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Bildon Motorsport - News
For Immediate Release:
Erickson Motorsports To Campaign Bildon Sponsored GTI In 2004
3/29/2004 - Volkswagen's Northern California Dealer Ad Association has sponsored Erickson Motorsports with a Volkswagen GTI VR6 to race and use as a dealer promotional tool. "The concept is to create excitement with the GTI racecar, increase sales, and support the advertising campaign for the GTI" said driver Brett Erisckson.
Brett Erickson began professional auto racing in June of 1998. Brett competed in the National Auto Sport Association (N.A.S.A.) racing organization, driving in the Neuspeed sponsored GTI Cup Series.
Brett's efforts in NASA earned him a track record at Buttonwillow Raceway, in Buttonwillow, CA, and a second place finish in the 1998 GTI Cup championship as a rookie. Brett was voted "Most Improved Driver of the Year" in 1998 by his fellow competitors. Brett?s final race of 1998 saw him earn 2nd in class and 12th overall at the Timex 12 Hour of Thunderhill race, driving the "Team Triantos" enduro-3 GTI Cup Car.
During Brett's second season in GTI Cup, he set a new track record at Thunderhill Raceway, in Willows, CA, and a N.A.S.A. record by winning nine GTI Cup races in a season, including a string of four in a row. Brett finished the '99 GTI Cup Championship in third place. In the 1999 Timex 12 Hour race he placed 8th in the enduro-3 class and 36th overall in his own GTI Cup car.
In the 2000 GTI Cup Championship Series, Brett finished 3rd in the year end standings. Brett bested his own track record at Buttonwillow Raceway on his way to winning four races as well as six second place finishes.
"My goal now is to carry my talents to the next professional level and race in the Speed World Challenge Touring Car Series," continued Erickson. "The Speed Touring Car Series is a series that has fast become one of the most exciting and competitive in all of motorsports."
ed: Bildon Motorsport has been a great resource and connection for hard to find Volkswagen Racing parts and technical information. The cage in the car is an exact duplicate of the VWR Volkswagen Racing unit. This is a very involved design that pierces through the firewall and floorboard to connect to the major suspension pickup points. Bildon was instumental in communicating the details of the design from the engineers in Germany to our fabricators in California.
For more information, check the team's website at EricksonMotorsports.com.
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