSports Team once again demonstrated why they have won championship after championship in Trans Am. Rookie sensation Klaus Graf drove the No. 7 Jaguar XKR to three straight Trans Am victories and won the Trans Am Drivers Championship at the last lap of the last race of the year. Jaguar also won the Manufacturer's crown, and Klaus won Rookie of the Year. Incredible year for the Gentilozzi RocketSports Team which also saw Paul Gentilozzi take over most wins in Trans Am history. With Trans Am on a sabbatical the RocketSports Team is running a Daytona Prototype in the Rolex series. |
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Pat Musi
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| Venue : | NSCA |
| Residence : | Carteret, NJ |
| Car : | Pro Street Camaro |
| Class : | Pro Street - 6th Championship in a row! |
| Results : | 2004 World Champion |
| Comments : | Pat, you are the man. Your 7th World Championship; winning in several major classes. Thanks for the loyal support of Borla over the years. Winning makes one ageless. |
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Marc Dantoni
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| Venue : | NSCA |
| Residence : | Long Island, NY |
| Car : | 4-time Pro Outlaw Champ! |
| Class : | Pro Outlaw |
| Results : | 2004 World Champion |
| Comments : | Congrats Marc on one more Championship. You are a great racer, loyal Borla user and good friend. |
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Chub Frank
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| Venue : | World of Outlaws Dirt Track Stock Cars |
| Residence : | Bear Lake, PA |
| Car : | Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
| Class : | WOO Stock Cars |
| Results : | 2004 World 100 Winner |
| Comments : | Multi-Year Dirt Track Champion. Overcame physical, emotional and financial obstacles to win the big one in 2004. Congratulations, Chub, on proving to everyone what a champion you are - both on and off the track. 2006 has already netted a big Win for the World of Outlaws Dirt Track Star. |
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Shannon Campbell
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| Venue : | Rock Crawling |
| Residence : | Mesa, CA |
| Car : | Campbell Custom Jeep |
| Class : | Unlimited Jeep |
| Results : | Champion |
| Comments : | Shannon Campbell has been the leader and innovator of the Jeep rock crawling series. He has either driven or built the series winner for the last several years. With assistance from the Currie Brothers and Rob McCabe (headers) Shannon has become a solid force in this popular venue. Congratulation Shannon and thanks for representing Borla so well. |
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Barry Conoyer
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| Venue : | ARCA West |
| Residence : | Phoenix, AZ |
| Car : | Chevy Truck |
| Class : | Truck Series |
| Results : | ARCA Champion |
| Comments : | Barry used his youth to win the ARCA Truck series run on the West Coast. At twice the age of many of this fellow drivers this championship was hard earned and well deserved. |
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Lou Gigliotti
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| Date : | 4/9/2006 |
| Venue : | Toyota Grand Prix |
| Residence : | Long Beach, CA |
| Car : | 2004 Corvette |
| Class : | SCCA T-1 |
| Results : | Finished 4th - Currently 2nd in Standings |
| Comments : | Lou, as an independent you have done a great job. Your driving skills and assistance with our header program has been an outstanding attribute to the Borla program. Lou has his Corvette back to the form he used to capture past World Challenge Championships. |
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Kenny Bernstein
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| Date : | 4/4/2006 |
| Venue : | Texas Motor Sports Hall of Fame |
| Residence : | Ft. Worth, TX |
| Car : | Bud King Dragster |
| Class : | Top Fuel Dragster |
| Results : | Six-time NHRA world champion Kenny Bernstein was inducted into the Texas Motor Sports Hall of Fame! |
| Comments : | Congratulations, Champ! |
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Manny Figueroa
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| Date : | 6/11/2005 |
| Venue : | PSCA |
| Residence : | Las Vegas, NV |
| Car : | Ford Mustang |
| Class : | True Street |
| Results : | 2005 PSCA Champion |
| Comments : | Manny Figueroa has attended every PSCA event from the start of the series. During that time he has campaigned several vehicles and won several championships. His current silver Mustang is once again leading the True Street Class. Shown here during a recent PSCA win. |
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David Lott
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| Date : | 5/22/2005 |
| Venue : | Diesel Drags |
| Residence : | St. Louis, MO |
| Car : | Ford F-250 Pick-Up |
| Class : | World Ford Challenge |
| Results : | Record Holder |
| Comments : | David Lott is the leading edge of Diesel Pick Up Drag Racing. First he drives his truck to the race and runs 12 seconds and then he comes back and runs 11.74 with a Ford 7.3 Turbo Diesel at the World Ford Challenge. Amazing. Now Dave runs 11.55 at WFC. Great job. |
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Carl Renezeder
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| Date : | 2/15/2005 |
| Venue : | SCORE Off-Road |
| Residence : | Laguna Beach, CA |
| Car : | Chevy Silverado |
| Class : | Trophy Truck |
| Results : | New Race Truck |
| Comments : | In 2005 Carl will be also running a new Chevy Trophy Truck. Carl is not new to this arena as he won the Baja 1000 in 1994. Great driver, excellently prepared race trucks and loyal Borla user. |
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Daniel Columbie
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| Date : | 1/1/2005 |
| Venue : | Grand Am |
| Residence : | Malibu, CA |
| Car : | TC Kline BMW |
| Class : | Road Race Series |
| Results : | Daytona Winner |
| Comments : | Congrats to both Daniel and TC Kline Racing. The NASCAR Grand Am Series is filled with excellent race cars and top teams. Winning any race is hard, but winning Daytona is really fantastic! |
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John Schroeder
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| Date : | 12/10/2004 |
| Venue : | NSCA |
| Residence : | Columbus, OH |
| Car : | 2002 Camaro |
| Class : | Nostalgia Pro Street |
| Results : | 2004 World Champion |
| Comments : | Great job, John, on winning in this highly contested class of very fast cars. |
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Steve Ghamari
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| Date : | 12/4/2004 |
| Venue : | JeepSpeed Championship |
| Residence : | Fiesta Hotel Casino in Henderson, Nevada |
| Car : | Jeep Cherokee |
| Class : | JEEPSPEED |
| Results : | Awarded "Race Team of Year" for sportsmanship and promoting the sport |
| Comments : | Steve is a leader both on the track and off for the promotion of JeepSpeed events. Steve is also a series Champion and outstanding pitchman for the Jeep events.
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Steve Cohen
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| Date : | 11/11/2004 |
| Venue : | NHRA |
| Residence : | Florida |
| Car : | Corvette |
| Class : | Super Gas |
| Results : | World Champion |
| Comments : | Steve Cohen is a long time friend of Borla. His exploits on the race tracks across America are legendary. He has consistently been at the top of the points list in everything from Super Gas to Super Comp and Super Rod. Congratulations Steve on another win at NHRA Championship in Ohio. |
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Clay Rogers
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| Date : | 11/4/2004 |
| Venue : | USAR Hooter's Series |
| Residence : | Lakeland, FL |
| Car : | 2004 Ford Taurus |
| Class : | Stock Car |
| Results : | Hooter's Champion |
| Comments : | Great Job Clay, you were a deserving Champion. Also congratulations to Automotive Specialties for once again powering the winner. |
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Wayne Talkington
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| Date : | 11/1/2004 |
| Venue : | Big Rig Diesel Drags |
| Residence : | Pomona, CA |
| Car : | Kenworth Conventional |
| Class : | Big Rig |
| Results : | 4 Time National Champion |
| Comments : | Multi Time Big Rig Diesel Truck Champion, Wayne Talkington. He set a new National Record of 11.75 at 118 mph with his massive Detroit Diesel powered Kenworth. Wayne also collected the Canadian National Diesel Big Rig Title this year. |
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Chuck Goldsborough
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| Date : | 10/19/2004 |
| Venue : | Grand Am |
| Residence : | Fontana, CA |
| Car : | Lexus IS 300 |
| Class : | ST |
| Results : | Champion |
| Comments : | The first Lexus to win a major race and the first manufacturer cup for Lexus from Team Lexus and Chuck Goldsborough. Borla headers and exhaust power this 6 cylinder rocket to speeds ahead of the V8s. Good luck with the new IS350. |
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Bill Chaffin
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| Date : | 10/11/2004 |
| Venue : | NHRA |
| Residence : | Pomona, CA |
| Car : | '88 Buick Turbo |
| Class : | Super Stock |
| Results : | LASD Race Team |
| Comments : | Congratulations Bill on your great performance at the World Finals 2004. As a member of the LA Sheriff Dept. and Race team you have exemplified yourself as a champion on and off the track. We appreciate your service and applaud your racing efforts. |
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Bob Bondurant
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| Date : | 9/25/2004 |
| Venue : | High Performance Driving School |
| Residence : | Phoenix, AZ |
| Car : | 2005 Chevrolet Corvette ZO6 |
| Class : | Performance Street & Road Racing |
| Results : | Premium Driving School Featuring Corvette and Cadillac Modified Race Cars |
| Comments : | Congratulations, Bob, on 35+ years of teaching performance driving skills. Borla has been proud to be associated with this program over the years. The incredible endurance required for vehicles and components to survive the millions of race miles and punishment doled out in your school is astonishing! |
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John Maffucci
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| Date : | 9/11/2004 |
| Venue : | Land Speed Records |
| Residence : | Bonneville, UT |
| Car : | 2003 Mustang Cobra |
| Class : | Production Supercharged |
| Results : | 2003-04 Land Speed Record Holder |
| Comments : | Great job, John, on winning in this highly contested class of very fast cars. Your Mustang is the true symbol of Detroit Muscle, from the street to the track. Your history in professional racing has made this look simple. |
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Graeme "Rabbit" Bartels
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| Date : | 8/28/2004 |
| Venue : | Land Speed Records |
| Residence : | Bonneville, UT |
| Car : | Ford Street Rod |
| Class : | D/MR |
| Results : | World Record Holder |
| Comments : | Graeme "Rabbit" Bartels is a young 60+ mechanic, fabricator, race car driver and innovator. After setting a half dozen records at the East Coast Timing Assoc. he ventured West with his friend John Maffucci to set more Land Speed records with his Ford Cobra Cammer powered street Rod. First pass on new car netted a record qualifying 222 mph. As they say, "the rest is History"! Borla has been proud to be associated with Rabbit. |
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Jon Brazeau
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| Date : | 7/25/2004 |
| Venue : | NHRA Nationals |
| Residence : | Drag Racing Series Event #14, Kent, WA |
| Car : | |
| Class : | Super Gas |
| Results : | Winner |
| Comments : | Jon is prolific West Coast Super Comp and Super Gas racer winner of several National Championships. |
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Bob Fuller
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| Date : | 3/27/2004 |
| Venue : | NHRA |
| Residence : | Las Vegas, NV |
| Car : | Corvette |
| Class : | Super Gas |
| Results : | Champion |
| Comments : | The entire Fuller family (Bob, Rod and Tony) have long been solid performers and many time winners in the Super Gas and Super Comp classes of NHRA. We salute the wins and appreciate your loyal use of the Borla products. |
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Regis Lepage
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| Date : | 3/12/2004 |
| Venue : | NHRA |
| Residence : | Gainesville, FL |
| Car : | Chevy Pick-Up Truck |
| Class : | Super Gas |
| Results : | Winner |
| Comments : | Regis often is the only pick up truck running in the last few groups of Super Gas. This highly contested class requiring incredible consistency and demon quick reflexes is a perfect match for his driving ability and tuning skills. A unique visitor to the winner's circle. |
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Les Figueroa
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| Date : | 1/1/2004 |
| Venue : | NHRA |
| Residence : | Phoenix, AZ |
| Car : | Super Comp Dragster |
| Class : | Super Comp |
| Results : | Best Engineered Car |
| Comments : | For many years, Les has been a Borla dealer at the track with his FigSpeed program. His successes on the race track have demonstrated his abilities and enhanced his reputation with his peers. Congratulations on winning this award and all your efforts to promote Borla. |
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Jack Beckman
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| Date : | 1/1/2004 |
| Venue : | NHRA |
| Residence : | Pomona, CA |
| Car : | S/C Dragster |
| Class : | NHRA Super Comp Dragster |
| Results : | 2003 NHRA World Champion |
| Comments : | Jack Beckman, long time friend of Borla, is the head driving instructor of the Frank Hawley Drag Racing School and versatile race car driver. |
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Currie Brothers
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| Date : | 11/19/2003 |
| Venue : | JeepSpeed |
| Residence : | Laughlin, AZ |
| Car : | Jeep Cherokee |
| Class : | JeepSpeed |
| Results : | Winner |
| Comments : | The Currie Family has long been known as great racers and hot rod enthusiasts. Frank Currie started the whole thing and has won everything from Jeep crawls to the Great American race several times. His sons have won in off-road, circle track, Great American race also and rock crawling. Famous for building the 9" Ford rear end into the rear end of choice for all car builders. The torch has passed to the 3rd generation with the JeepSpeed racing. Borla is proud to be associated with the Currie Family. |
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